PhD Postgraduate research in Education

Entry requirements

Applicants for a research degree shall normally hold either:

• a first or upper second class honours degree, or

• a master’s degree, or

• evidence of prior practice or learning that is accepted by the Dean of Research.

Months of entry

September

Course content

We offer supervision for PhD research in a range of areas such as:

• special needs and inclusion
• leadership and management, practitioner research
• professional development
• teaching and learning
• early years

The team has experience of full time, part time, mature professionals and overseas students.

The Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing (FEHW) supports the research ambitions of over 240 doctoral students across Education, Health, Social Work and Social Care, Sport and Psychology.

Our research community is diverse and dynamic. We work with local, regional and international students from across the world on a very diverse range of research fields.

Department specialisms

Many of our research supervisors have internationally recognised expertise in a range of research methodologies and frequently work across subject areas so, for example, research supervision can take place around the intersections of Education and Health and Sport and Psychology.

Information for international students

For an Applicant whose entry award was not delivered in English, or non-native speaker of English shall be required to demonstrate proficiency in English at least to the level of an IELTS score of 7.0 (no less than 6.5 in any component) or its equivalent.