Overview

Our Doctor of Education (EdD) is an ideal development opportunity if you’re a senior professional seeking to enhance and utilise your research expertise in an educational context. Whatever your area of education – from professional learning, higher education, schools, colleges, early years provision or policy development – earning an EdD will position you as a leader in your field.

Outcomes

From the curriculum design in accountancy in higher education to learning in adult communities and, from medical professional learning to digitally-supported education, the Doctor of Education provides a context for advanced inquiry across a wide range of sectors, cultures, contexts and ages.

Our Doctor of Education at the University of Stirling is tailored to the needs of senior professionals and combines an excellent grounding in research methods and educational theory, with the opportunity to put your research to work in improving professional policy and practice.

Programme Structure

Modules include:

Nature of Educational Enquiry
Research Design and Process
Quantitative Data Analysis
Theory & Methods of Digital Social Research
The Nature of Social Enquiry
Qualitative Data Analysis
Professional Practice Research

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-09-23 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2025-01-22 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

Credits

540 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

Education View 126 other PhDs in Education in United Kingdom

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Other requirements

General requirements

To be considered for admission to the degree, you’ll normally have a good honours degree in Education or related subject from a Higher Education institution in the UK, or a degree of equivalent standard from an institution outside the UK.
In exceptional cases, you may be considered for the course if you have extensive professional experience in the field.
Candidates are expected to have good numeracy skills and a willingness to engage with in-depth statistical analysis.

Tuition Fee

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International

15966 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 47900 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.
National

5666 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 17000 GBP for the full programme during 36 months.

Living costs for Stirling

660 - 1140 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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