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Doctorate in Education EdD

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Study mode

Online

Duration

5 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

This online distance learning programme offers a professionally relevant and academically rigorous opportunity for advanced study in education. The programme is designed for professionals at all levels in education, training and development, and in education-related fields.

OVERVIEW

The Doctorate is comparable to a PhD in terms of scale and rigour. It differs in that it provides a structured programme of advanced study in the first three years that is relevant to your profession as an educator and focused on the inter-relationship of research, policy and practice.

There’s a focus on collaborative learning, drawing on your own experiences and those of your academic colleagues.

This programme will give you the skills and confidence to further advance your career – to the highest levels in education and education-related fields.

Modules

Critical Reflection in Professional Learning and Practice - Core
Education Policy - Core
Educational Futures - Core
Open Studies One: Advancing Research Methods - Core
Open Studies Two: Applying Research Methods - Core

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£3,990

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£8,670

Entry requirements

Masters level qualification in education or a cognate subject area; As well as two academic references, you also need to submit samples of recent academic writing, such as assignments and a dissertation, as part of your application.

University information

The University of Glasgow is one of four ancient universities in Scotland, founded back in 1451. Alumni include seven Nobel Prize winners, Scotland’s First Minister and a Prime Minister, while Albert Einstein gave a seminal lecture on the theory of relativity there in 1933. The university consists of four colleges: College of Arts College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences College of Science and Engineering College of...more