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PgCert Research Methods (Pre-Doctoral Programme) at Heriot-Watt University

Heriot-Watt University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods (Pre-Doctoral Programme) is a distance-learning programme from Edinburgh Business School that prepares students for doctoral-level research. Completing it allows students to apply for a DBA or PhD with Edinburgh Business School.

Faculty: Edinburgh Business School  |  Intake: Open enrolment  |  Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Entry requirements

Open to anyone with an interest in doctoral-level research; there is no application form or entry criteria, and students can start by registering for the first course. Applying later for a DBA or PhD requires meeting that programme's own entry requirements.

GBP 3,690 for the whole programme. Total cost of the programme by distance learning; each optional 4-day on-campus seminar costs 800 GBP Source

Intake: Open enrolment

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