University Calendar 2007/08
Section VI : Academic Regulations - Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences
School of Education


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Regulations for the Degree of Doctor of Education [EdD]

General
  1. The degree of Doctor of Education [EdD] may be awarded by the Senate to postgraduate students who have successfully pursued a course of study as prescribed below to the satisfaction of the Board of the School of Education.
Admission
  1. Candidates for entry to the course must normally possess a Masters degree of an approved University in an appropriate specialism. Other candidates may be admitted to the course on the recommendation of the School Board.
Scheme of Study
  1. All students will be registered for EdD. At the end of the first year of study students may, rather than continue with their doctoral studies, transfer to the second year of the MPhil in Research Methods upon completion of two elective units on the MPhil Research Methods programme. A student may apply for transfer from EdD to PhD from the beginning of the second year of full-time study or the beginning of the fourth year of part-time study.

  2. The scheme of study will comprise attendance at 6 units comprising an appropriate mix of taught compulsory and elective units, and completion of a compulsory research thesis.

  3. All students will be assigned a personal tutor during the coursework phase and a research supervisor who will be responsible for supervision of the student's progress in researching and writing his/her thesis.

  4. Candidates are required to undertake the scheme of study over a period of not less than three years' full-time study, or not less than four years and not more than six years' part-time study.
Examination
  1. Candidates are required to complete successfully:

    1. A portfolio of coursework of 30,000 words based on a range of assignments across the taught units. Permission to proceed to the thesis will be given by the School Board on the basis of a satisfactory portfolio.

    2. A research thesis of 45,000 words which relates to a substantive area on a topic approved by the School Board.

    3. An oral examination.

  2. The examiners for each candidate shall recommend one of the following courses of action:

    1. That a candidate who fails in up to two units may be referred and re-submit work on those units on one occasion only by a date specified by the School Board. Failure in more than two units will lead to termination of course registration.

    2. That a degree of EdD be awarded subject, if necessary, to minor amendments being made by a date specified.

    3. That the candidate be permitted to submit by a date specified a revised thesis.

    4. That the candidate be required to attend a further oral examination.

    5. That the degree of EdD be not awarded and that re-submission of the theses be not permitted.

    6. That, in the case of a candidate who has failed to satisfy the requirements for the award of EdD, the degree of MPHil (Research Methodology) be awarded.

    7. That, in the case of a candidate who has failed to satisfy the requirements for the award of EdD or MPhil (Research Methodology), the candidate shall normally be regarded as having failed the examination.


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Last reviewed: 04-Feb-2008
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