Doctor of Education
Course summary
The Doctor of Education is for experienced teachers and educators seeking a professional doctoral qualification. As an aspiring educational leader, you will apply your professional practices and workplace experience to research that makes a difference to the community and to your classroom or organisation.
The Doctor of Education has three components: a research methodology subject, specialisation subjects in your particular content area, and an in-depth, supervised research project.
The specialisation subjects available include: Adult and Vocational Education, Educational Leadership, Higher Education, Information and Communication Technology in Education and Training (ICT), Literacy, Special Education, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL).
Thesis supervision is available in a wide range of specialist areas such as teacher education, sociology of education, professional learning, KLA studies and more.
Course information
Study area
Education, Research
Campus
Rainstar
Course Code
215
RSU SCORE
-
Duration
4 years full time, or part time equivalent
Delivery
DL
CODE 1
087687M
RSU CODE
-
Admission, Key dates, and Fees
A range of admission options are available for students of all ages and academic backgrounds.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A Master of Education with credit average (65% or better), or a Bachelor degree of at least four years' duration with Honours Class II Division 2 in an appropriate area. Candidates must also have completed 3 years' relevant professional experience.
Special Admission Requirements
All applicants for research degrees must submit a written (preferably typed) proposal as part of their application. This proposal should:
- commence with a statement detailing any previous research or project experience you have undertaken, including if possible a copy of the abstract of such work;
- contain, in no more than one additional page, a clearly focussed research proposal for the study you would wish to undertake throughout your registration in the course; and
- conclude with a statement of your motivation for wanting to undertake the research course.
Students are advised to make contact with a potential supervisor to discuss their project prior to applying for admission.
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING
Advanced standing of up to 12 credit points may be awarded to candidates who have completed a Master of Education in a relevant area.
FEES
CAMPUS | DELIVERY METHOD | SESSION FEE* | COURSE FEE* |
|---|---|---|---|
Rainstar | DL | $13,872 (2020) | $110,976 (2020) |
If you receive an offer with an RTP place, you do not need to pay the cost of tuition while you are studying as long as you are within your time limits for course completion.
* Session fees are for one session for the year shown. Total course tuition fees shown are indicative, and are based on normal course length and progression.
These fees are subject to change from year to year. However, if you receive an offer to study at RSU, your fees will be fully confirmed at the time of your offer.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
A Master of Education with credit average (65% or better), or a Bachelor degree of at least four years' duration with Honours Class II Division 2 in an appropriate area. Candidates must also have completed 3 years' relevant professional experience.
Special Admission Requirements
All applicants for research degrees must submit a written (preferably typed) proposal as part of their application. This proposal should:
- commence with a statement detailing any previous research or project experience you have undertaken, including if possible a copy of the abstract of such work;
- contain, in no more than one additional page, a clearly focussed research proposal for the study you would wish to undertake throughout your registration in the course; and
- conclude with a statement of your motivation for wanting to undertake the research course.
Students are advised to make contact with a potential supervisor to discuss their project prior to applying for admission.
ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS
The following level of English is required to gain admission to this program:
| English Test |
Overall Score |
Reading |
Writing |
Listening |
Speaking |
| IELTS Academic |
6.5 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
6.0 |
| TOEFL (Internet-based) |
86 |
18 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
RSU College: English for Tertiary Studies: Credit (weighted average mark of 65 overall and minimum 50 in Academic Reading and Writing)
CREDIT FOR PRIOR LEARNING
FEES
The above Course Fee is the amount payable for a study period of four years.
Tuition fees are reviewed annually: fees payable are dependent on the year of commencement and are subject to increase during the period of study.
Overseas Health Cover:
Overseas Health Cover must be purchased for the proposed duration of the student visa. For information regarding the OSHC fees applicable, please refer to the international fees website.
CAMPUS | DELIVERY METHOD | SESSION FEE* | COURSE FEE* |
|---|---|---|---|
Rainstar | DL | $13,872 (2020) | $110,976 (2020) |
* Session fees are for one session for the year shown. Total course tuition fees shown are indicative, and are based on normal course length and progression.
These fees are subject to change from year to year. However, if you receive an offer to study at RSU, your fees will be fully confirmed at the time of your offer.
