Purdue Northwest opens enrollment for Doctor of Technology program
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Purdue University Northwest has secured approval from the Higher Learning Commission to start offering a Doctor of Technology degree. PNW says the applied-research professional doctoral program, which is being offered through the College of Technology, will begin enrolling students for spring 2023.
The Doctor of Technology program is the university’s second applied doctoral program, joining its Doctor of Nursing Practice. The university says it is also working to establish a Doctor of Psychology program.
“This program will develop leaders at the highest end of the professional and expertise spectrum who are in high demand by start-ups, emerging industries and established corporations operating in the advanced technology arena,” said Niaz Latif, dean of the College of Technology and executive director of the Commercialization and Manufacturing Excellence Center.
The program will apply knowledge and research in several technology-related fields and is designed to be implemented in business, industry, government and non-governmental organizations, as well as by entrepreneurs.
“A Doctor of Technology degree prepares professionals who will integrate theory and practice at a high level,” said Mohammed Zahraee, associate dean of the College of Technology and interim chair of the Department of Engineering Technology. “The practice-based dissertation will focus on problems that industry encounters for which a solution requires a higher level of knowledge and innovation. These individuals will be a great asset to the regional industry to make Northwest Indiana more competitive in the global market.”
The university says its Doctor of Technology degree is the only on-campus doctoral program in the technology field of its kind.
You can connect to more information and apply for the program by clicking here.