Postgraduate programmes by practice

These webpages offer a detailed range of guidance for the standards, delivery and process of completing a programme by practice for both postgraduate researchers and their assessing departments.

Navigate your way through the different sections using the links below, or access a copy of this guide as a Google doc(you will need to be logged into your University of York Google account).

Guidelines information

PGRs who started their programme after 16 September 2024 should adhere to these guidelines.

PGRs who started their programme before 16 September 2024 should adhere to these guidelines as much as possible but will not be penalised for following previously available guidance from their department.

Guidance by topic

1. Introduction
   

2. Standards of PGR progammes by practice

3. Approval of a PGR programme by practice

4. Recruiting to a PGR programme by practice

5. Delivery of a PGR programme by practice

6. Assessment of a PGR programme by practice

7. Acknowledgement of collaboration and/or prior dissemination

8. Submission of work for examination

9. Examination of a PGR programme by practice

10. Deposit of work post examination

11. Protection of practice-based intellectual property

Access this guide as a google doc

Professional doctorates

This guidance does not apply to professional doctorates. These are practice-led but are typically credit rated (540 credits), include a substantial taught component, and are associated with a specific award (not a PhD). Examples of professional doctorates include:

• EngD (Doctor of Engineering),
• DClinPsy (Doctor of Clinical Psychology),
• EdD (Doctor of Education),
• and DBA (Doctor of Business Administration).

York does not offer any professional doctorates at present.