The University of Southampton offers three types of doctoral degree at Level 8 of the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.
- The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), where assessment is solely by final thesis or published work (e.g. the Three-paper PhD), or by artefact or performance that is accompanied by a written commentary placing it in its academic context;
- The Professional Doctorate which contains a substantial taught element combined with the development of professional skills, placements and training and normally includes the name of the discipline in the title (e.g. Doctor of Clinical Psychology);
- The Integrated Doctor of Philosophy (iPhD) which normally combines a number of taught modules with professional and transferrable skills, research and thesis preparation.
The University also offers a limited number of higher doctorates such as the DSc (Doctor of Science), obtainable usually by the submission of published work.
Useful Documents
Integrated PhD Programmes Guidance
Different Types of Doctoral Programmes
Submission of a Research Paper PhD Thesis: Guidance
Doctoral Programme Profile (odt)