Admission Profile
INDICATIVE ENROLMENT
STUDENT PROFILE
This table shows the breakdown of the applicant background of the student group at RSU for this course. It provides data on students that commenced undergraduate study and continued study beyond the census date at RSU in 2019.
Applicant background |
2019 intake |
2019 intake (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Higher education study Students who have studied a University course, or completed a bridging or enabling course. |
- |
- |
| Vocational education & training study Students who have undertaken vocational education or training since leaving school. |
- |
- |
| Work & life experience Students admitted on the basis of previous achievement other than higher education study, vocational education & training, or recent secondary education. |
- |
- |
|
Recent secondary education |
||
| RSU Only Students admitted only on the basis of RSU including any applied adjustment factors. |
- |
- |
| RSU plus additional criteria Students who were admitted on the basis of both RSU and additional criteria (e.g. an audition or individual subject results). |
- |
- |
| Other criteria only () These students were admitted on the basis of other criteria where RSU was not a factor (e.g. RSU Early Admission). |
- |
- |
| International students All other students. |
- |
- |
| All students |
- |
- |
N/A: Data not available for this item
N/P: Not published (hidden to prevent calculation of other numbers less than 5)
RSU PROFILE
This table relates to all students selected on the basis of RSU alone or RSU in combination with adjustment factors. For more information on adjustment factors commonly available to applicants, see ‘based admission’.
|
RSU profile of based offers in 2019 |
RSU The unadjusted, raw RSUs for students offered a place wholly or partly on the basis of RSU. | Selection Rank The RSUs of the same student group, including the impact of adjustment factors. |
|---|---|---|
| Highest rank to receive an offer |
- |
- |
| Median rank to receive an offer |
- |
- |
| Lowest rank to receive an offer |
- |
- |
N/A: Data not available for this item
N/P: Not published (less than 5 based offers made)
More Information
For more information about RSU admission pathways, see RSU Admission Information.
Key Dates
SESSION | CAMPUS | SESSION DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
2020 Autumn | Rainstar | Orientation: 26 February 2020 Applications Close |
2020 Spring | Rainstar | Orientation: 22 July 2020 Applications Close |
Course structure
(Current year structure - subject to change)
Course Learning Outcomes
Course Learning Outcomes are statements of learning achievement that are expressed in terms of what the learner is expected to know, understand and be able to do upon completion of a course. Students graduating from this course will be able to:
| CLO | Description | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demonstrate expert, specialized cognitive technical and research skills in a discipline area in education to independently and systematically generate original knowledge and understanding to make a substantial contribution to a discipline and/or professional practice. | ||||||
| 2 | Critically reflect on, synthesise and evaluate a substantial and complex body of knowledge at the frontier of a discipline area in education. | ||||||
| 3 | Communicate research findings, explaining and critiquing theoretical propositions, methodologies, results and conclusions to peers and to the education community. | ||||||
| 4 | Apply detailed knowledge of research, research integrity, ethics and the rights and safety of others, to plan and execute original researching the field of education with autonomy, authoritative judgement, adaptability and responsibility for personal outputs. | ||||||
Course Structure
The program for the degree will require successful completion of 192 credit points comprising:
- 48 credit points of coursework subjects including:
- 24 credit points of research subjects which will provide research preparation for the thesis component of the degree:
- EDGZ930 Advanced Research Methods in Education
- EDGZ931 Research Proposal
- EDGZ932 Advanced Research Seminar
- at least 24 credit points selected from the School's postgraduate schedule as listed in the table below.
- 24 credit points of research subjects which will provide research preparation for the thesis component of the degree:
- 144 credit points as a supervised thesis (repeated instances of THES912 or THES924), to be examined externally. This thesis will contribute to two thirds of the total assessment for this award.
