Professional Doctorate

Practice-based research drives better decisions, stronger services and measurable outcomes. UNE’s Professional Doctorate provides foundational research training with a research thesis, supporting experienced professionals to contribute to the development of original knowledge that improves professional practice in their fields.

Co-design a workplace-embedded project with your UNE supervision team and your organisation, aligning rigorous methods with real-world challenges. Your examinable output is tailored to your discipline — for example, a thesis, a dissertation with artefacts, or an exegesis with a portfolio of creative, technical or performance works.

To be eligible to apply for this course you must meet one of the following entry requirements:

You have completed a Master qualification (AQF Level 9 or overseas equivalent), and have a minimum of 3 years relevant professional experience

You have completed a Bachelor Honours qualification (AQF Level 8), and have a minimum of 5 years relevant professional experience.

You have completed a degree at AQF Level 7 with a Distinction average, and have a minimum of 7 years relevant professional experience.

You have previously undertaken work of a sufficiently high standard towards a higher degree by research (AQF Level 9 or 10, or overseas equivalent) which you have not submitted for any qualification, and have a minimum of 2 years relevant professional experience.