Doctorate in Education at Teesside University

Programme overview

The Doctorate in Education is a professional doctorate for education professionals who want to deepen their expertise and achieve a doctoral degree. The programme focuses on reflection on the combination of research and educational practice, with personalised supervision from a Director of Studies and group learning with peers.

Duration: Full-time 3-4 years; part-time 4-6 years | Intake: January, May and September (full-time); September (part-time) | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Taught modules include Educational Research: Practice and Planning, Research Ethics, Planning and Presenting, and Using the Literature to Inform Educational Research, with Combining Professional and Academic Practice or Philosophy and Stance in Educational Inquiry as an opening module. Initial modules carry 60 doctoral-level credits with assignments of around 6,000 words, and the course culminates in a thesis of around 55,000 words assessed by viva voce.

Career pathways

The qualification is intended to open new opportunities in education in whichever setting or sector the student works, building on prior training and professional development.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum 2.2 honours degree or equivalent qualification or equivalent experience. An informal interview with up to two members of the course team (face-to-face or online) covers educational and research experience, views on the relationship of research to practice, ideas for original research, stance on ontology and epistemology, and ability to communicate clearly in standard English. Applicants with a degree awarded outside the UK must meet the University's minimum English language requirements. The course is usually studied part-time alongside a professional role in education; full-time study can be discussed at interview.

Domestic applicants: GBP 7,710 a year (2026/27). Full-time; stated total £20,130; not eligible for fee discounts. Source

International applicants: GBP 51,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). International doctorate (Health & Social Care, Public Health, Professional Practice, Education) total (GBP 17,000 per year); tuition only Source

Intake: January, May and September (full-time); September (part-time)

Duration: Full-time 3-4 years; part-time 4-6 years

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