Programme summary for Prof.Doc Information Security
About the programme
The principal aim of the professional doctorate is to make a significant contribution to the advanced professional and academic development of information security, digital forensics and compliance. You will be required to complete a 40,000 word thesis as part of your doctorate studies.
Programme structure
The Programme is offered in part-time mode only lasting six years. Each year consists of three trimesters; eight covering the taught modules and a capstone Research Thesis constitutes the other ten.
Career opportunities
The doctorate provides opportunities to develop specialist skills and leadership capacities. It is expected that the programme will considerably enhance your career pathways within information security.
Support
At the commencement of the programme students are given an explicit overview of the total programme teaching and learning activities, assignments, organisation, structure and progression. An annually updated Programme Handbook helps guide the student through the Programme.
The Programmer Leader along with both the Research Methods leader and the Work-Based Learning leaders deal with the students day-to-day academic issues. In addition supervisor and personal tutors provide academic and personal support throughout the Programme.
The University Counselling, Disability, Dyslexia and Student Support Services provide more specialist help.
The Graduate School is responsible for providing a focus to the support of our postgraduate research students and for our institution’s research and scholarly strategy.
Professional Doctorate students will have at least two and not normally more than three supervisors, who together demonstrate an appropriate range of academic and professional experience. One supervisor shall be the Director of Studies with responsibility to supervise the candidate on a regular and frequent basis. During the Research Thesis supervisors meet their students, either physically or virtually, at least once a month. Documentary evidence of these meetings are kept as part of the student’s record.
Admission
All students admitted to the Programme must have at least recent 5 years in a senior position within the information security area and on entry be employed in the same discipline. All applications will be reviewed by at least two members of academic staff who will make a decision on whether to interview or not. Interviews, where the final decision will be made, will also be conducted by at least two academic staff.
The Professional Doctorate complies with regulations controlled by UEL Graduate School. In accordance with Points 2.1 thru 2.6 of Part 9 of the Research degrees regulations, the Programme has the following regulations:
The normal entry requirement for the degree of PhD via MPhil registration or Professional Doctorate is a first or upper second class Honours degree of a United Kingdom Higher Education Institution, or a qualification which is regarded by Research Degrees Subcommittee as equivalent to such (e.g. a verifiable overseas qualification).
Applications from candidates holding qualifications and/or experience other than those set out in 2.1 & 2.2 will be considered by Research Degrees Subcommittee on their merits and in relation to the nature and scope of the programme of work proposed.
In considering applicants our University will look for evidence of a candidate's ability and background knowledge in relation to the proposed field of study. Professional experience or publications, written reports or other appropriate evidence of accomplishment will be taken into consideration. Research Degrees Subcommittee may require an applicant to pass an externally assessed qualifying examination at final year Honours degree level, arranged by our University, before admission is approved.
Where English is not the applicant’s first language, a minimum IELTS Academic English, or such qualifications as our University deems comparable, score of 7.0 overall, with a minimum of 6.5 in all components, is required at entry for Professional Doctorate students. Such assessment of English language competence must normally have been undertaken no more than two years prior to application, though relevant and more recent study in a United Kingdom Higher Education Institution may be accepted as sufficient proof of ability.
Key facts
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Tuition Fees - 2013/14
Home/EU Fees
- Part Time - Annual Fee: £2,710
- Full Time - Annual Fee: N/A
International Fees
- Part Time - Annual Fee: £4,370
- Full Time - Annual Fee: N/A
Fees based on 30 credit modules (unless otherwise indicated) For further information regarding postgraduate fees please refer to www.uel.ac.uk/fees/
