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Doctor of Social and Public Policy

Cardiff University

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  • Qualification

    Professional Doctorate

  • Location

    Cardiff University

  • Study mode

    Part time

  • Start date

    OCT-24

  • Duration

    5 years

Course summary

Overview

The professional doctorate is aimed at managers and a wide range of practitioners who are experienced and who are working at senior and middle levels of their professions and organisations. It offers the opportunity to examine contemporary leading theories and research evidence, and to apply these within the professional context. The professional doctorate is a part-time doctoral research degree. It is fully equivalent to the PhD, but substantially different from it in that it is strongly professionally oriented, focussing on ‘applied’ rather than ‘pure’ research. While the PhD generally prepares candidates for a research-based career, the professional doctorate is a more in-service orientated degree, addressing the career needs of practising professionals, particularly those in or who aspire to senior positions within their professions. The linkages between research-based knowledge and its application in a wide range of professional settings are central to this doctorate. We offer an integrated professional doctorate scheme within which education, health, social work and social policy professionals engage together in integrated learning for some of the taught modules. This unique inter-professional learning allows you to reflect on what is shared across professional boundaries and what is distinctive to their own occupational traditions. Above all, a professional doctorate is an opportunity to examine contemporary leading theories and research evidence, and to apply these within the professional context. The SPPD taught modules are designed to respond to the developmental needs and interests of those employed within UK regional government and local authorities, as well as research institutions (both statutory and independent) with a professional interest in social and public policy. The modules prepare students to make informed judgements on complex issues such as the successful construction and operation of ‘multi-level’ and ‘inclusive’ governance and its implications for policy-making; negotiating the requirements of equal opportunities legislation; and administration responsibilities in public policy settings. The modules draw on a range of theoretical perspectives and explore empirical studies that relate to the public, private and voluntary sectors.

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University information

Cardiff University

Cardiff University

  • University League Table

    21st

  • Campus address

    Cardiff University, PO Box 921, Cardiff, Cardiff, CF10 3XQ, Wales

Cardiff University has a welcoming and vibrant international community, with over 7,500 students coming from more than 130 countries.
Cardiff is a truly global institution with more than 200 partnerships and formal research links worldwide, giving students access to unique opportunities.
A wide range of dedicated support services for international students, including pre-departure advice, airport pickups, personal tutor guidance and more.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    18th out of 121 8

    25th out of 80 7

    19th out of 42 5

  • Entry standards

    / Max 214
    152 69%

    28th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    84.0 84%

    13th

    12
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.66 73%

    114th

    11
  • Entry standards

    / Max 219
    144 67%

    28th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    74.0 74%

    22nd

    15
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.67 73%

    67th

    20
  • Entry standards

    / Max 193
    132 63%

    20th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    64.0 64%

    13th

    1
  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 5
    3.73 75%

    24th

    15

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