Reputable Phd w/credit for experience??

@ Dr Bernard Leeman: which German university was that? (curious)

You were able to defend your dissertation in English? That´s rather uncommon here, as far as I know.

beste greetings,

trigger

 

In The Netherlands, Germany and Scandinavia it has long been common for theses to be accepted in English. For example, in 1997 I went to Stockholm to help a Vietnamese friend practise for the oral presentation of her PhD on shigella. All her work was in English.

 

You might want to look very closing at California Coast University. This institution is CA BPPVE approved and has two doctoral degrees -- DBA and Psy.D. -- which do not require a dissertation. The cost of the degree is only $4500. With experience applied you could likely complete the entire degree in under one year. If you are self-employed and do not want to teach a Calcoast degreee might meet your needs.

Regards, Wes

 

You might wany to search "higher doctorates" on the internet. I just discovered D.Tech (Doctor of Technology) awarded by some UK and Australian universities. Some of these higher docs are based on published works but seem to have unique requirements. For example some schools require a prior degree from their school.

 

The DTech isn't a "higher doctorate." It is the doctoral degree awarded by polytechnics and the equivalent. For example, it is the degree awarded by technikons in South Africa. Technikons are teriary institutions, but not universities. Their degrees are more technically and career-oriented.

 

I found the UK and Australian examples listed as higher doctorates (personally I would argue that they are not "higher" but "alternates") on several university web sites. For example:

Loughborough University, UK http://www.lboro.ac.uk/admin/central_admin/calendar/regulations/rhd.html
"The Degree of Doctor of Technology (D.Tech), Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) or Doctor of Letters (D.Litt.) may be conferred by the University in recognition of published work constituting a sustained, substantial and original contribution to knowledge. The Degree is conferred by the Senate on the recommendation of the Higher Doctorates Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee")."

University of Bradford, UK
http://www.bradford.ac.uk/admin/student-registry/Guidance/highdoc.html
"Procedures relating to the consideration of applications for higher doctorates 1".
"These notes should be read in conjunction with Ordinance 9 : Degree of Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Laws, Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science or Doctor of Technology."

These look like tough doctorates to earn but I guess it depends on one's background and experience. The starter of this thread might want to look into a D.Litt.