Health Sciences (Professional Doctorate) Dhsci

University of Dundee

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with attendance48 months

Course duration

8/31/2025

Start Date

US$14950

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The major challenges confronting society are complex and interdisciplinary, and current solutions to today’s and tomorrow’s intractable problems are not working. This complexity requires a different type of professional; one who is equipped to work in a very different and collaborative way to find new solutions. Our Professional Doctorate Programme will help you to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes required to fulfil this role. We are bringing together academic experts from across the University to provide you with interdisciplinary learning, teaching and research, thereby enabling you to transcend boundaries and lead applied research that will help you transform lives and tackle complex challenges in unique ways. You apply for a specific award, but you will be part of the overall community of Professional Doctorate students across the University You will participate in shared modules, but will benefit from supervisors who are experts in your chosen discipline area. You will be encouraged to: Demonstrate critical insight into personal and professional identities Engage critically with a range of research paradigms, theories and methodologies Evaluate in-depth theory relating to leadership and change, applying this to different professional and interdisciplinary contexts Utilise in-depth knowledge and skills in your discipline, to offer evidence-based solutions that are relevant and transferable across different contexts Deploy design-led approaches to develop innovative solutions to complex professional challenges Engage critically with a broad range of digital technologies, demonstrating knowledge and skills around access and utility Apply advanced research knowledge and skills to influence policy, strategy, and leadership Demonstrate confidence and expertise, in working with teams, to effectively evaluate and manage complex situations. Careers A Professional Doctorate will enhance your professional development and enable you to progress as a ‘researching professional’ within your own setting and beyond.

For international students

A UK Upper Second-Class Honours (2:1) degree. IELTS Overall 7.0 - Listening 7.0, Reading 7.0, Writing 7.0, Speaking 7.0. The standard TOEFL score would be Overall:98; writing:27, Listening:24, Reading:24 and Speaking:23.

with attendance48 months - Online

Fee

£11,576.00 (US$ 14,950) per yearThe mentioned fee is for 2024/25 year entry. There might be a sight increase in 2025/26 year entry. This is a fixed fee Please check with institution

Start Date

8/31/2025

Address

University of Dundee, Nethergate, Dundee, Dundee, City Of, DD1 4HN, SCOTLAND, Scotland

About

Students can be sure that the University of Dundee will provide them with an internationally-recognised degree from a prestigious institution.
With 17,000 students from over 140 different countries and 3,000 staff, Dundee is a truly global institution. It welcomes cultural diversity and does as much as possible to make international students feel at home. Support services include buddy programmes and a free ten-week programme which helps students to improve their English levels.
Dundee also provides Olympic-standard sports facilities that have been utilised as training venues for top athletes. Ranging from an impressive gym to a swimming pool equipped with a sauna, students can enjoy it all. Specialised pitches and playing fields mean that the university also has 40 different Sports Union clubs available.
Tutors and lecturers at Dundee are academic and industry experts who are leaders in their field and the institution was given a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2017.
76% of the research conducted at the University of Dundee was described as ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally renowned’ in the most recent Research Excellence Framework (2014). This means that the university offers invaluable opportunities for those who are keen to pursue further study.
Dundee’s dedicated Career Service does all it can to help students secure a graduate job once they leave the university. It was ranked 4th in the UK by the 2017 International Student Barometer. Students are regularly given the chance to participate in relevant volunteering or work experience as part of their course, and an astonishing 96.4% of students enter into professional employment or pursue further study within six months of graduation (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education, UK 2016/17).

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