Modules are designated as either Research or Subject Modules. You have some choice about the balance between the two. You can either take 60 or 80 credits (i.e. 3 or 4 modules) of subject focused courses but the remainder of 180 credits has to be completed through research training. In addition to the research training modules outlined, each pathway has its own specialist research module which serves to support the development of your final research plan. There are different routes through the taught doctorate programme, developed by different subject areas. Currently, we offer five routes:

• Postgraduate Professional Training Programme in Educational Psychology (App.Ed. and Child Psy. D)
• Educational Psychology (leading to the award of EdPsychD)
• Language Studies
• Leaders and Leadership in Education
• Learning and Learning Contexts

and

• PhD with integrated Study: Education and Learning

In general, taught elements will be completed during the first half of the course, which then enables students to focus on main data collection and the writing of their thesis in the second half.

The programme also includes a ‘shared’ module Learning and Transformation: Theoretical Perspectives on Teaching and Learning that can be taken by EdD students in consultation with the programme co-ordinator. This module offers perspectives on theories of learning, social contexts and policy in a more general sense.