Doctor of Education (EdD)
Doctor of Education (EdD)
Overview
The Doctor of Education (EdD) is an internationally recognized research qualification for experienced educators and professionals who wish to gain and apply research techniques to advance their knowledge and expertise in educational research, practice, policy, leadership, and administration.
The Huddersfield EdD recruits from a wide variety of educational and professional contexts. Our EdD researchers have included Primary, Secondary and Further Education teachers; Higher Education tutors from Arts, Applied Science, and Social Science disciplines; senior leaders in education and administration; and professionals in education and training across a wide range of sectors including, police and social services.
Why choose the University of Huddersfield EdD?
Recognition of Degree
The EdD is awarded by the University of Huddersfield. The award is a fully accredited British university degree. The award carries equivalent academic status and recognition to the same degree conferred by the University to the local students in the UK.
International Reputation for Teaching Excellence
University of Huddersfield won the first Global Teaching Excellence Award recognising the University’s commitment to world-class teaching (Higher Education Academy, 2017). 100% of permanent teaching staff at the University of Huddersfield are Fellows of the Higher Education Authority or are working towards this accreditation.
A Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold-rated University
The University of Huddersfield has been awarded an outstanding Gold rating, the highest accolade attainable, in all three aspects, i.e. Overall, Student Experience, and Student Outcomes, of the Office for Students’ latest TEF. Only 13 Universities, out of the 96 that were announced in September 2023, were Gold in all three ratings.
Quality Programme led by University of Huddersfield Faculty
For the EdD at the University of Huddersfield four taught modules are delivered over a period of one year. Research for the 50,000 word thesis begins after the successful completion of these four modules. The taught modules and supervision for the thesis are led by University of Huddersfield faculty.
Designated Research Centre in Education and Society
The School of Education and Professional Development has a designated Research Centre; “The Huddersfield Centre for Research in Education and Society (HuDCRES)”. HuDCRES has a vibrant research culture that is committed to producing high-quality research that has a positive impact on society.
Fully Support by University Research-Active Faculty
The School of Education and Professional Development is a supportive and stimulating environment for postgraduate research students. HuDCRES reflects established and emergent research areas led the School’s research leaders and other senior, research active academics within the faculty. EdD researchers are supervised by research-active academic staff.
Information at a Glance
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Tuition fee
HK$270,000Medium of Instruction:
EnglishUniversity of Huddersfield
The University of Huddersfield is a long established and successful university with a long and proud tradition in teaching and research. From its roots in 1825, the University has kept its scientific and mechanical expertise and over the last 180 years has successfully expanded into the arts, business, humanities, education and health sciences. From its modest beginnings in 1825, the University now has nearly 20,000 students. The University of Huddersfield is a centre of research and excellence and pushes the boundaries of knowledge.
Achievements of University of Huddersfield:
Teaching Excellence Award
The University of Huddersfield was awarded an outstanding Gold rating, the highest accolade attainable, in all three aspects of the Office for Student’s latest Teaching Excellence Framework in 2023.
University of the Year
The University of Huddersfield became the Times Higher Education University of the Year in November 2013. Huddersfield has been placed in the top ten in the country in both student satisfaction and employability.
QS 5 Stars
QS Stars have given Huddersfield an overall 5 Star Rating. This international benchmarking system renders Five Star universities as world-class in areas such as Teaching, Employability, Facilities, Innovation, Internationalisation and Inclusiveness.
Queen’s Anniversary Prize and Queen’s Award for Enterprise
The University has been awarded its third Queen’s Anniversary Prize and a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the category for International Trade in 2022, an award that is reserved for the most outstanding UK organisations.
Global Teaching Excellence Award
Huddersfield is awarded the first Global Teaching Excellence Award. It recognises the University’s commitment to worldclass teaching and its success in developing students as independent learners and critical thinkers (HEA, 2017)
Details
The EdD consists of four taught modules and a 50,000 word thesis. The programme in Hong Kong can be completed in four years
| Taught Phase – Four modules completed in one year | Research Phase – completed in three years. |
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Progression to the research phase is dependent on successful completion of the taught phase.
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Each module will generally have a twelve week study schedule as follows:
| Week 1 | Pre-reading | |
| Week 2 | Saturday 9am – 5:30pm |
Sunday 9am – 5:30pm |
| Week 3 | Saturday 9am – 5:30pm |
Sunday 9am – 5:30pm |
| Week 4 | Course Work with Virtual Classroom Self-study |
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The EdD is a professional doctorate in education. This means suitable research topics should have an educational focus, though this can be broadly conceived. Previous areas of research of our EdD researchers have included, though are not limited to:
- Management, leadership and education administration
- Pedagogy, curriculum and innovative use of teaching resources
- Professional values, identities and continuing professional development
- Employability
- Education and technology
- Education and sustainability
- Policy and strategies for supporting learners with special educational needs
- Informal and community education and training
- Early Years, Primary, Secondary, Tertiary and lifelong learning
- Vocational education and training
- School exclusion and alternative provisions
Admission
Entry Requirements
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Entry Qualifications
- A relevant Master’s degree or equivalent; OR
- A relevant Postgraduate Diploma or equivalent, a recognized professional qualification or equivalent relevant for the title award and a minimum of three years relevant postgraduate professional experience.
- Two commendable Referee Reports.
- A provisional research proposal of between 750-1000 words (plus bibliography). The proposal should explain the proposed area of interest, and include a rationale for the research topic, a literature review and suggested methodology for conducting the research.
- The research topic will be reviewed for its suitability for doctoral level research and supervisory expertise within the School. The taught phase of the EdD may influence the research aims and interests of successful candidates, leading to developments in the research proposal prior to progression into the research phase.
Applicants who do not meet the above requirements will be considered on their merits and professional experience, and in relation to the nature and scope of the proposed research topic. A candidate wishing to be admitted under this regulation must provide the names of two suitable persons who can be consulted concerning their academic attainment and fitness for research.
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English Requirements
Applicants educated in a language other than English should have an IELTS 6.5 with no element below 6.0 or TOEFL equivalent.
Programme Fees
Total fees: HKD$270,000 (estimate based on 4 years of study)[+ Application Fee HK$250]
Year 1: Four equal installments of HK$30,000
Year 2 – Year 4: HK$25,000 per 6 months
Students should note that all fees are subject to review and may be changed by the University.
Enquiry
Course Details
| Mr Michael Lee | |
| Phone: | 2774 8550 |
| Email: | uhedd.huddersfield@hkma.org.hk |
| Dr Doris Ng | |
| Phone: | 2774 8533 |
| Email: | uhedd.huddersfield@hkma.org.hk |
General Enquiry
| Phone: | 2774 8500 or 2774 8501 / Ivy Ng 3468 6023 / Shino Choi 3468 6024 / Windy Ng 3468 6025 |
| Email: | hkma@hkma.org.hk / enrol@hkma.org.hk |
| Fax: | 2365 1000 |
It is a matter of discretion for individual employers to recognise any qualification to which this course may lead.