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Doctor of Education (300BB)
Doctorate by ResearchYear: 2020 Delivered: On Campus (Parkville)
About this course
Contact
Melbourne Graduate School of Education
Level 9, 100 Leicester Street
- Email: mgse-research@unimelb.edu.au
Future students:
Coordinator
Associate Dean (Research Training)
Overview
Award title | Doctor of Education |
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Year & campus | 2020 — Parkville |
CRICOS code | 051658B |
Fees information | Subject EFTSL, level, discipline and census date |
Study level & type | Graduate Research |
AQF level | 10 |
Duration | 4 years full-time, or equivalent part-time |
The Doctor of Education is a research doctorate for experienced professionals with educational responsibilities. Carefully designed to build the knowledge and skills necessary for research at the doctoral level through a tailored coursework program, the course enables experienced educators to design and carry out research projects that have direct relevance to their professional role. It is undertaken over three years on a full-time basis or six years on a part-time basis.
Links to further information
https://study.unimelb.edu.au/find/courses/graduate/doctor-of-education
Entry requirements
1. In order to be considered for entry, applicants must have completed:
- a Masters degree or equivalent in the discipline of Education or a cognate field relevant to the proposed area of study with at least an H2A average over the course; and
- five years of documented work or teaching experience in a field relevant to the proposed area of study;
- evidence of capacity to undertake research*.
Meeting these requirements does not guarantee selection.
2. In ranking applications, the Selection Committee will consider:
- prior academic performance; and
- the professional experience; and
- the capacity to undertake research.
3. The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Academic Board rules on the use of selection instruments.
4. The minimum English language requirements for this course are Band 7 English language requirements.
*Applicants are normally required to have completed a research project, component, subject or group of subjects that accounts for at least 25% of their work (i.e. Honours year), or 25% of one year accumulated over the length of a Masters course, and which has, or have, been conducted, and assessed, individually. Research carried out in groups should at least have been graded individually. This project, component, or subject(s) may include:
(a) any obviously research oriented project, subject or sustained piece of scholarly writing conducted for assessment, such as small theses, research essays, long essays, or studios; AND/OR
(b) any less-obviously research subjects, including practice-based subjects such as performance or fieldwork, where there is also scholastic rigor as documented in a sustained piece of writing analogous to (a); AND/OR
(c) any subjects directed at the formation of research skills, such as methodology and reasoning, such as scientific reasoning, or legal reasoning, where a sustained piece of writing has also been produced.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The Melbourne Graduate School of Education welcomes applications from students with disabilities. It is University and Graduate School policy to take reasonable steps to enable the participation of students with disabilities, and reasonable adjustments will be made to enhance a student’s participation in the Graduate School’s programs.
The core participation requirements for study in the Melbourne Graduate School of Education are:
In all courses
- The ability to comprehend complex information related to education and the disciplines in which the student is teaching.
- The ability to communicate clearly and independently in assessment tasks a knowledge of the content, principles and practices relating to education and other relevant disciplines.
- Behavioural and social attributes that enable a student to participate in a complex learning environment. Students are required to take responsibility for their own participation and learning. They also contribute to the learning of other students in collaborative learning environments, demonstrating interpersonal skills and an understanding of the needs of other students. Assessment may include the outcomes of tasks completed in collaboration with other students.
Students who feel a disability will prevent them from meeting the above academic requirements are encouraged to contact the Disability Liaison Unit.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who have completed the Doctor of Education should have:
- acquired an advanced understanding of how to plan, design and carry out a comprehensive research project;
- advanced their knowledge in areas of special significance to their profession and to the discipline;
- developed an advanced proficiency in one or more methodologies pertinent to the field of educational research;
- made a contribution to the wider theoretical and/or professional debates and practices in a relevant field.
Graduate attributes
Doctoral degrees at the University of Melbourne seek to develop graduates who demonstrate academic leadership, increasing independence, creativity and innovation in their research work.
The University expects its doctoral graduates to have the following qualities and skills:
- an advanced ability to initiate research and to formulate viable research questions;
- a demonstrated capacity to design, conduct and report sustained and original research;
- the capacity to contextualise research within an international corpus of specialist knowledge;
- an advanced ability to evaluate and synthesize research-based and scholarly literature;
- an advanced understanding of key disciplinary and multi-disciplinary norms and perspectives relevant to the field;
- highly developed problem-solving abilities and flexibility of approach;
- the ability to analyse critically within and across a changing disciplinary environment;
- the capacity to disseminate the results of research and scholarship by oral and written communication to a variety of audiences;
- a capacity to cooperate with and respect the contributions of fellow researchers and scholars;
- a profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of research and scholarship;
- an advanced facility in the management of information, including the application of computer systems and software where appropriate to the student's field of study;
- an understanding of the relevance and value of their research to national and international communities of scholars and collaborators;
- an awareness where appropriate of issues related to intellectual property management and the commercialisation of innovation; and
- an ability to formulate applications to relevant agencies, such as funding bodies and ethics committees.
The University provides a variety of opportunities in addition to the supervised research program, to facilitate a students' acquisition of these attributes.
Course structure
The first part of the Doctor of Education consists of 100 points of coursework.
Doctor of Education students must complete the following four doctoral-level subjects (each 25 points):
- How to Design a Research Project (EDUC90870)
- Writing a Literature Review (EDUC90867)
- Advanced Methodology (EDUC90868)
- Doctor of Education Thesis Proposal (EDUC90869)
Full time students complete their coursework component in their first year, part time students over their first and second years.
Doctor of Education students must gain at least an H2A average in the coursework component, including at least an H2A result in the Doctor of Education Thesis Proposal subject (EDUC90869), to proceed to the thesis.
The second stage of the program consists of a 55,000 word thesis.
Full time students complete their thesis over their second and third years, part time students over years three to six.
In the six months prior to submission of their thesis candidates must present their research findings at a public Completion Seminar attended by their Advisory Committee.
Subject options
Core subjects
Candidates must complete four compulsory subjects (each 25 points; see below). One of these, the Doctor of Education Thesis Proposal subject (EDUC90869), must be taken in the semester immediately prior to the commencement of the thesis (i.e. in semester 2 (full-time enrolment) or in semester 4 (part-time enrolment)).
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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EDUC90870 | How to Design a Research Project | Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
EDUC90867 | Writing a Literature Review | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
EDUC90869 | Doctor of Education Thesis Proposal |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
25 |
EDUC90868 | Advanced Methodology | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
25 |
Subject options for students who commenced their degree prior to 2017
Doctor of Education students who are well advanced in their coursework and who commenced their degrees prior to 2017 may enrol in appropriate 12.5 point subjects from the Master of Education and the Melbourne Graduate School of Education's specialist masters courses for which they have the prerequisites. These students also may take the Doctor of Education Thesis Proposal subject (EDUC90869) as a 12.5 point subject.
These students are required to consult with the Course Coordinator to see which enrolment options suit them best.
Thesis
Detailed information on the thesis is available at Graduate Research Hub
Application Procedure: http://education.unimelb.edu.au/study_with_us/how_to_apply
Scholarships: Information about graduate research scholarships offered by the University of Melbourne is available from the Melbourne Scholarships Office.
Last updated: 10 February 2024