EdD Doctorate in Education at University of Greenwich

Programme overview

Our Doctorate in Education (EdD) is intended for committed mid-career and senior professionals in all areas of education, training and related professional fields. We provide you with a doctoral programme at the forefront of professional and academic practice, which includes taught coursework and a supervised thesis. Our programme is flexible but rigorous and is designed to support you through the challenges of doctoral study and research.

What you will study

This flexible Doctorate in Education is designed to support you in the challenges of doctoral study and research. Your teaching and supervisory teams have practical and academic experience in educational research and doctoral supervision. We expect you to commit to other activities apart from lectures. This includes attendance at Doctoral weekends and at the education seminar series. The only full-time EdD programme currently running in the UK.

Career pathways

Most students on this course are already well established in their careers. However, achieving the EdD enables professionals to follow other pathways for advancement in their place of work or to take on leadership responsibilities in other areas particularly areas that involve research, development and policy development.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You are required to have: A Master's degree during which the applicant undertook a research project and produced a high-quality dissertation; A minimum of five years of experience; In exceptional cases, candidates with a strong first degree (2.1 usually) who hold top level appointments in their field will be considered. Required documentation: Curriculum Vitae (CV), including the names of two referees (written references can also be provided using the reference form); A detailed research proposal of about 1,500 words (for scholarship applications, please see specific instructions in the advert and include the scholarship reference to the personal statement section).

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,238 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee Source

International applicants: GBP 18,700 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition fee Source

Intake: September

Duration: 3-4 years full-time; 5-7 years part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.gre.ac.uk/research/study/application-process

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