Doctor of Education (EdD)

Enhance your career in Education and become a leader in your field with our Doctor of Education (EdD) course. The global education market is expected be worth almost £8 trillion by 2030 (Global Education Outlook). Education specialists are in high demand to shape the future of the sector including in: schools and universities, early years provision, professional learning, policy development. This Doctorate is for senior professionals already working in Education. An EdD offers the same level of study as a PhD, but includes some taught modules before the supervised research phase. The work you undertake will make a significant contribution to the field and enable you to develop research topics deeply connected to your areas of professional interest. You’ll be part of a vibrant group of learners working to strengthen their expertise. As you study, you will: explore ideas informing educational research and consider their strengths, weaknesses and underlying assumptions; design your own research projects and learn how to critique other research strategies and methods; analyse social science data and statistics and make informed analytical judgements about data; craft an original thesis to make an immediate contribution to knowledge in education. Benefit from a recognised curriculum You’ll be taught by experts whose research helps to shape policy and practice around curriculum development, educational philosophy and professional education. Many of the modules you study on our Education Doctorate are also recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). This provides a further validation of the world-class expertise on offer. Gain the skills you need to create an impact in your field. Support change with an Education Doctorate from the University of Stirling.; The Doctor of Education course uses the same six core modules as are offered on Stirling’s ESRC-recognised MRes Educational Research. These modules are recognised by the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council), which means they are designed to create rounded and expert research-aware professionals. We highly value our interprofessional, interdisciplinary and increasingly international student cohorts' contributions, our ability to match students to research-active staff, and our focus on criticality and impact via research.

To be considered for admission to the degree, you’ll normally have a good honours degree in Education or related subject from a Higher Education institution in the UK, or a degree of equivalent standard from an institution outside the UK. In exceptional cases, you may be considered for the course if you have extensive professional experience in the field. Candidates are expected to have good numeracy skills and a willingness to engage with in-depth statistical analysis.