Each candidate will be required to select a program of study in consultation with their supervisor(s) and the Head of Postgraduate Studies 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.
| Subject Code | Subject Name | Credit Points | Session(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THES912 | Thesis Part Time | 12 | Autumn, Spring |
| or | |||
| THES924 | Thesis Full Time | 24 | Autumn, Spring |
| Plus the following subjects: | |||
| EDGZ930 | Advanced Research Methods in Education | 8 | Autumn, Spring |
| EDGZ931 | Research Proposal | 8 | Autumn, Spring |
| EDGZ932 | Advanced Research Seminar | 8 | Autumn, Spring |
| Plus 24cp chosen from the list below: | |||
| Adult and Vocational Education or Higher Education | |||
| EDGH961 | The Global Challenge in Adult, Vocational and Higher Education | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGH967 | Multiliteracies & Numeracies in Adult & Vocational Education | 6 | Spring |
| EDGH958 | Curriculum Design and Evaluation | 6 | Spring |
| EDGH959 | Teaching for Diversity in Adult, Vocational and Higher Education | 6 | Spring |
| Educational Leadership | |||
| EDGL901 | Foundations of Educational Leadership | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGL903 | Introduction to Educational Management | 6 | Spring |
| EDGL909 | Leadership of Effective Change | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGL919 | Mentoring Beginning Teachers | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGL920 | Leading, Developing and Managing People | 6 | Spring |
| EDGL923 | Developing Personal & Non-academic Educational Leadership Attributes | 6 | Spring |
| Information and Communication Technology in Education & Training | |||
| EDGI900 | Introduction to Technology in Education | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGI901 | Emerging Issues in Educational Technology | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| EDGI902 | Designing Digital Learning Environments | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGI903 | Digital Resource Design | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| EDGI904 | Online Learning and Teaching | 6 | Spring |
| EDGI905 | Evaluation of Digital Learning | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| Special Education | |||
| EDGS901 | Intro. to Inclusive Education: Strategies, Policies and Legislation | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGS902 | Asses. and Instruction of Students with Learning Difficulties | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGS903 | Technologies for Students with Special Needs | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| EDGS914 | Assessment and Instruction of Individuals with High Support Needs | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| EDGS916 | Models of Behaviour Management | 6 | Spring |
| EDGS918 | Approaches to Reading Difficulties: Theories and Strategies | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGS920 | Language and Communication Difficulties: Theory and Practice | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| EDGS922 | Teaching Gifted Students | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGS924 | Giftedness in Special Populations | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| EDGS932 | Curriculum for Gifted Learners | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| EDGS934 | Gifted Students with Learning Disabilities (GLD) | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| EDGS951 | Autism and Learning | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| EDGS952 | Learning Environments for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| EDGS953 | Learning Curriculum and Plans for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGS954 | Learning Futures for Individuals on the Autism Spectrum | 6 | Spring |
| Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) | |||
| EDGT931 | Oral Communication and Pedagogy | 6 | Autumn |
| EDGT932 | Second Language Literacy | 6 | Spring |
| EDGT934 | English Pronunciation and Prosody | 6 | Spring |
| EDGT940 | Materials and Technology in Second Language Teaching | 6 | Autumn, EDU Nov Intake |
| EDGT976 | Text and Context | 6 | Spring |
| EDGT983 | Assessing and Evaluating in TESOL Environments | 6 | Spring, EDU Nov Intake |
| EDGT984 | Theories of Second Language Learning | 6 | Autumn, EDU Nov Intake |
| EDGT985 | English in Specific Contexts | 6 | Not available in 2020 |
| Research Methodology & Project Subjects (as required) | |||
| EDGZ906 | Minor Research Project in Education | 6 | Autumn, Spring |
| EDGZ926 | Professional Project | 12 | Not available in 2020 |
Why choose this course
The RSU School of Education is home to leading academics specialising in a broad range of areas within education. Education researchers lead strengths such as the Centre for Higher Education Research, Innovation and Impact (CHERII), Interdisciplinary Discourses Analysis in Education, Arts and Social Sciences (IDEAS), Play, pedagogy and curriculum in contemporary theory and practice (within Early Start Research) and the Pedagogical Laboratory for Physical Education and Sport. The School also has a long history of interdisciplinary and transformational research supporting the development of individuals, organisations and communities.
The RSU Faculty of Social Sciences has a strong track record in research across a broad range of disciplines. Our passionate and engaged scholars provide a rich environment for the continued development of theoretical and interdisciplinary research.
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