Residential programme in Lampeter is a resounding success
Students studying UWTSD’s Doctorate in Professional Practice have hailed the residential programme held on the University’s Lampeter campus a resounding success.
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The programme is delivered online and the residential element of the programmes, held annually, provides an opportunity for students to meet each other, share ideas around their research and form a community of support.
Laura James, Programme Manager for the programme said:
“Each year, we hold a Residential for all students on Part 1 of the programme on our Lampeter campus. Feedback from our students is that they embrace this opportunity and leave the residential feeling a sense of belonging and part of an important research community.
“A characteristic of the professional doctorate is that it is practitioner-driven in that it is grounded in complex workplace problems and students gain a theoretical understanding and interpretation - often from different and opposing perspectives - of why the problems have arisen in the workplace and how they might best be addressed to find suitable and contextual solutions.”
Hannah Coghill, a current student on the programme said:
“It’s great to have the opportunity to meet individuals from different expertise and different streams. I think that’s a huge asset to the course in general. We’ve got a variety of different expertise and we’re able to challenge one another’s thinking and really dig a little bit deeper, which is fantastic!”
The Doctorate in Professional Practice (DProf) combines professional practice and research. Part 1 takes students through a structured programme of modules which prepares them for their research thesis in Part 2 of the programme. All theory is closely integrated with students’ professional career development which means that they bring a wealth of knowledge and experience from various fields.
Hannah continues:
“My DProf journey has been so exciting ultimately because it’s able to relate to my professional practice, what I’m doing day in, day out. It’s had a real impact on my professional journey. So, what I learned through the course itself, I’m able to take back and grow as a practitioner.”
Brad Roberts from Utah in the USA commented:
“I’m here to study more about experience design. My professional practice is in retail entrepreneurship and one of the things that I love about this programme is that it allows me the autonomy to study deeply things that I’m passionate about; things that are meaningful to culture and society.
“There’s an immediate friendship, there’s a kinship with the professors as well as the fellow students here.The DProf really marries academics and professionalism in a new and exciting way, that I think is going to be meaningful for my career. I can see it’s changing lives for everyone here.”
Students come from a wide range professional settings and the programme provides the opportunity for students to contextualise work-place issues during Part 1 of the programme before conducting in-depth research into a topic related to their professional practice in Part 2 of the programme for the award of a doctorate.
Laura James continues:
“This is an excellent programme for those who wish to study for a doctorate which relates directly to their workplace practice. Not only does it provide the student with a sought-after qualification but it also assists individuals to improve their own practices or productivity.”
Further Information
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Email: eleri.beynon@uwtsd.ac.uk
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