This professional doctorate is designed to give family psychotherapists the opportunity to continue their professional and academic development and to make an original contribution to knowledge in the field with a research thesis.
The programme comprises a number of core and optional modules, together with a dissertation. Core modules are:
Optional modules are:
The doctorate is aimed at practising family psychotherapists and will enable you to enhance your skills to a high level, presenting you with opportunities for career enhancement and specialisation in areas of specific interest.
Students are allocated a research supervisor and a research adviser, where appropriate. Peer learning and support is encouraged. Research training seminars are tailored around the needs and interests of each learning group.
Students will have completed an accredited Masters programme in family therapy/systemic psychotherapy, or its equivalent.
You can start many programmes in either September or February and applications are simple to make. Click below to:
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Fees based on 30 credit modules (unless otherwise indicated) For further information regarding postgraduate fees please refer to www.uel.ac.uk/fees/
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