Professional Doctorate in Cultural Leadership

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Professional Doctorate in Cultural Leadership

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

United Kingdom, Edinburgh

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Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

United Kingdom , Edinburgh

Key Facts

Program Level

Professional Doctorate

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Initial attendance at QMU followed by individual learning.

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2023

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,500 / year

Next Intake September-2023

Professional Doctorate in Cultural Leadership

About

The Professional Doctorate in Cultural Leadership is designed to produce professionals who are competent and confident in using their skills to tackle emergent problems and to develop new practice that will meet the demands of the cultural sector in the 21st century. You will be creating, conceiving, developing and undertaking doctoral research projects that require a strong emphasis on individually determined learning and self directed study. Professional Doctorates recognise the value of professional practice and applied critical thinking. Senior practitioners are at the forefront of their field and create vital new knowledge through their everyday practice. The focus of your study would be specific to the context in which your professional practice takes place and as such is intended to complement and build upon the work that you will already be undertaking in your role. The findings from your study are therefore intended to contribute not only to the body of knowledge that exists about cultural leadership and practice, but also to have real-world impact on your own professional practice, and the practice of the organisations and individuals that you work with.

Please note that this course is under review.

By studying the work-based doctorate at QMU you will be supported by two experienced supervisors who will guide you in your learning. The work based nature of the programme allows you to link projects from your workplace with academic development thus enhancing the impact you can have on your profession.
The student focused nature of the doctorate offers you the chance to select and study topics of direct relevance to your work.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Successful applicants must, as a minimum, meet the requirements as set by the Memorandum on Entry Requirements to Courses of Initial Teacher Education in Scotland produced by the General Teaching Council for Scotland (GTCS), which specifies general entrance requirements for all applicants and subject-specific requirements for Secondary applicants. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview. The minimum entry requirements are:

A degree validated by a higher education institution in the United Kingdom (UK) or a degree of an equivalent standard from an institution outside the UK

Applicants must have a minimum of 80 SCQF credit points at SCQF level 7 and above in relevant subject areas, including 40 SCQF credit points at SCQF level 8 or above.

The 80 credit points must come from two of more of the areas listed below:

Religious Studies
Philosophy
Theology
Divinity
Sociology of Religion
Anthropology of Religion
Psychology of Religion

PLUS

A National Qualification in English at SCQF Level 6, for example:
- Higher English Grade C or
- A Level English, Grade D or
- GCSE English Language AND English Literature, at 4/C IN BOTH or
- Irish Leaving Certificate Higher English at Grade H4/C2

NB: Higher ESOL is acceptable for entry to PGDE courses only. It is not accepted for entry to BA (Hons) Education Studies (Primary).

AND

A National Qualification in Mathematics at SCQF Level 5, for example:
- Standard Grade/Int 2/National 5 Mathematics Grade C or
- GCSE Mathematics at 4/C or
- Irish Leaving Certificate Mathematics Ordinary Grade 3/B3

NB: National 5 Lifeskills/Applications Mathematics is accepted in place of National 5 Mathematics.

International: You will be required to provide evidence of English language competence at no less than IELTS 6.5 with no individual component score less than 6.0.

Accreditation of prior learning: You may be granted exemption from studying a module or modules up to a maximum of 60 credit points, provided you can demonstrate successful achievement of all the learning outcomes.

English Program Requirements

The University requires all students to demonstrate sufficient academic English language proficiency to undertake and derive full benefit from their chosen programme of study. This page acts a guide to help you meet the English language requirements for your chosen course.

Students who are not a national of a Majority English Speaking Country, as recognised by the UKVI, must meet the English language requirements of their intended programme of study.

Career

Scottish students are guaranteed a job for one year in a Scottish school following graduation as part of the GTCS Teacher Induction Scheme. After graduating, candidates register with the GTCS for provisional registration and on successful completion of a probationary teaching year will be awarded full registration.

When a person successfully completes a teacher education programme at a Scottish university they will receive a teaching qualification. By law they must register with the GTCS before they can be employed as a teacher in a Scottish education authority nursery, primary, secondary or special school. A teacher's fitness to teach (ie in terms of conduct) will be considered at the point of application for registration.

Newly qualified teachers in their probation year currently start on a salary of Â£28,113 in Scotland. Secondary teachers get an additional Â£8,000 if they choose to complete their probationary year anywhere in Scotland, and primary teachers get Â£6,000 extra. Once you are fully registered, this increases incrementally over the first six years from Â£28,113 to Â£42,336.

The Teacher Induction Scheme offers a guaranteed one-year training post to every eligible student graduating with a teaching qualification from one of Scotland's universities. Visit In2Teaching's Teacher Induction Scheme Frequently Asked Questions page for more details.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,500

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Applying For a PhD or Professional Doctorate

Doctoral Studies

Queen Margaret University awards two higher degrees by research to students.

(1) The Professional Doctorateis equivalent in level to a PhD, and contains independent study, taught and work based elements.

(2) TheDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)is a degree awarded solely on the satisfactory completion of a supervised research project.

Professional Doctorate (Prof Doc) Health and Social Sciences

On overview of the Professional Doctorate course is provided via the Professional Doctorate course page. Guidance on applying for the Professional Doctorate is provided here.

Applying online

You apply online via our Admissions Portal. You can complete and submit the application in one visit, or there is the opportunity to save your application should you wish to complete it and submit it at a later date.

