Key Information
- Duration: Part-time, 72 months
- Start dates & application deadlines: Starting September 2027. Apply before Jun 2027.
If you are submitting your own research proposal, applications are accepted all year round, but if you wish to start in September, you should apply by 1 June.
Overview
Examine how your guiding beliefs and values impact your professional, voluntary or ministerial practice with this Practical Theology Doctorate programme from University of Birmingham.
Careers Support
At Birmingham, they prepare the researchers to make an impact across every sector of society. The PhD graduates are global change-makers: advancing knowledge, shaping policy, leading industries, and educating future generations.
You'll benefit from dedicated careers support tailored to your unique paths. The expert team of Careers Advisers, including a dedicated postgraduate research adviser, offer one-to-one guidance to help researchers navigate career decisions both within and beyond academia.
Whatever you plan to do after your degree, Careers Network offers a range of events and support services including networking opportunities, career coaching, one to one guidance, careers fairs and links with leading graduate recruiters.
They also offer subject specific careers consultants and a dedicated careers website for international students.
Programme Structure
Research themes:
- The Department is one of the leading centres internationally for research into theology and religion.
- The DPT intersects with many of the key themes of internationally significant research in the Department, including Theology and Lived Religion and its impact on society nationally and globally.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English Requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 88 or 4.5
- PTE Academic: 67
- IELTS: 6.5
Other Requirements
2:1 Honours degree in a relevant subject, plus professional experience.
Applications are welcomed from:
- Public sector professionals in health, education and social services
- Active members of caring professions such as psychotherapy, counselling, nursing, social work, community development
- Those involved in religious ministry in parish, congregational, or chaplaincy settings
- People working in charities, non-governmental organisations, in the cultural industries, or in the arts
- Those involved in industry or business wishing to deepen their understanding of the ethical and theological dimensions of their practice
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
- International: 22,276 AUD / year (approx. 11,695 GBP / year)
- Domestic: 4,935 AUD / year (approx. 2,591 GBP / year)
Living Costs
Birmingham, United Kingdom: 1,457-2,160 AUD / month
Funding
Various scholarships are available. Visit the programme website for more information.