"Professional studies" is a term used to classify academic programs which are applied or interdisciplinary in focus. The term can also be used for non-academic training for a specific profession . Research on professionals can be seen as a multidisciplinary field of research with a multiple of perspectives in theory and by methods.
4-410: Professional studies usually combine theory and practice-based professional learning , focusing on a body of knowledge that is more strictly delineated and canonical than non-professional studies. Students are trained to ensure expected standards and adequate service delivery in the best practice of a profession. One aspect of professional action that has been widely studied in professional studies
8-530: Is tacit knowledge (cf. Polyani 1967), including professional judgment, discretion or fronesis , a term from the Greek philosopher Aristotle , also called practical intelligence or knowledge (see Dunne 1997; McGuirk 2013). Professional studies may lead to academic degrees such as the Bachelor of Professional Studies (BPS), Master of Professional Studies (MPS), or Doctor of Professional Studies (DPS). A BPS
12-471: Is similar to a Bachelor of General Studies with a greater emphasis on practical and technical training (and a corresponding lower emphasis on liberal arts ), and therefore of greater interest to mid-career students. MPS degrees are usually course-based with a report or project component rather than a research thesis . The US National Science Foundation considers a DPS to be equivalent to a PhD . In Germany, new higher professional degrees were introduced at
16-551: The beginning of 2020. The new Bachelor Professional and Master Professional have been equivalent to other bachelor's and master's degrees. The basis for this are §§ 53c and d of the Vocational Training Act (BBiG). Some music schools like Curtis Institute of Music offer postgraduate programs that result in a Professional Studies Certificate . Other schools, like the Manhattan School of Music require
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