Is there a university that will grant graduate level credit, preferably for a Doctorate, for published work that has been done in the specific fields of terrorism, national security and human rights. I’m a journalist and have an 8-page ‘Vitae’ of published work to present to a prospective Political Science Department.
You might want to check out United Kingdom and Australian’s colleges for Ph.D. Traditionally, UK schools grant Doctorate degree through publication. For example, Lancaster University offers Ph.D in Management, the student requires to complete the dissertation (thesis) and oral (defense presentation) exam.
– http://www148.griffith.edu.au/programs-courses/Program/OverviewAndFees?ProgramCode=6002
– http://www.psy.gla.ac.uk/~steve/resources/phd.html
Hi Michael, Thanks much for posting this question. Unfortunately, in the USA there is no university that will grant college / degree or dissertation credit based on past published works. Let me preface that by saying there is no university that I know of that holds accreditation that is recognized by the US Dept of Education or the Council on Higher Education Accreditation that will routinely award degree credit for career publications. SEE: Life Experience Credit Degrees So, my first question would be do you care about the accreditation status of the online university that grants you the degree? I… Read more »