Student Profile
Executive Doctorate profile
An Executive Doctorate candidate typically:
- works as a senior manager, CEO or consultant and has several years’ experience at a senior level
- expects to stay in his/her managerial or consulting career but may be interested to undertake part-time positions in academic institutions
- is motivated to pursue the degree by a desire to stand back from his/her working role, reflect on a critical management issue and carry out in-depth research to solve the issue or problem. The Executive Doctorate makes a contribution to knowledge in the context of practice.
Many people undertake this degree at a critical point in their career, enabling them to change course or to access more senior positions. The experience gives them a higher intellectual platform from which to develop capability beyond that normally attainable through work experience alone.
Executive Doctorate Biographies
PhD profile
A PhD candidate typically:
- works in academia, either in the UK or overseas or
- has a portfolio career, which may include some teaching, and seeks a research degree that will provide a passport to a future academic career
- has several years management experience and perhaps some experience of research
- is motivated by a desire to undertake in-depth research that will make a contribution to academic theory
The PhD is a prerequisite for anyone wishing to pursue an academic career.
PhD Biographies