Structured PhD in School of Education

The course aims to:

• Engage students with a range of concepts, methods, theories and knowledge for investigation in their chosen area of study
• Enable students to work with a range of educational problems across a variety of contexts,
• Provide students the opportunity to look critically at some aspect or issue of education which relates to their professional practice.
• Encourage the critical inquiry of issues across and within professional systems.

The minimum entry requirements for eligibility are as follows:

• applicants will normally have a minimum of 3 years' full-time professional practice or equivalent in an educational setting or related interdisciplinary area.
• applicants will normally hold a Masters degree or a minimum of a 2:1 Honours degree, a higher diploma, or a postgraduate diploma in education or a cognate discipline.

Applicants who hold a 2:2 Honours degree, a higher diploma, a postgraduate diploma in education or a cognate discipline, or other qualifications may be considered under the University's regulations.