Professional Doctorate Health Service Management at University of Essex

Programme overview

The Professional Doctorate in Health Service Management is a specialist qualification for people in, or aspiring to, senior professional appointments in practice, education or management in health or social care. Learning combines the workplace and the university, and students prepare two professional portfolios and a 40,000-word dissertation.

Department: Health and Social Care (School of) | Duration: 5-6 years part-time (5 years plus up to 1 year for completion) | Intake: October 2027 | Study mode: part-time | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Theory and Method in Health Research, Data Collection, Analysis and Interpretation, Literature Review and Critical Appraisal, Professional Portfolio 1 and 2, and Health and Social Care - Research and Completion.

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Entry requirements

Open to UK applicants only. Applicants must be registered with a UK regulatory body where appropriate, currently employed in management, practice or education or in a senior position in a health or social care organisation, and hold a Masters qualification (or equivalent). The application requires two academic references, transcripts or certificates, a language certificate if relevant, a 500-word personal statement and a 300-word description of managerial responsibilities.

International applicants: GBP 10,838 a year. Fees increase for each academic year of study. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 5-6 years part-time (5 years plus up to 1 year for completion)

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