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Experienced professionals who are keen to make effective use of their industry expertise to evaluate, integrate and employ existing knowledge in unique ways to your professional field, they must pursue a professional Doctorate, a Doctorate-level degree for experienced professionals. The independent research phase differentiates the professional Doctorate programs from PhD degrees.
A professional Doctorate program recognizes your practical work experience and mastery of areas, such as curriculum and instruction, education, educational administration, educational psychology, special education, teaching etc. Consequently, your Doctorate research focuses primarily on applying the existing theories and knowledge to your area of work to strengthen your professional practice and qualify you for top positions within your industry. Whereas, PhD students focus on developing new ideas, perspectives, and theories that add to the body of knowledge in that field.
Which one should you opt for? It depends on your career aspirations.
A PhD program from an online university will benefit you the most if you want to:
An online professional Doctorate will be the right choice if you want to:
Professional Doctorates help to carve a specific career path depending on the degree, for example, candidates can gain advanced knowledge in the fields of curriculum and instruction, education, educational administration and leadership, educational psychology, special education, teaching. In many cases, a professional Doctorate holder will qualify for certain leadership roles within their industry after completing their study.
Professional Doctorates are designed for aspirants from the public, private and third sectors. Doctorate candidates are often seasoned professionals with lot of experience in their field. With a professional Doctorate they can advance in their careers and move to senior leadership positions where they have expertise over their area of expertise.
As such, a professional Doctorate degree will be beneficial to someone who is interested in applying their knowledge into practice in working environments such as a company, training institution or service.
A professional Doctorate degree obtained is recognized as an international qualification by most countries; as a result, many Asian, EU and international students choose to undertake this Doctorate. While most global employers recognize a professional Doctorate obtained, you should ensure that this is the case in your home or destination country if you wish to work abroad. PDC is conferred directly by European International University, Paris.
An important difference in the format of professional Doctorate is that there is no need for increased subject-specific training as you are already a subject matter expert with your years of experience.
EBC’s professional Doctorate involves four stages:
*Through the modules, you will become familiar with the theoretical problems relevant to your professional field and reflect on how you can integrate these into your own research project.
During a Doctorate program, a student need to focus on:
These are professional Doctorate Programs Available:
Every adult learner’s background and profile are different, and we address cases individually. Contact us to solve your queries directly and get ready to apply for admission. Please note that EBC does not provide visa and immigration services, because all our distance learning degree programs can be completed at home.
Credits for PDC
Admission to the Professional Doctorate Certificate is open to students from all disciplines.
Here we present different payment options available. Payments can be made via Online Bank Transfer, Credit Card, PayPal or Cash at our Global Centres.
Fees include all: Tax, Program of study, LMS access, Study guide, Evaluation and Assessment, Diploma, Courier charges apply for Degree dispatch to your country. Certificate Notary and Apostille charges are separate from Paris. PDC is conferred by the European International University, (EIU-Paris). There is a bench fee applicable for each extension you request to complete the PDC program after 36 months.
Once students register for a course, they are responsible for dropping any course they decide not to attend.
The European International University (EIU) – Paris is a private, independent higher education provider and has been successfully incorporated in Paris, France, (Registration at RCS No.: 839 980 851 R.C.S. Paris on 29 May 2018). EIU – Paris offers higher education programs that are different from the French National Curricula and Programmes leading to French Government accredited university qualifications, which falls under the French Public Higher Education sector. All programs and services provided by EIU are internationally benchmarked through the audit and quality assurance processes, carried out by both the Ministry of Higher Education, France, as well as ASIC, U.K., on a regular basis.
The European International University (EIU) – Paris, is a private higher education establishment authorized by the French Ministry of National Education, Higher Education, Research, and Innovation, in accordance to and in compliance with the French Education Act: Code de l’Education Articles L 444-1 to 444-11 and R 444-1 to 444-28.
The European International University (EIU-Paris) is duly authorized as a Professional Training service provider in accordance to Article R.6351-6 of the French Employment Code, under the registration number: 11755784775, with the prefecture of the region of ILE-DE-FRANCE.
Through the academic affiliation arrangement between East Bridge College and The European International University, EIU-Paris all EBC programs are validated by The European International University, EIU-Paris. Hence by means of program validation and certification, EBC students who successfully complete their programs receive relevant degrees from EIU-Paris.
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Disclaimer: EBC Professional Doctorate Certificate programmes are coursework based and are DIFFERENT from that offered by EIU-Paris PDC, which is an Honorary Type Awards programme.
