We are hugely pleased and humbled with the level of interest in the Professional Doctorate in Human Performance and Innovation at UL (4-year, part time). The programme is hugely successful and in high demand.
Entry is highly competitive. Building of the 2024 cohort of 20 doctoral candidates is in its final stages and will be complete by the 28th June 2024, offer of places and expressions of interest are ongoing. We are looking forward with great anticipation to working with the new cohort in September who thus far comprise EU and non-EU candidates and represent business, education, health, industry, physical activity, sport and public and private professional backgrounds.
Who is the programme for?
The Professional Doctorate (PD) is designed for experienced professionals who work in different settings to advance the levels of human performance and behaviour (e.g. workplace, business, education, health, physical activity promotion, sport). Content is customised to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for the professional to drive the evolution, development, validation and implementation of beneficial innovations. Delivery is exclusively online and via e-learning modalities.
Key programme benefits to future students
- The aim of the PD is to provide experienced professionals (≥ 5 yrs.) with enhanced skills and knowledge enabling them to envision, evolve, theoretically substantiate and rigorously evaluate, novel innovations beneficial to their specific domains of expertise.
- The PD recognises that mature practitioners, embedded in professional environments, already have substantial domain-specific knowledge, expertise and experiences. The PD route thus offers professionals a personally tailored programme of study designed to drive, implement and evaluate beneficial innovations which are within their realm of expertise, pivotal to their practice and serve their future career ambitions.
- The programme is a direct response to an evident and growing societal need for professionals who are both academically astute and capable of demonstrating high-level critical thinking.
Key Fact:
The PD offers a practitioner-centred programme of professional development leading to a doctoral level qualification. The PD recognises the need to create agile and tailored programmes of study moulded around the working lives of busy professionals operating in high-pressure environments.
The Professional Doctorate in Human Performance and Innovation programme will close for applications on Friday June 28th , 2024.
For further information, please contact Giles.warrington@ul.ie Ciaran.MacDonncha@ul.ie John.kiely@ul.ie
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