Course summary
The Doctor of Education is a research-based program comprising coursework and a substantial thesis. It is designed for experienced, professional educators and education leaders who operate in a fast-changing environment, where innovation, creativity, problem-solving and collaboration are key professional attributes.
You'll undertake a project with practical implications in the education sector, building your research skills to make a significant and original contribution to the profession.
This professional Doctorate develops focused, high-level capacity-building through strategic problem solving and transdisciplinary knowledge.
Graduates are well-prepared for leadership roles in education and educational policy. As experts in their area of investigation, they can make a significant contribution to the profession.
The Doctor of Education is a fee-free course.
Coursework core units include:
- What is educational research?
- On the shoulders of giants: critically examining the literature in education
- Playing with theory and research methodology in education
- Research ready: Doctor of Education research proposal & ethics
Thesis:
Doctor of Education (EdD) candidates design and conduct original research under the supervision of at least two supervisors in a cohort model. Candidates are required to write a thesis of 50,000 words or equivalent.
Graduate Attribute | Course Learning Outcome |
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Intellectual rigour | Apply a substantial body of knowledge to research, investigate and develop new knowledge, in one or more fields of investigation, scholarship or professional practice in education. |
Creativity | Demonstrate creativity in theory and methodology in education and/or education related research. |
Ethical practice | Apply ethics and ethical principles across all aspects of research. Conduct research involving children with a high degree of competence. |
Knowledge of a discipline | Demonstrate sophisticated knowledge of education and/or education related fields of research. |
Lifelong learning | Sustain and extend learning in research in practice and industry beyond the completion of the program. |
Communication and social skills | Effectively communicate research within an academic environment in the form of a thesis or equivalent. Communicate or translate research to end-users and the broader community as a 'public intellectual'. |
Cultural competence | Demonstrate cultural competence and sensitivity in the design and conduct of research. |
Course overview
Course code
1447190
Course abbreviation
EdD
Credit points
288
Equivalent units
24
Domestic duration
6 years part-time
International duration
3 years full-time
Availability details
Domestic
Location | Session | UAC code | QTAC code |
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Gold Coast | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Online | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Domestic fees
<p> The Doctor of Education is a <strong>fee-free </strong>course.</p>
Course requirements
See the University’s Rules Relating to Awards, in conjunction with the Specific Award Rules listed below.
To be eligible for the award of a Professional Doctorate, a candidate will:
a. complete the prescribed 4 coursework units (96 credit points);
b. complete the Professional Doctorate Thesis Unit (192 credit points) involving an original investigation, review, criticism or design;
c. maintain satisfactory academic progress as determined by the Dean, Graduate Studies in consultation with the Principal Supervisor and relevant Director, Higher Degree Research Training;
d. be confirmed through the Confirmation of Candidature process;
e. complete in-candidature review process 12 months post successful Confirmation of Candidature;
e. submit for examination, and have accepted, a thesis prepared under the supervision of the Principal Supervisor; and
f. complete such other work as may be prescribed by the Dean, Graduate Studies.
Schedule of units
Title | Level of learning | Note | |
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Core Units |
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EDU02001 - What is Educational Research? | Intermediate | ||
EDU03002 - On the Shoulders of Giants: Critically Examining the Literature in Education | Advanced | ||
EDU03003 - Playing with Theory and Research Methodology in Education | Advanced | ||
EDU03004 - Research Ready: Doctor of Education Research Proposal & Ethics | Advanced | ||
EDU03001 - Doctor of Education Thesis | Advanced |
Course progressions
Students should use course progression information to select units specific to their course and enrol in these units using My Enrolment
Title | Level of learning | Note | |
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Year 1, Session 1 |
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EDU02001 - What is Educational Research? | Intermediate Note 1 | Note 1 | |
Year 1, Session 2 |
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EDU03002 - On the Shoulders of Giants: Critically Examining the Literature in Education | Advanced Note 1 | Note 1 | |
Year 2, Session 1 |
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EDU03003 - Playing with Theory and Research Methodology in Education | Advanced Note 1 | Note 1 | |
Year 2, Session 2 |
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EDU03004 - Research Ready: Doctor of Education Research Proposal & Ethics | Advanced Note 1 | Note 1 | |
Year 2, Session 3 |
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EDU03001 - Doctor of Education Thesis | Advanced Note 2 | Note 2 |
Title | Level of learning | Note | |
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Year 1, Session 2 |
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EDU02001 - What is Educational Research? | Intermediate Note 1 | Note 1 | |
Year 2, Session 1 |
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EDU03002 - On the Shoulders of Giants: Critically Examining the Literature in Education | Advanced Note 1 | Note 1 | |
Year 2, Session 2 |
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EDU03003 - Playing with Theory and Research Methodology in Education | Advanced Note 1 | Note 1 | |
Year 3, Session 1 |
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EDU03004 - Research Ready: Doctor of Education Research Proposal & Ethics | Advanced Note 1 | Note 1 | |
Year 3, Session 2 |
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EDU03001 - Doctor of Education Thesis | Advanced Note 2 | Note 2 |
Notes
Note 1: | Double-weighted unit |
Note 2: | 16 unit equivalent |