Education University of West London

Overview

Through the Education course from the University of West London  you will be supervised by our experienced teaching and research staff who are well-connected to local and global research networks. 

We encourage doctoral proposals that intersect education with other disciplines, including but not limited to sociology, psychology, politics, international relations,  criminology and technology. 

Your proposals can range from: 

• social justice
• inclusivity and mobility
• psychology and human development
• globalisation and international development
• education policies, leadership and management
• arts, digital media and technologies
• second language education
• nutritional and community studies

• power, politics and peace. 

Career opportunities:

Studying for a PhD enables you to develop an area of specialism that will give you an edge whether you are planning to work in industry or to develop expertise to teach in academia.

Many of our research graduates go on to take up roles within academia whilst others pursue professional careers within education. 

Job roles

• teaching
• higher or further education 
• educational management and leadership
• education consultancy
• education publishing
• educational research.

Graduate employers

• schools/universities
• charities or voluntary organisations
• social mobility and social justice organisations
• local or national government planning and policy
• education consultants
• education publishers
• think tanks.