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Doctor of Education
Testamur Title of Degree: |
Doctor of Education |
Abbreviation: |
EdD |
Home Faculty: |
Education |
Duration: |
3 years full-time or equivalent |
Total Credit Points: |
144 |
Delivery Mode: |
Flexible |
Starting Session(s): |
Autumn, Spring |
Location: |
Wollongong |
UOW Course Code: |
205 |
CRICOS Code: |
016127J |
Overview
The Doctorate of Education (EdD) is a program to prepare professional leaders in Education. It is a doctoral level program completed by a combination of coursework and thesis, offered in the areas of:
− Adult Education/Vocational Education and Training/Higher Education
− Educational Leadership
− Information Technology in Education and Training
− Literacy Education
− Physical and Health Education
− Special Education (including Gifted Education)
− Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL, including TEFL)
Entry Requirements
Entry to this degree is available to candidates who:
1. meet the University entry requirements for Doctoral candidature. Normally this would be an appropriate Masters degree, completed at credit (65%) level or better or the completion of a Bachelors degree with Honours Class II or higher in an appropriate area, or an equivalent qualification, and
2. have completed a minimum of three years of relevant professional experience.
Advanced Standing
Advanced standing of up to 12 credit points may be granted for previous graduate study at MEd level.
Course Requirements
1. The program for the degree will require successful completion of:
i) 48 credit points of subjects including:
a) at least 24 credit points selected from subjects in the Faculty's graduate schedule, which will provide specific preparation for the thesis component of the degree;
b) EDGZ922 Conducting Research and Inquiry;
c) 6 credit points by further research preparation through selection of subjects from EDGZ950-960; EDGI955, EDGZ965 or equivalent with agreement of the Associate Dean (Research);
d) EDGZ924 Research Proposal, to be successfully completed before commencement of the thesis component;
ii) And a supervised thesis (THES912/924), to be examined externally. This thesis will contribute to two thirds of the total assessment for this award.
2. Each candidate will be required to select a program of study in consultation with their supervisor(s) and the Associate Dean (Research) to ensure that subjects chosen do not duplicate previous graduate work and form a coherent pattern of study.
Candidates will be required to pass all coursework subjects at the first attempt. The coursework component of the program must be completed with an average grade at not less than Credit (65%) level. Students who do not meet this requirement will have their doctoral candidature terminated.
Course Program
Subjects |
Credit Points | |
Plus subjects chosen from the lists below totalling 24 cp |
96 | |
Adult Education /Vocational Education & Training/Higher Education | ||
Global Issues and Trends in Adult Education/Higher Education and VET |
8 | |
Learning about Learning in Adult Education/Higher Education and VET |
8 | |
Design and Use of New Technologies in Adult Education/Higher Education and VET |
8 | |
Leading and Managing in Adult Education/Higher Education and VET |
8 | |
Continuing Professional Development in Adult Education/Higher Education and VET |
8 | |
Innovation in Adult Education/Higher Education and VET |
8 | |
Multiliteracies and Numeracies in Adult Education/Higher Education and VET |
8 | |
Educational Leadership | ||
Foundations of Educational Leadership* |
6 | |
Introduction to Educational Management* |
6 | |
Leadership of Effective Change |
6 | |
Leadership in Quality Learning and Teaching |
6 | |
Mentoring Beginning Teachers |
6 | |
Leading, Developing & Managing People |
6 | |
Law for Educational Leaders |
6 | |
* Compulsory subjects for students wishing to complete a major study in Educational Leadership | ||
Information Technology in Education & Training | |||
Introduction to Technology in Education |
