The programme admits qualified Doctor of Social Work (DSW) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) holders in Social Work and related disciplines, with consulting, research, learning, and development experience. Core strengths for candidates will include a strong grounding in academic and professional scholarship, social case consulting, research, practice excellence and presentations. The Doctoral Fellowship is also useful to holders of academic PhDs in other related fields that are interested in core social work concerns and or consulting. Candidates are admitted for the Doctoral Fellowship programme all year round.