University of Birmingham, the United Kingdom
University of Birmingham| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Professional Doctorate | Part-time | 6 - 7 years | September | GBP 2090 per year | find out |
| Professional Doctorate | Full-time | 3 - 4 years | September | GBP 4180 per year | GBP 15210 per year |
The Doctor of Practical Theology is a practice-based doctoral level degree. It provides a unique opportunity for practitioners in a wide variety of settings to work with peers from similar and different professional and voluntary contexts to gain a practice-based and relevant research degree by staged part-time work. Throughout the DPT programme you will be supported to: Analyse case studies, Acquire relevant research methods, Identify appropriate research questions, Design research strategies, Develop communication and dissemination skills, Make use of peer/academic support and critique to improve your work. The programme is designed particularly for part-time students (though it may be possible to take it full-time) and you will be encouraged to use your professional, voluntary or ministerial practice as the foundation for your structured research in practical theology. The DPT is suitable for all those actively involved in professional or substantial voluntary work across a range of contexts and institutions, who want to examine the implications of action guiding beliefs, values, and ideologies (
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