EdD Education: Learning, Leadership and Policy

Program Overview

The EdD program at the University of Bristol is designed for mid-career education professionals seeking advanced research capabilities. Taught by distinguished academics, the modular program emphasizes leadership, management, and independent research, with a focus on impact and excellence in various education settings. Students benefit from academic and personal development opportunities, preparing them for leadership roles and enhancing their employability worldwide.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The EdD program, which carries the same academic status as a PhD, is designed for ambitious, mid-career education professionals in a range of settings, including schools, further education and higher education, whose work requires them to have a high level of research capability. The program attracts high-achieving participants interested in a wide range of aspects of teaching, learning, leadership, management, policy and evaluation.

Careers:

We offer academic and personal development opportunities to equip you for the intellectual, social and personal challenges you will encounter during your career.

• equipped to demonstrate impact, excellence and distinctiveness in your chosen field;
• visionary, imaginative, innovative, reflective and creative;
• high ideals and values, including a strong sense of social justice;
• highly employable throughout the world;
• adaptable, with the potential to be a leader in work and in the community.

Other:

• The program is modular and can be studied at your own pace (full or part-time).
• The program is up to four years full-time; up to eight years part-time.
• The start date is September 2024.
• The application deadline is 1 August 2024.
Early application is advised.
• The program is delivered on-campus in Clifton.
• The University of Bristol is ranked fifth for research in the UK (Times Higher Education).
• 94% of our research assessed as world-leading or internationally excellent.
• The School of Education is committed to developing learning and leadership for a changing world through research and teaching that promotes achievement, opportunity and social justice.

UK: full-time £4,758 per year UK: part-time £2,379 per year Overseas: full-time £20,700 per year For programmes that last longer than one year, please budget for up to an 8% increase in fees each year.