A Professional Doctorate is a specialist qualification that is appropriate if you are in, or are aspiring to be in, a senior professional appointment in practice, education, or management in sports therapy. It demonstrates your ability to perform at the level of 'expert' within your area of specialism.
This course aims to provide a unified approach to theory and practice within a professional context, so your learning is structured to allow you to develop your skills both in the workplace and within the university environment.
Depending on your circumstances, your study can be undertaken between five and six years. During this time, you will prepare two portfolios which chronicle your development of expert practice in your workplace. In tandem, you also study taught modules at the University which provide you with the expertise in qualitative, statistical, and other research methods required for researching physiotherapy.
Your own interests, experiences, and needs determine a great deal about how your course is structured and what areas you focus on. A key part of demonstrating your expertise in your specialist area is the development of a 40,000-word dissertation on a relevant topic.