Course summary
Researchers in the School of Education are committed to investigating and advancing social justice within and through education. You will undertake your doctoral study in a supportive international and interdisciplinary research community. The school has over 200 years of experience in educational research and draws researchers and teachers whose work addresses current issues affecting educational practitioners, theory, institutions and systems. Our researchers have strong relationships with local and international organisations, and you will work with two supervisors who share interest in your field. Education research areas include:
- literacies and literacy practices
- education for human flourishing
- education and international politics and development
- education and social justice
- higher, adult and vocational education
- language education
- informal and non-formal education
- learning sciences
- learning through the arts, creative pedagogies and science
- mathematics education
- school leadership and improvement
- teachers' work, professionalism and education policy
Assessment method
PhD students must submit and verbally defend a thesis (maximum 100,000 words), demonstrating to the examiners' satisfaction a knowledgeable and original contribution to the field(s) of scholarship and research. MPhil students must submit a thesis (maximum 60,000 words), presenting the results of their scholarship and research. The thesis must demonstrate to the examiners' satisfaction advanced knowledge in the field(s) of scholarship and research. In some cases, examiners may require a verbal examination of the thesis.
Entry requirements
Masters in a relevant discipline and 2:1 (or international equivalent) IELTS: 7.0 (no less than 6.0 in any element).
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For fee information, please visit: www.nottingham.ac.uk/fees
Provider information
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD
Course contact details
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