Professional Doctorates
The following Professional Doctorates are offered by the University of Ballarat:
- Doctor of Education,
- Doctor of Information Technology,
- Doctor of Nursing,
- Doctor of Engineering Science,
- Doctor of Health Promotion,
- Doctor of Human Movement,
- Doctor of Psychology,
- Doctor of Business Administration,
- Doctor of History and Heritage.
The Professional Doctorates clause in Regulation 5.1 states that the degree will be awarded on the basis of a candidate:
- Having made a significant contribution to knowledge and
- Having demonstrated an understanding of the relationship of the investigations undertaken to a wider field of knowledge
These outcomes should be assessed in the context of what might reasonably be expected within the timeframe of three to four years of full-time study (or part-time equivalent).
A professional doctorate program involves the preparation and presentation of a portfolio which will include advanced study reports for units of coursework undertaken by the candidate (including a statement of results) and a research component which may take the form of a single research report or a bound series of research reports accompanied by an exegesis.
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