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Original research shaping teaching, policy, and learning science
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The PhD Education programme supports scholars investigating how people learn and how systems enable or constrain that learning. Research areas include EdTech efficacy, inclusive pedagogy, teacher professional development, and higher-education policy. You will complete doctoral coursework, pass candidacy, and produce a dissertation contributing new knowledge — with pathways for practising educators researching their own institutions. PhD Education is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 3—5 years, and the credit total is 60. Students move from Advanced Research Methods in Education through Advanced Research Methods in Education; Seminar in Learning Sciences; Education Policy & Comparative Systems; Doctoral Writing & Ethics; PhD Candidacy Examination; Doctoral Dissertation Research, and finish on Doctoral Dissertation Research. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students design a short sequence for a named group of learners and the criteria that would mark it fairly. Reading is a curriculum extract, an assessment specification, and an evaluation summary. The artefact a marker expects is a plan with outcomes, a task, criteria, and a note on bias. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Design mixed-methods educational research studies Contribute original findings to peer-reviewed education journals Translate research into policy and practice recommendations Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a teaching licence, QTS, or equivalent registration. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.
The 60-credit pathway combines advanced Year 1 coursework with multi-year supervised research. Practitioner-researchers may study problems of practice within their institutions under ethical governance; career academicians focus on theory-building publications and conference dissemination.
Faculty spotlight
Professor Alex Morgan leads learning-sciences research; Dr. Aisha Okonkwo specialises in comparative education in Africa and the UK.
Complete your PhD Education fully online from anywhere in the world with faculty-led modules and flexible scheduling.
Attend seminars and access facilities in person at Crownshire University. Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged.
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHD-701 | Learners and design: Foundations Students design a short learning sequence for a named group of learners.
| 3 |
| PHD-702 | Assessment: Cases Students write a task and the criteria that would mark it fairly.
| 3 |
| PHD-703 | Leadership of teaching: Practice Students review a programme decision and its effect on students and staff.
| 3 |
| PHD-704 | Education studio: Inquiry Students complete a curriculum or evaluation brief. This award does not confer a teaching licence.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHD-705 | Learners and design: Seminar Students design a short learning sequence for a named group of learners.
| 3 |
| PHD-706 | Assessment: Field work Students write a task and the criteria that would mark it fairly.
| 3 |
| PHD-707 | Leadership of teaching: Studio Students review a programme decision and its effect on students and staff.
| 3 |
| PHD-708 | Education studio: Synthesis Students complete a curriculum or evaluation brief. This award does not confer a teaching licence.
| 3 |
| PHD-709 | Learners and design: Foundations Students design a short learning sequence for a named group of learners.
| 3 |
| PHD-710 | Assessment: Cases Students write a task and the criteria that would mark it fairly.
| 3 |
| Code | Course | Credits · hours |
|---|---|---|
| PHD-801 | Confirmation of the research design A formal check that the question, method, and ethics review are ready.
| 6 |
| PHD-802 | Doctoral thesis An original research thesis, examined on its question, method, and evidence.
| 24 |
| PHD-803 | Oral examination The viva on the thesis. No separate credit is attached.
| 0 |
Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.
The published duration is 3—5 years. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.
You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Crownshire. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.
Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.
Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents, research). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.
Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.
Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. Crownshire University publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.
Start an application on this website. Progress is saved from the first step. Admissions: admissions@crownuni.com.
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