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Qualifications and durations
- Full-time EdD 2-5 years
- Part-time EdD 3-8 years
Overview
The Doctor of Education degree is aimed at experienced educational professionals and sets out to place you at the leading edge of your professional field in terms of knowledge, awareness and understanding. The EdD degree has four key features:
- it is characterised by the high-level academic study of a range of educational and professional issues
- it comprises four tutored units and a supervised research component
- it enables you to make a contribution to knowledge through unit assignments, and through your research enquiry
- it focuses on the interplay and relationship between advanced professional issues and academic enquiry.
Academic entry requirements
Applicants need to have a relevant graduate qualification – an advanced qualification in education or a related field, and appropriate professional experience in the practice of education, or a related profession.
English requirements
IELTS 7.0 (with not less than 6.5 in each of the four components).
TOEFL 600 (paper-based test) or 250 (computer-based test) with a score of not less than 4 in TWE or 100 (internet-based test) with not less than 24 in each of the components.
Contact
The Administrator for Research Students (EdD)
Email ed.doc@bath.ac.uk
Tel +44 (0) 1225 386545
Fax +44 (0) 1225 386113
Web www.bath.ac.uk/education/edd
Fees in 2008-9
FT H £3800 O £9650
PT www.bath.ac.uk/education/edd/fees