Overview

We will challenge you to build on your existing expertise and push the boundaries of your knowledge so you can:

operate at the highest level in coaching, mentoring and personal development
develop confidence in providing facilitation and consultancy
be competent in researching the field.
Our teaching staff have specific research interests in coaching and mentoring or related fields. We also invite specialists to provide further expert input.

Careers

Students graduating from the Doctor of Coaching and Mentoring programme at Oxford Brookes University can expect to be recognised as experts in their field. This will enhance existing organisational and freelance careers and create employment opportunities or promotions.

Students are encouraged to publish while on the course and after completion of the thesis. It is likely that you will continue to write for both the popular practitioner and academic press following your doctoral award. Several DCM alumni have published book chapters and books on their doctoral studies.

There may be further career opportunities in academia and industry where the highest level of achievement is recognised and rewarded.

Programme Structure

Research areas include:

philosophical underpinnings of coaching
developmental, leadership and team coaching
resilience
embodiment
transfer of learning
coaching and mentoring and social change
ethics and coaching and the coaching relationship

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-23 00:00:00

Language

English

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Oxford, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Coaching View 4 other PhDs in Coaching in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

For direct entry into the later stage of the DCM programme you should have an appropriate master’s level qualification, with a merit profile and a minimum of five years’ experience of coaching/mentoring.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

8000 GBP / year

≈ 8000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

8000 GBP / year

≈ 8000 GBP / year

Living costs

Oxford

United Kingdom

939 - 1530 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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