PhDs and Professional Doctorates cont .
degree from another country OR equivalent professional experience . Additionally , you must produce an outline research proposal ( approximately 1,000 words ), which we assess the feasibility and appropriateness for the level of study , and is in a field where we can offer supervision expertise .
For the Professional Doctorate route you should have 120 SCQF Level 11 credits , OR the equivalent from another country , OR equivalent professional experience that can be used to gain Recognition of Prior Learning credit as an associate student to allow full access to the programme .
In all cases , we strongly recommend that you contact potential supervisors prior to making an application . If you are unsure whom to contact , please get in touch with the Graduate School .
International : Where your Honours degree has not been studied in English , you will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 6.5 and no individual component score below 6.0 .
Interview : There will be an interview process for all applicants , which may be conducted in person , by Skype or by phone .
Application deadline Applications are accepted all year round . Scholarships
QMU offers a small number of University funded PhD bursaries each year that cover specific topics for research . These are typically advertised on the QMU website homepage in February each year .
More information and contacts
We recommend that you contact potential supervisors prior to making an application . Please see the About our staff and the Research Centres , Institutes and Groups pages for information on potential supervisors at the University .
Please contact the Graduate School Team at graduateschool @ qmu . ac . uk .
Professional Doctorate post-nominal qualifiers
The award of Professional Doctorate can be made with one of the following postnominal qualifiers to reflect your academic and professional discipline :
• Doctor of Business Administration ( DBA )
• Doctor of Global Health and Development ( DGlobalHealth )
• Doctor of Health Psychology ( D Health Psych )
• Doctor of Person-centred Practice ( DPcP )
• Doctor of Public Administration ( DPA )
• Doctor of Rehabilitation Sciences ( DRehabSci )
• Doctor of Speech , Language and Hearing ( DSLH )
• Doctor of Social Sciences ( DSocSci )
• Doctor of Cultural Leadership ( DCulturalLeadership )
• Doctor of Cultural Practice ( DCulturalPractice
Employability
Wherever possible , doctoral candidates are given the opportunity to develop other relevant academic skills within their research centre or institute and the associated division . This can be , but is not isolated to , being a teaching assistant in the classroom . Working within Graduate School guidelines , staff within the division provide support for this as or when needed . Opportunities are also available for candidates to develop other skills relevant to their research , in academia , within research or within industry .
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