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Once your application is submitted to us, you will receive a QMU applicant ID number which you should keep a note of and quote in any correspondence with QMU.

Application form and personal statement

As part of your application via the Admissions Portal, you will need to complete an application form and write a personal statement specific to your planned course of study. This is your chance to sell yourself through highlighting your experience, suitability and motivators for wanting to study at QMU.

Supporting documents

As part of your application you will need to submit to us:

A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts
Two letters of reference (one of which must be academic) and both signed, dated and written on letter headed paper or sent to us from a professional email account, Yahoo, Hotmail etc. will not be accepted

You will be able to upload these supporting documents as part of your application process. This is an important part of the admissions process and without seeing supporting documents tutors will not have enough information to make a decision on your application.

If your documents are in any language other than English then they will need to be accompanied by a formal certified translation into English, by either the awarding institution or a sworn translator.

Students whose first language is not English are required to provide us with proof of their English language ability. More information on how to do this and what certificates are acceptable can be found on our English language requirements page.

If you have not yet graduated and don’t have your degree certificate, this can be sent to us at a later date.

Additional information

Our Professional Doctoraterequires an interview as part of the selection process. We will contact you by email about interview arrangements.

On the application form pay close attention to the spelling of your email address as this is how we will contact you about your application in future.

Deadlines

There is no deadline for Professional Doctorate applications.

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Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

On overview of the PhD course is provided via the PhD course page. Guidance on applying for the PhD is provided here.

Applying online

You can apply for the PhD Programme online using the Admissions Portal. The application process includes completion of an application form and submission of supporting documentation, including a research proposal.

Apply Now(Via our Graduate School).

The online application form allows you to save your progress, and you will be able to complete your PhD application in multiple stages if required.

Following submission of your completed application you will receive a QMU applicant ID number, please quote this in any correspondence you have with QMU.

Supervision

We recommend that you contact potential supervisors prior to making an application. Please see the About our staff and the Research Centres, Institutes and Groups for information on potential supervisors at the University.

Application form

Please pay close attention to the spelling of your email address within the online form, as this is how we will contact you about your application.

Supporting information and documents

As part of your application you will need to write a personal statement that sets out your experience, suitability for doctoral study, and motivation for wanting to study on the QMU PhD programme.

As part of your application, you will need to provide:

your PhD research proposal;
copies of your degree certificate(s) and transcript(s);
confirmation of your English language ability (if required);
copies of two letters of reference; and
confirmation of external sponsorship (if applicable).

PhD Research Proposal

All applicants to the QMU PhD programme must provide a proposal for research that has academic merit and is capable of generating new knowledge. We will use your research proposal to check how well you understand the research process, and to establish whether the University has the appropriate staff to supervise your PhD programme.

Your PhD research proposal should:

be around 1000 words long;
summarise what the research is about;
set out why the research is important, making reference to current literature;
identify provisional research questions; and
suggest how the research questions can be investigated.

Please note that the research proposal must be written in your own words and should NOT include text that has been copied from books or articles. This is considered plagiarism and will lead to the automatic rejection of your application. In some cases, academic reviewers may submit research proposals to Turnitin in order to verify the legitimacy of the proposed research.

QMU Bursary funding is only available for PhD study based at QMU, and for topics that have been specified by the University. Further information about current or past topics can be found on the bursary competition website.

Qualifications (certificates and transcripts)

Please upload copies of your degree certificates and transcripts for any undergraduate or Masters degrees that you have completed or are about to complete.

Evidencing English language ability

If English is not your first language you will need to provide an IELTS certificate or have completed a degree which was delivered and assessed in English.

Only valid IELTS certificates are accepted as evidence of English language capability. You need a score of 6.5 (with no less than 6.0 in each element). IELTS certificate are valid for 2 years after the test date.

If you completed a degree, at a non-UK institution, that was delivered and assessed in English, then you will need to provide a formal letter from the institution, on headed paper, stating that your degree was delivered and assessed in English.

References Two academic references are required.

Referees must provide your reference in the form of a formal letter on headed paper. The reference must be dated and signed (and ideally stamped).Please note that we may contact your referee to verify the reference letter prior to it being accepted.

Referee contact details should include a professional email account. Please do not provide personal email addresses for referees (such as Gmail, Hotmail or Yahoo) as these won’t be accepted.

Confirmation of funding

If you have secured sponsorship from an employer (or another organisation) you will need to provide evidence of this financial support. A confirmation of funding letter from your sponsoring organisation should be provided with your application. This should be on formal headed paper, signed and dated (and ideally stamped). The letter needs to state that the organisation will be sponsoring you, the applicant, to study at Queen Margaret University. It also needs to state exactly what the sponsorship financially covers e.g. annual tuition fees for full/part time study for the full PhD programme period, the financial assistance provided for a living allowance and any other supported costs (if applicable).

Deadlines

The QMU PhD Programme has two intakes each year, September and January.

If you are applying to study a topic of your choice, and will be funding yourself or you have secured funding for yourself, we welcome your application at any time of the year. To ensure a smooth transition into study, we recommend applying at least three months in advance of your preferred intake.

If you are applying to one of the funded PhD positions advertised by the University, please refer to the relevant competition page for the application deadline.

Apply Now(Via our Graduate School).

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