The Study On Professional Doctorates Education In UK

Professional Doctorates is the practice-oriented degree programs. It is consistent with University standards of the doctoral degree at the same time it has been designed to comply with the University of the special needs of professional bodies. However, the biggest difference compared with Doctor of philosophy programs is that it is the practice-oriented degree programs. In the program it contains a certain element of learning. The study about this program will bring some illumination and suggestion to our education in China.The paper includes five parts which are introduction, general idea of professional doctorates in UK, general requirements and analysis, and the question of the status, as well as general idea of professional doctorates in China and illumination of this program.Introduction part poses the origin of the study, relevant studies, and study methodology, which give a foundation for following study.Chapter I introduces the modern British higher education of degree in UK, from history of the British degree system to the overview of the UK higher education system, and also explores the establishment and development of professional doctorates in UK. Chapter II mainly introduces the general requirements of professional doctorates in UK, specific requirements of professional doctorates in five disciplines, and simple introduction about quality assurance of professional doctorates education. Chapter III explores the questions of the status about professional doctorates education, and analyses the issues. Chapter IV introduces the general idea of professional doctorates education in China, analyses the problems existing in the professional doctorates education. Finally it explores the illumination based on the merit of the professional doctorates education in UK.