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Doctorate in Governance: An Example of a Professional Doctorate

Doctorate in Governance: An Example of a Professional Doctorate. Dr Dieter Pesendorfer School of Law Institute of Governance 27 University Square Belfast, BT7 1NN d.pesendorfer@qub.ac.uk. The Governance Turn. Good Governance – Better Governance – Better Regulation.

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Doctorate in Governance: An Example of a Professional Doctorate

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  1. Doctorate in Governance: An Example of a Professional Doctorate Dr Dieter Pesendorfer School of Law Institute of Governance 27 University Square Belfast, BT7 1NN d.pesendorfer@qub.ac.uk

  2. The Governance Turn Good Governance – Better Governance – Better Regulation

  3. Ambrogio Lorenzetti, 1338-40, Fresco, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena

  4. The Good

  5. … the Bad…

  6. … and the ugly

  7. The Art of Governance Painting by Johann Heinrich Fuessli: ‘Odysseus in front of Scylla and Charybdis’

  8. Background for Creating the DGov Programme • Importance of Governance Studies • Establishing an Institute of Governance at Queen’s in 2001 • Establishing the DGov Programme • launched at Queen’s on 17 January 2003 by Dr Garrett FitzGerald, Chancellor of the National University of Ireland and former Taoiseach • Strong linkages to civil service • Cross-border and international dimension

  9. The Students • High-level civil servants • participants from the civil service, local government service, health services, security services, other state services and the voluntary sector in Ireland, Great Britain and the rest of Europe • Upper second class honours degree • At least 5 years full-time experience in relevant position

  10. The Doctorate as a Collaborative Programme • Collaboration with Institute of Public Administration, Dublin • Collaboration between School of Law and School of Politics, International Studies & Philosophy via Institute of Governance • Award is made by Queen’s • High profile programme • Fees: approximately £8,265 per annum (incl. tuition costs and the residential study sessions). • External guest speakers

  11. Course Structure • 4 year part-time programme • Year One: M1 – M4 in Belfast • Year Two: M5 in Belfast, M6 – M8 in Dublin • Year 3-4: Dissertation

  12. DGov Taught Part Modules • M1: The Changing Governance Role of the Modern State (PISP) • M2: Democracy and Decision Making in Modernising Government (Law) • M3: Transformation of Governance in Europe (PISP) • M4: The Europeanisation and Internationalisation of Legal Frameworks (LAW) • M5: Governance and Regulation: Theoretical Issues (LAW) • M6: Economics and Governance (IPA) • M7: Evaluation (IPA) • M8: Organisation and Strategy (IPA) • M9: Research Methods and Design (PISP)

  13. The dissertation phase • Year Three (requires successful completion of taught modules): • Module 9 in Belfast • Appointment of supervisors • Differentiation around Eastern • Year Four: • Dissertation Submission by 15 September • Viva in mid-October, early November • Winter Graduation in December

  14. Challenges for a Professional Doctorate • Busy, full-time working professionals – part-time students • Communication • Taught part: keeping the pressure to deliver • Dissertation: how to avoid students get lost? • Not just supervision • Essay writing skills • academic essays or alternative assignments? • Dissertations: What standard is expected? • Role of External Examiner • Exit option • MGov Degree based on taught module assignments + ‘bridging essay’: MGov dissertation

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