Turn advanced practice into an original professional contribution
A proposed doctoral pathway for accomplished professionals who want to investigate a consequential practice challenge, generate applied knowledge and strengthen their contribution at the highest level.
A doctorate centred on practice, judgement and contribution
The MMI Doctor of Professional Studies is being developed for senior practitioners whose most important questions arise from professional responsibility. Its purpose is to connect rigorous inquiry with the realities of organisations, industries and communities—helping candidates examine complex challenges and produce work that is credible, useful and capable of informing practice.
Begin with a consequential challenge
Frame an important professional problem whose resolution could improve judgement, policy, capability or organisational performance.
Develop rigorous applied evidence
Use suitable research methods, critical reasoning and ethical inquiry to build a defensible understanding of the challenge.
Create knowledge that can travel
Translate the findings into an original contribution that can inform professional practice beyond one immediate setting.
Build beyond the MBA stage
The proposed DPS will sit beyond the MMI MBA in Management Practice as an advanced academic and professional-development pathway. Final admission standards, programme architecture, duration and award requirements remain subject to formal academic approval.
For professionals with something important to examine
This pathway is intended for experienced managers, executives, consultants and specialist practitioners ready to connect their accumulated experience with disciplined inquiry and a meaningful contribution to professional knowledge.
From professional question to applied contribution
Foundation and proposal
Clarify the practice domain, strengthen research capability and develop a viable doctoral proposal.
Applied investigation
Conduct supervised inquiry with appropriate evidence, ethics and methodological discipline.
Doctoral contribution
Produce and defend an original practice-based contribution with relevance to professional audiences.
The programme description is developmental and does not constitute an offer of admission. Final specifications will be published following academic approval.
Considering the DPS pathway
When is the programme expected to become available?
The programme is in development. An estimated launch date will be published here when academic review and programme planning are sufficiently advanced.
Who is the programme being designed for?
Experienced professionals who can identify a significant practice challenge and are prepared for advanced, independent inquiry.
Will the MMI MBA be required?
The MMI MBA is intended as the principal programme pathway towards the DPS. Final entry routes and recognition of other suitable postgraduate preparation remain subject to approval.
Is the DPS the same as a PhD?
The proposed DPS is a professional doctorate oriented towards applied inquiry and contribution to practice. Its final academic requirements will be stated in the approved programme specification.
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