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Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Sciences

The Professional Doctorate in Health and Social Sciences is offered by the School of Life Sciences and provides the opportunity to produce doctoral level practice-based research based upon professional expertise and the work of your organisation.

Course Content

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Start Dates

October 2010

Entry Requirements

Applicants will normally hold a Masters degree or acceptable equivalent and have at least three years appropriate work experience.

Applicants whose secondary level education has not been conducted in the medium of English should also demonstrate evidence of appropriate English language proficiency, normally defined as:

IELTS 6.5 (overall band score with not less than 6 in any of the individual elements)

TOEFL (Internet Based) 91

TOEFL (Paper Based) 570

Cambridge Proficiency Pass

Mode of attendance

Part-time

Fees

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Ethics Approval

You are also asked to take into account any ethical dimensions of your proposed research at this preliminary stage of the application process as, if your research requires Research Ethics Sub-Committee approval, you will need to undertake the appropriate ethics approval processes at the appropriate stage.

Course Handbook

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Application Timetable

You should aim to submit your application by Friday 23 July 2010.

How to apply

To request an application form please email Mike Fisher at fisherm@westminster.ac.uk

After you have submitted your application

When we receive your application we will check to make sure that all the necessary documents have been submitted. Your application will then be forwarded to the relevant academic School for consideration by academic staff. If academic staff wish to take your application further they will invite you to interview (by phone if necessary). You will be notified of the outcome of your application by the Academic Services Department.

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Further Enquiries

If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact us by email at researchadmissions@westminster.ac.uk