PHD Education

Course summary

• Carry out supervised research into a wide range of educational topics
• Develop personally and academically, while attaining an advanced qualification
• Train in research methods and carry out high level studies
• Benefit from an active postgraduate community, facilities and research through the College of Social Sciences and Arts Graduate School.

This research degree allows you to conduct independent and supervised studies of significant academic worth, and attain either a MPhil or PhD award. You'll undertake advanced research into an educational topic of your choice, and present your results as a written thesis. You'll graduate with exceptional qualifications and prospects.

How you learn

This course is aimed at both experienced educational practitioners looking to improve academically, and well-qualified graduates looking to extend their research skills and apply them at doctoral level.

You'll train in advanced research methods and carry out supervised research - a systematic high-level study and the written presentation of its results.

Supervision is available in various research areas including

• education policy studies
• TESOL (teaching English to speakers of other languages)
• pedagogy and practice
• pedagogy and new technologies
• social inclusion
• education and disability
• autism
• early years education
• language and literacy in education
• mathematics education
• leadership and management in education
• higher education

Future careers

Your research degree equips you with the skills to develop a career as a researcher in education and related fields.