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University of Dundee: Education PhD (3 years)

Institution University of Dundee
Department School of Humanities Social Sciences and Law
Web http://www.dundee.ac.uk
Email contactus@dundee.ac.uk
Telephone 01382 383838
Study type Research

Summary

Research supervision is available in the following areas: - special educational needs and social inclusion

  • early and pre-school education

  • information and communication technologies and learning

  • teaching in further and higher education

  • effective schools, managing change and target setting

  • educational policy and practice

  • curriculum in schools

  • education in the inner city

  • micro politics of schools

  • ethnic and gender issues in school education

  • management in education

  • Education for sustainability and outdoor learning

  • Philosophy of Education

  • TESOL

  • Professional Practice and Pedagogy

  • Educational Transitions

Types of PhDs

3-year PhD You may be offered a 3-year PhD if:

you have an existing MSc that included extensive research skills training a well-developed research proposal We may also take into account if you have any professional experience that you may have. Particularly if this includes significant research expertise.

3.5-year PhD You may be offered a 3.5-year PhD with Research Training course if:

you have an existing MSc that included some research skills elements you are transferring from another disciplinary area with different research skills you are undertaking an interdisciplinary PhD with different skills needed you need to further develop your proposal These means that you need additional skills to undertake your PhD.

4-year PhD You may be offered a 4-year PhD with Research Training course if:

you have an existing MSc that did not include research skills you are moving from one discipline to another in social sciences. The other discipline may have had completely different research skill needs you do not have a well-developed research proposal An assessment of your application by School staff will determine which of the three pathways you may be offered.

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD

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