Student&#39;s will be asked questions on their thesis in the style of a viva to prepare them to defend their thesis in the &#39;real&#39; version. Duration &#61; 30-60 minutes.

Mock Viva

The Investigative Research Project will be the student&#39;s research thesis which will outline an up-to-date literature review, rationale, research questions, methodology, results, and discussion of results. This will be followed up by a Viva Voce where students will defend their thesis. Word count &#61; 60,000-80,000 words.

Doctoral Thesis

Lectures: These will centre around topics to support students carry out their research project including: 
<ul><li>How to structure a thesis</li><li>How to disseminate findings and communicate work to specialist and non-specialist audiences</li><li>How to make recommendations and how to measure the impact of these recommendations.</li></ul>
 Workshops: These will centre around providing bespoke inputs to assist students with specific tasks, including: 
<ul><li>Further input in terms of collecting and analysing data</li><li>How to prepare for a viva</li></ul>

Investigative Research Project - 8402DPCJ

Investigative Research Project

Communicate their ideas and conclusions clearly and effectively to specialist and non-specialist general audiences.

Make informed and realistic judgements on complex issues within an area of policing and/or criminal justice. 

Apply and develop appropriate techniques/methods in research and scholarship

Provide implications for the further development of their specific professional practice in relation to their own work, its context, and the form future development would take, including how to measure the impact of innovative solutions and how to engage with stakeholders and users of research to extend influence and impact of research within and beyond academia.

Collect, record, and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative data and demonstrate advanced academic enquiry.


Produce convincing and clearly structured arguments to defend research thesis

Recognise and describe problems relevant to an area of policing and/or criminal justice, situate knowledge within an international context, and propose innovative solutions with the potential to create new knowledge. 

Demonstrate the creation and interpretation of new knowledge of a quality to satisfy peer review, extend the forefront of policing studies and/or criminal justice studies, and merit publication

Present final thesis clearly and concisely at a level that aligns to the Institution's Professional Doctoral regulations

Demonstrate the qualities and transferable skills ability to exercise personal responsibility, show autonomous evidence-based decision-making and be adaptable in unpredictable and complex situations.

Implement a project for the generation of new knowledge, applications or understanding at the forefront of policing/criminal justice or area of relevant professional practice, and to adjust the project design in the light of unforeseen problems.

Display a systematic acquisition, understanding, and critical evaluation of a diverse body of knowledge (including international and non-academic) which is at the forefront of policing studies and/or criminal justice or their area of related professional practice.