Entry Year
2019
Duration
Part time 48 Month(s)
Course Overview
Increasingly, health and well-being in the workplace are being globally recognised as key drivers of socio-economic development. Employee health and well-being is important to organisations in terms of increased commitment and job satisfaction, staff retention, reduced absenteeism and improved productivity and performance.
The PhD in Organisational Health and Well-Being is an innovative and international first, developing knowledge and understanding of the psychological, social and organisational dynamics in the relationship between work and health. Delivered by our prestigious Division of Health Research, which boasts expertise in mental and workplace health, the degree is your chance to work with world-leading academics on the production of a thesis that makes an original contribution to knowledge development within your area of professional practice.
Combining innovative distance learning and an annual academy held at the University, this part-time, flexible doctorate runs over four to five years (minimum four years). The programme begins with a five-day induction academy at the University. Each of the subsequent academic years start with an optional three-day academy while the rest of the course is delivered via e-learning.
Throughout your studies, we will support you as you enhance your leadership skills and effectiveness, and develop advanced skills in research design, practice and dissemination. You’ll foster critical approaches to the review of evidence and improve your written and oral presentation skills.
Key Information
Admissions Tutor: Dr Claire Hardy, Lecturer in Organisational Health and Well-Being. Contact by email on c.hardy1@lancaster.ac.uk or by telephone on +44 (0)1524 593321.
Duration: 48-84 months part-time.
Entry requirements: An upper second class honours degree, in an appropriate subject, and relevant work experience.
IELTS: At least 6.5 overall (with no less than 6.0 in each element) or equivalent.
Assessment: Years 1 and 2 involve online taught modules on research skills, ethical considerations, and healthy organisations. Online e-learning is coupled with annual interactive academies held at Lancaster University in September. You must gain an average mark of 60% across the taught element of the programme in order to proceed to the research element in year 3. From Year 3, you will undertake a research project, which will conclude with the submission of a thesis (35,000 words) that makes an original contribution to knowledge within your area of professional interest, and will be of direct relevance to it.
Funding: All applicants should consult our information on fees and funding. Further information: See our pages on blended learning for more information. Applications deadline: In order to allow sufficient time to obtain a short-term visa the deadline for applications from international students is 30 June 2019.
Fees
Fees
| Full Time (per year) | Part Time (per year) | |
|---|---|---|
| UK/EU | N/A | £3,320 |
| Overseas | N/A | £8,640 |
The University will not increase the Tuition Fee you are charged during the course of an academic year.
If you are studying on a programme of more than one year's duration, the tuition fees for subsequent years of your programme are likely to increase each year. The way in which continuing students' fee rates are determined varies according to an individual's 'fee status' as set out on our fees webpages.
What are tuition fees for?
Studying at a UK University means that you need to pay an annual fee for your tuition, which covers the costs associated with teaching, examinations, assessment and graduation.
The fee that you will be charged depends on whether you are considered to be a UK, EU or overseas student. Visiting students will be charged a pro-rata fee for periods of study less than a year.
Our annual tuition fee is set for a 12 month session, which usually runs from October to September the following year.
How does Lancaster set overseas tuition fees?
Overseas fees, alongside all other sources of income, allow the University to maintain its abilities across the range of activities and services. Each year the University's Finance Committee consider recommendations for increases to fees proposed for all categories of student and this takes into account a range of factors including projected cost inflation for the University, comparisons against other high-quality institutions and external financial factors such as projected exchange rate movements.
What support is available towards tuition fees?
Lancaster University's priority is to support every student in making the most of their education. Many of our students each year will be entitled to bursaries or scholarships to help with the cost of fees and/or living expenses. You can find out more about financial support, studentships, and awards for postgraduate study on our website.
Take an innovative approach to distance learning combining interactive lectures, webinars and online collaboration, group work and self-directed study.
Work with world-leading academics to make an original contribution to your area of professional practice.
Benefit from an international peer group including human resource managers, occupational health practitioners, health care workers, and psychologists.
Studying by blended learning
The PhD in Organisational Health & Well-being is offered part-time via blended learning over an average of five years. Blended learning refers to the methods of interaction between students and course tutors / supervisors on a programme. Teaching and research activities are carried out through a combination of face-to-face and online interaction. Face-to-face interactions include residential academies and work-based workshops while online interactions use our virtual learning environment and include discussion forums, collaborative digital spaces and video conferencing.
You will benefit from being part of a UK and internationally-based peer group, including: human resource managers, occupational health practitioners, health care workers, health and safety representatives, and applied/organisational psychologists. Working across public, private and voluntary sectors, your fellow students will share an interest in the promotion and creation of healthy work places and will be undertaking formal study at the same time as they are working.
All students have access to a hub space that facilitates interaction with your cohort and with other programmes, creating a virtual information space that’s also sociable. An academic tutor and then two research supervisors will provide you with support for each step of your PhD. They will also encourage you to attend external workshops and conferences (using University funds, where available, to support this).
During each academy you will participate in lectures, workshops, group discussions and individual activities, while our distance learning approach combines live and interactive lectures, elements to be worked through autonomously, webinars and online collaboration, and group work.
Course structure
Years 1 and 2 provide you with training in research and in the theory and practice underpinning healthy organizations. Your specialist module in Year 1 is Healthy Organisations: the Influence of the Work Environment on Health, which is studied alongside the Philosophy of Research, and Research Design. In Year 2, you will undertake the following modules: Systematic Reviews; Data Analysis; and Advanced Research Planning.
Years 3 to 4/5 see you undertake a research project in Organisational Health and Well Being, which will conclude with the submission of your 35,000 word thesis. The project will be supervised from the University but undertaken in your own location or workplace. Supervisions can be via telephone, e-mail or Skype, depending on preference. Face-to-face meetings with your supervisors will take place during the annual academy.
The Division of Health Research
The Division of Health Research have been offering blended learning postgraduate programmes since 2010. We have many successful graduates and currently around 200 continuing students on a range of programmes who have benefited in progressing their careers from the high quality postgraduate education we provide.
Who should apply?
The PhD will appeal to a wide range of individuals who are interested in the promotion and creation of healthy work places including:
- Human Resource professionals and managers
- Occupational health/Public health practitioners
- Health care workers
- Health and Safety representatives
- Applied/organisational psychologists
It is not restricted to any one professional group or discipline and is intended to be international in focus and appeal to individuals working across a variety of public, private and voluntary sectors.