Doctor of Education CQ16

The Doctor of Education (EdD) is a professional doctoral program of supervised research and research tasks designed for professional practitioners/educators, comprising:

• structured research tasks;
• proposal development;
• thesis component.

The program is governed by the Rules for the degree of Doctor of Education which provide details regarding all aspects of admission, progression, submission and examination.

Consultation with the Associate Dean (Research) of the Faculty of Education & Creative Arts will assist applicants to determine eligibility for admission, to identify the proposed areas of research and to ascertain the availability of suitable supervisors.

Entry

• Five years of professional experience in education; and
• Masters degree in Education; or
• Honours degree (1 or 2A) in Education; or
• Qualifications and experience deemed equivalent to the above.

Program Structure

The program will normally be undertaken by candidates through part-time study over 4 years (maximum 8 years) or full-time over 2 years (maximum 4 years).

Candidates will complete four research oriented tasks in consultation with their supervisor prior to submitting their research proposal. Candidates are also required to defend their research proposal to a Doctor of Education panel prior to progressing to the thesis component.

During the completion of the research tasks and the proposal, candidates enrol or re-enrol in one of the following course codes which identify whether the candidate is full-time (code ending in digit ’0') or part-time (code ending in digit ’1') and if the candidate is enrolled for only part of a year (code ending in digit ’2' or ’3').

RSCH30127  Advanced Research (Full-time)
RSCH30128   Advanced Research (Part-time)
RSCH30129   Advanced Reserach (Part/Full-time)
RSCH30130  Advanced Reserach (Part/Part-time)
After the proposal has been accepted, students re-enrol in one of the following courses:
RSCH30135  Research and Thesis (Full-time)
RSCH30136  Research and Thesis (Part-time)
RSCH30137  Research and Thesis (Part/Full-time)
RSCH30138  Research and Thesis (Part/Part-time)