Occupational Psychology Professional Doctorate
3 Years Part-Time | September Start
Option for Placement Year
Option for Study Abroad
Occupational Psychology Professional Doctorate
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Fees and Funding 2026/27 Entry
UK Fee in Year 1: £3,143
Tuition fees in the academic year 2027/28* will be £10,050 (subject to Parliamentary approval, along with 2026/27 fees) Fees are set in line with the UK Government's tuition fee cap. The University may increase fees in subsequent years in line with any changes to the tuition fee cap. Increases will be linked to inflation. For example, increases may be linked to RPIX (Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments) Students will be notified of any increase ahead of it taking effect. Student fee loans rise in line with the tuition fees cap.
*if your course is longer than one year
International Fee in Year 1: £11,055
This is the tuition fee for your first year of study. You should expect to pay tuition fees for every year of study. The University may increase fees in the second and subsequent years of your course at our discretion in line with any inflationary or other uplift. Students will be notified of any increase ahead of it taking effect.
Please note, this programme is not eligible for the Doctoral Loan. Further information can be found on the Government website.
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ADDITIONAL COSTS
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Modules Overview 2025/26
Modules
Module information is indicative and is reviewed annually therefore may be subject to change. Applicants will be informed if there are any changes.
Year one
PY0797 -
Professional Practice Occupational Psychology Research (Core,30 Credits)
Through a combination of lectures and seminar discussions you will engage with academics and other practitioners to examine how professional knowledge can be constructed. These activities will help you produce a research plan that incorporates -defining a research problem, developing a rationale, formulating a research statement, and form the clear and critical research question that will guide and inform your doctoral project. You will examine the relationship between research and practice in occupational psychology and consider how to effectively develop concepts, use theoretical frameworks and apply reflective approaches. You will use these skills to support the development, undertaking, and successful completion of either supervised research in an applied workplace context, or the critical evaluation of a portfolio of evidence detailing professional practice and development. You will appraise how the development of evidence enables an analysis of current occupational psychology knowledge and practice. Throughout, you will consider how improvements in professional practice and workplace decision making can be created.
The core of the module will enable you to critically consider the theory and evidence that underpins approaches in occupational psychology and to apply this to your thesis subject. In this regard, you will cover key occupational psychology literature as well as engaging in reflexive practice to position yourself as a practitioner within the proposed research. You will learn the principles of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis. You will also engage with the ethics of research, which are a fundamental value of the practising occupational psychologist.
Finally, you will learn about effective research proposal design, which is an essential aspect of the programme. This will assist you in formulating a clear and original occupational psychology-based doctoral project, which will be the basis of your research for the duration of the doctoral programme. Your doctoral research will result in an original contribution to the field that addresses real world problems and emerging challenging in the context of occupational psychology.
To start your application, simply select the month you would like to start your course.
Occupational Psychology Professional Doctorate
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