Professional courses

Supervision and support

Each student will be assigned one or more University supervisors, depending on the area of research and professional development. Access to specialist advisors in the workplace will be required for Part 2 of the programme and will vary according to the area of investigation.

Excellent support

We have excellent support systems for our Professional Doctorate students. They are highlighted below:

• All students are assigned a Personal Tutor for Part 1 as well as an additional Director of Studies for Part 2 of the course.
• Full electronic access to the University's Library and Computing Services.
• Access to a dedicated Professional Doctorate Student Resource Area, which holds a range of examples of student assignments, portfolios, publications, theses and viva presentation material to be used as reference material and guidance.
• Opportunities to attend Research Seminars and Workshops organised by the University.
• Access to the ExPERT Centre, which is a Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning and is designed to support the professional development of students in the health-related sciences. It provides opportunities for research using up-to-date technologies (e.g. laboratory and human patient simulation, computer aided and e-learning) and innovative approaches to teaching and learning.