Doctorate in Education (Research)

* The programme is designed for professionals at all levels in education, training and development, and in education-related fields.
* The Doctorate in Education is comparable to a PhD in terms of scale and rigour. It differs from the PhD in that it provides you with a structured programme of advanced study that is relevant to your profession and focused on the inter-relationship of research, policy and practice.
* You will be able to study part-time through a combination of distance e-learning and residential study weekends in Glasgow. There’s a focus on collaborative learning, drawing on your own experiences and those of your academic colleagues.
* As you focus your studies into specialist areas, you will benefit from the activity of our five knowledge and research transfer groups: Creativity, culture and faith; Interdisciplinary science education, technologies and learning; Professional learning and leadership; Pedagogy, policy and practice; Social justice, place and lifelong education.

Programme overview * EdD: 60 months part-time by distance learning

You will normally undertake two courses per year, meaning at a normal pace you should complete the Doctorate in five years. We understand that you may need to take a break from studies during such a long programme, and we will allow you to suspend studies for a limited time period.

Years 1, 2 and 3

You will take six taught courses in total. Each one lasts one semester and are taught online with one weekend in Glasgow.

Courses
* Critical reflection in professional learning and practice
* Education policy
* Educational futures
* Ethics and education
* Open studies one: advancing research methods
* Open studies two: applying research methods.

Years 4 and 5

You will work towards the submission of your dissertation of 50,000 to 60,000 words, supported by an appropriate supervisor.