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Study mode

Part time

Duration

4 years

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

EdD - Doctor of Education

Subject areas

Education Studies

Course type

Research

Course Summary

Introduction

The UWE EdD has been running since 2000 and has recently undergone a re-validation in order to ensure it continues to provide the most up to date teaching methods and content.

It is aimed at professionals from many areas of action - teachers from all sectors, educational administrators, policy officers, professionals involved in education in their specialist field such as nurses, paramedics, social workers, occupational therapists, community workers and others. Our goal is to better understand and improve programmes of training and education and, through this, to improve professional services and their role in a democracy.

The teaching on the EdD programme is highly interactive. It is seminar and workshop-based, and has a supportive supervision framework. The taught element (Years 1 and 2) is driven by practical research tasks. Assessment throughout is designed to put professional learning to the forefront, and to derive from this the academic standards which will allow us, eventually, to confer the award of a Doctor of Education.

What is an EdD?

The Doctor of Education is equivalent in status and challenge to a PhD. It comprises four to six years part-time study and allows you to use the title 'Dr'.

Like other EdD programmes, the EdD study at the University of the West of England comprises a mix of taught and research elements. Taught elements happen mainly in seminars and workshops with a number of tutors, and research elements are conducted under the supervision of one tutor.

What does 'doctor level' mean?

Enquiry-based work at doctor level is expected to lead to the generation of original knowledge, and this implies a greater intolerance of closure and resolution of issues and controversies; and a correspondingly higher level of tolerance for complexity.

We would expect, for example, compared to work at Master's level, a keener and more critical reading of research literature with the ability to differentiate between competing schools of thought. The capacity to bring to bear multiple contexts for understanding an educational issue (political, ethical, personal, historical, methodological).

Please note, the 4 years duration listed above is a minimum duration.

For more information, including the most up to date module listing, see the entry for this course on the UWE Bristol website, by clicking on the 'visit website' button to the left of this page.

Modules

This module explores the methods and challenges involved when professionals engage in researching their own practice and/or context. Issues of reflexivity and ethics are particularly focused upon.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

See the listing for this course on the UWE Bristol website, by clicking on the 'visit website' button to the left of this page.

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

See the listing for this course on the UWE Bristol website, by clicking on the 'visit website' button to the left of this page.

Entry requirements

Participants will normally hold a Masters degree and will have a minimum of four years' experience in a relevant professional area.

University information

The University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE Bristol) is a modern institution that puts students first and has been ranked Gold for its outstanding student experience (TEF, 2023). It is a university where ambition and determination are properly rewarded, thanks to outstanding facilities and tuition. Spread across three campuses, UWE Bristol is committed to excellence in both infrastructure and student experience. It boasts superb,...more