8 | ||
Emerging Issues in Educational Technology |
8 | ||
Instructional Strategies and Design |
8 | ||
Multimedia and Interface Design |
8 | ||
On-line Learning and Teaching |
8 | ||
Evaluation of Technology-Based Learning |
8 | ||
Literacy | |||
Teaching Reading* |
8 | ||
Teaching Writing* |
8 | ||
Multiliteracies and Numeracies in Adult Education/VET/Higher Education |
8 | ||
Assessment and evaluation of language and literacy |
8 | ||
Children's literature |
8 | ||
*Compulsory subjects for students wishing to complete a major in Literacy. Recommended elective subjects include: | |||
Approaches to Reading Difficulties: Theories and Strategies |
6 | ||
Foundations of Educational Leadership |
6 | ||
Text and Context |
6 | ||
Physical & Health Education | |||
Theory and Practice of Outdoor Education |
6 | ||
Project for EDGP910 |
2 | ||
Facilitation Techniques in Outdoor Education |
6 | ||
Project for EDGP912 |
2 | ||
Young People and Health |
6 | ||
Theoretical and Practical Bases of Coach Education |
6 | ||
Project for EDGP930 |
2 | ||
Cultural politics of sport, leisure and physical education |
6 | ||
Leadership and Management in Physical Education, Sport and Recreation |
6 | ||
Practicum in a Learning Environment |
6 | ||
Project for EDGP990 |
2 | ||
Special Education | |||
Psychology for Educators |
6 | ||
Project in Exceptional Education Practices |
2 | ||
Contemporary Perspectives in the Education of Children with Diverse Needs |
6 | ||
Project in Contemporary Perspectives |
2 | ||
Assessment and Instruction of Individuals with Moderate to Severe Needs |
6 | ||
Programs for Individuals with Moderate to Severe Needs |
2 | ||
Models of Behaviour Management |
6 | ||
Programming for Behaviour Management |
2 | ||
Approaches to Reading Difficulties: Theories and Strategies |
6 | ||
Reading Difficulties: Program Design and Implementation |
2 | ||
Language and Communication Difficulties: Theory and Practice |
6 | ||
Language-Related Learning Difficulties: A Case Study |
2 | ||
Teaching Gifted Children |
6 | ||
Project in Gifted Education |
2 | ||
Giftedness in Special Populations |
6 | ||
Project in Dual Exceptionality |
2 | ||
*Compulsory subject for major in Special Education Recommended elective subjects include: | |||
Leadership of Effective Change |
8 | ||
International and Intercultural Perspectives |
8 | ||
Foundations of Educational Leadership |
6 | ||
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) | |||
English Language: Learners Problems |
6 | ||
Teaching Speaking and Listening |
6 | ||
Second Language Literacy |
6 | ||
Teaching Pronunciation and Prosody |
6 | ||
Teaching English in International Contexts |
6 | ||
Management, Policy and Curriculum in TESOL |
6 | ||
Materials and Technology in Second Language Teaching |
6 | ||
Text and Context |
6 | ||
Assessment in TESOL |
6 | ||
Theories of Second Language Learning |
6 | ||
English in Specific Contexts |
6 | ||
Recommended elective subjects include: | |||
Leadership of Effective Change |
6 | ||
International and Intercultural Perspectives |
8 | ||
Interdisciplinary Studies in Education | |||
Psychology for Educators |
6 | ||
Educational Sociology: Culture, Society and Education |
6 | ||
Researching Children |
6 | ||
International and Intercultural Perspectives |
8 | ||
Research Methodology & Project Subjects (as required) |
|||
Minor Project in Education |
8 | ||
Minor Project in Education |
6 | ||
Special Research Topic |
8 | ||
Advanced Seminar |
8 | ||
Professional Project |
12 | ||
Conducting Research and Inquiry* |
6 | ||
Research Proposal* |
6 | ||
Poststructuralist/Postmodernist Research |
2 | ||
Interviews As Research Method |
2 | ||
Correlation Research |
2 | ||
Evaluation Research |
2 | ||
Developing Grounded Theory In Qualitative Research |
2 | ||
Research Methods In Language Education |
2 | ||
Feminist Research |
2 | ||
Discourse Analysis |
2 | ||
Questionnaire Construction |
2 | ||
Case Study Research |
2 | ||
Vygotskian Studies in Education |
4 | ||
* Compulsory subjects in EdD | |||
