- Degree awarded
- DProf
- Duration
- 3 Years Full Time, 6 Years Part Time
- Entry requirements
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Candidates should be senior practitioners already working at a level 8 / doctoral level in their clinical and social care professions, and possess a master's degree in the relevant discipline with a merit or above classification.
- How to apply
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Before you apply for our Doctorate in Professional Practice you’ll need to check you meet our entry requirements .
You'll also need to read the 'Advice to Applicants' section for more information on applying and the supporting documents you’ll require.
Programme options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
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| Y | Y | N | N |
Programme overview
Elevate your career as a healthcare professional in a senior clinical, non-clinical or leadership role and lead on innovations in your field of professional practice with our Doctorate in Professional Practice.
- Develop systematic, critical and comprehensive understanding of a substantial body of knowledge in order to produce a contribution to professional knowledge in your practice.
- Build on any prior research experience and develop high level research skills and advanced practice.
- Integrate and embed a programme of research into your everyday professional practice.
- Master advanced concepts and learn advanced research techniques to benefit your specialism and career.
- Support your organisations objectives and priorities by increasing your research skills and enhancing your ability to supervise applied research conducted by more junior staff.
- Work with leading academics and researchers in healthcare at a university ranked 6th in the UK (QS World University Rankings 2025).
Open days
Visit our Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health Postgraduate research page to find out about upcoming open days and events.
Fees
Fees for entry in 2024 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2023 were as follows:
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(full-time)
UK students (per annum): £4,712
International, including EU, students (per annum): £26,500 -
(part-time)
UK students (per annum): £2,356
International, including EU, students (per annum): £13,250
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Contact name
- Doctoral Academy Admissions Team
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 275 5608
- FBMH.doctoralacademy.admissions@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/research/
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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