The
Engineering Doctorate scheme is a
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postgraduate educationPostgraduate education involves learning and studying for degrees or other qualifications for which a first or Bachelor's degree generally is required, and is normally considered to be part of higher education...
programme promoted by the
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(EPSRC). The programme is undertaken over four years. Students conduct
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-equivalent research and undertake taught business and technical courses whilst working closely with an industrial sponsor. Successful candidates are awarded the degree of
Doctor of Engineering (
EngD) and are addressed as
doctor. The first programmes began in 1992. As of 2009,
Engineering Doctorate schemes were offered by forty-five
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universitiesA university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
. Students on the scheme are encouraged to describe themselves as 'Research Engineers' rather than 'research students' and as of 2009 the minimum funding level was £1,500 higher than the minimum funding level for
PhDDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
students. Advocates of the scheme like to draw attention to the fact that EngD students share some courses with MBA students.
In a stakeholder survey of the scheme conducted on behalf of
EPSRCThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences , mainly to universities in the United Kingdom...
by Strategic Marketing Associates it was found that the quality of output of
research engineers is perceived to match or exceed that of a
PhDDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
. However, the majority of respondents disagreed with claims that
EngDs were recruited to higher-paid posts than
PhDsDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
or that
EngDs were more desirable to employers than
PhDsDoctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
. Observations were made that the
EngD is not widely known, and that universities may offer
EngD degrees that are not necessarily of the format promoted by
EPSRCThe Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council is a British Research Council that provides government funding for grants to undertake research and postgraduate degrees in engineering and the physical sciences , mainly to universities in the United Kingdom...
.
In UK an equivalent formation to doctorate is the NVQ 5 or QCF 8.
In summary, an EngD is essentially an engineering
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with a solid industrial base and an additional taught element.
See also
- British degree abbreviations
Degree abbreviations are used as an alternative way to specify an academic degree instead of spelling out the title in full, such as in reference books like Who's Who and on business cards...
- Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
- Engineering
Engineering is the discipline, art, skill and profession of acquiring and applying scientific, mathematical, economic, social, and practical knowledge, in order to design and build structures, machines, devices, systems, materials and processes that safely realize improvements to the lives of...
- Engineer's degree
An engineer's degree is an advanced academic degree in engineering that is conferred in Europe, some countries of Latin America, and a few institutions in the United States....
- Higher education
Higher, post-secondary, tertiary, or third level education refers to the stage of learning that occurs at universities, academies, colleges, seminaries, and institutes of technology...
- List of education articles by country
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