This course has been specially designed for professionals working in educational settings, enabling you to gain a doctorate level qualification.
Why study with us
- Be part of a thriving and supportive community of academics who are active researchers
- Enhance your career and join a network of highly experienced, skilled and knowledgeable professionals
- Study locally, while working with a supervisory team of research experts
What you'll do
- Throughout the programme, you’ll benefit from regular seminars and workshops hosted by high profile experts.
- As part of becoming a Doctor in Education, you’ll become a member of a growing number of practitioner researchers contributing to your field.
- You will get invited to annual network events and conferences sponsored by the university’s research community. You'll also get invited to a range of national and international professional academic bodies.
The EdD has helped me develop my academic writing, and ontological and epistemological thinking, so I feel more like a proper academic. Designing and conducting research and writing my thesis has increased the depth and complexity of my knowledge and improved my academic writing.
Modules
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
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Sharon is course leader of the EdD. She researches and publishes on EAP and academic literacies, especially how academic writing and writing for research publication purposes intersect with various socio-cultural and socio-political aspects of higher education. She has worked as …
Candice has extensive experience of research in a wide range of educational and community settings, examining uses of literacies in life. Her current research uses a participatory approach with disadvantaged children and young people, employing narrative, fiction and arts-based m…
Future careers
Previous graduates have gone on to advance their careers, gaining promotion at work and/or taking on new roles as academics.
Fees and funding
Scholarships and bursaries
We have a wide range of bursaries, scholarships and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.
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Dependants Bursary
Students with financially dependent children may be eligible for our Dependants Bursary as part of our financial support package.
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This course is based in the School of Psychology and Humanities
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