72 monthsProgramme duration
23,000 GBPTuition Fee/year
OctStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
Other
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Education’s Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) offers an advanced programme tailored for educational professionals looking to elevate their expertise and make significant contributions to the field through research. Crafted for full-time professionals, this part-time course integrates face-to-face instruction with self-directed study, ensuring flexibility and promoting a collaborative learning atmosphere. Four foundational modules form the basis of doctoral-level research preparation, culminating in a substantial independent research project. By emphasising collaborative, active learning and integrating scholarly inquiry with professional experience, the EdD prepares educators as researchers to lead and innovate in their respective fields.
Programme Highlights
Research-focused development
Programme Highlights
Research-focused development
- Encourages the growth of researching professionals through critical engagement with educational issues in participants’ contexts, emphasising impactful, practice-relevant research.
- Combines critical inquiry with hands-on research preparation activities relevant to participants’ professional expertise, promoting the development of practical, scholarly, and dispositional knowledge.
- Leverages participants’ collective expertise, enhancing professional knowledge and practice.
- Completing a thesis (50–60,000 words) that demonstrates significant, original contributions to professional educational scholarship.
- our links to practice - allowing you to draw on your own educational experiences
- weekend and summer classes - our course has been designed for busy professionals who may be studying alongside a full-time job
- a cohort of experienced education practitioners
- exit routes, where appropriate, for those who, for whatever reason, are not able to complete the full course
Programme overview
Main Subject
Education and Training
Degree
Other
Study Level
PHD
Study Mode
On Campus
The School of Education’s Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD) offers an advanced programme tailored for educational professionals looking to elevate their expertise and make significant contributions to the field through research. Crafted for full-time professionals, this part-time course integrates face-to-face instruction with self-directed study, ensuring flexibility and promoting a collaborative learning atmosphere. Four foundational modules form the basis of doctoral-level research preparation, culminating in a substantial independent research project. By emphasising collaborative, active learning and integrating scholarly inquiry with professional experience, the EdD prepares educators as researchers to lead and innovate in their respective fields.
Programme Highlights
Research-focused development
Programme Highlights
Research-focused development
- Encourages the growth of researching professionals through critical engagement with educational issues in participants’ contexts, emphasising impactful, practice-relevant research.
- Combines critical inquiry with hands-on research preparation activities relevant to participants’ professional expertise, promoting the development of practical, scholarly, and dispositional knowledge.
- Leverages participants’ collective expertise, enhancing professional knowledge and practice.
- Completing a thesis (50–60,000 words) that demonstrates significant, original contributions to professional educational scholarship.
- our links to practice - allowing you to draw on your own educational experiences
- weekend and summer classes - our course has been designed for busy professionals who may be studying alongside a full-time job
- a cohort of experienced education practitioners
- exit routes, where appropriate, for those who, for whatever reason, are not able to complete the full course
Admission Requirements
7+
3+
76+
100+
Masters degree in a relevant discipline and a 2:1 (or international equivalent); plus at least two years of professional experience in a relevant field or another suitable qualification
6 Years
Oct
Tuition fees
Domestic
5,350 GBP
International
23,000 GBP
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