Answered By: Admissions Team
Last Updated: Jul 25, 2024 Views: 38

A professional doctorate is an advanced postgraduate degree that combines taught components with independent research. These degrees are equivalent to a PhD, but they have a specific focus on a particular professional context. Once you complete a professional doctorate, you earn the title of doctor. 


We offer two professional doctorates at the University of Northampton, which include a taught element as well as research:

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