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Doctor of Education | Part-time at Liverpool John Moores University - UCAS

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2025 - 2026
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Course summary

Our Doctor of Education programme will enhance your understanding of education in the broadest sense, helping you to directly relate your learning to current practice.

  • Ideal for professionals working in the education sector
  • Harness your passion and experience
  • Take your personal development and pedagogical knowledge to the next level
  • Enhance your understanding of how education works
  • Relate your learning back to your practice
This specially designed programme gives you the chance to reflect on how you deliver your role and how you can transform practice — for both yourself and others. Focusing on education in its broadest sense, the EdD is relevant to people who work in a wide variety of educational settings, including: the compulsory and non-compulsory sectors, formal and non-formal education settings, and professional, workplace and life-long learning. At LJMU's School of Education, we are an active community of academics and students, who are committed to education that inspires learning and enriches communities. Our high quality research and teaching environment, encourages students to analyse the political, economic, social, cultural, environmental and technological context of educational theory and practice. You will join a dynamic and diverse group of people who share a deep commitment to the investigation and enhancement of educational experiences of individuals, families and communities in a wide range of settings and in collaboration with many different partners. These include schools; early, further and higher education providers, as well as voluntary, public and private sector organisations.

Assessment method

To cater for the wide-ranging content of our courses and the varied learning preferences of our students, we offer a range of assessment methods on each programme. Two of the major assessed pieces in the taught phase will 'mimic' journal articles with the expectation that the material submitted should be of publishable quality. You will be encouraged to follow up your success in these tasks by submitting the pieces to peer-reviewed journals. Additional assessment tasks include a presentation and aligned reflection on professional identity. Finally, you will submit a research proposal, designed to prepare you for working on your thesis. The thesis is 60,000 word document, which is complemented by a 5,000 word reflection on your learning in an academic and professional context. Your reflection will also discuss the practical applications of your thesis findings, and will be assessed by a viva voce (oral examination). The assessment strategy is based on skills and intellectual preparation for the thesis phase, along with an emphasis on factors associated with the dissemination.

Entry requirements

Postgraduate degree (required for research programmes): -to demonstrate successful masters level study or equivalent Undergraduate degree: -a good first degree (usually 2:1) Alternative qualifications considered: -experience commensurate with undertaking a professional doctorate. This usually means that you will have a professional role in a compulsory, tertiary, workplace or lifelong educational setting. -In exceptional cases, students with a Masters in a different subject area who can demonstrate substantial experience in education may be eligible Additional requirements: -Relevant work experience: experience commensurate with undertaking a professional doctorate. This usually means that you will have a professional role in a compulsory, tertiary, workplace or lifelong educational setting. International requirements: -IELTS: IELTs (or equivalent) score of 7.0, with at least 6.5 in each category Extra Requirements: -International students requiring a student visa are not eligible to study this programme

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £3910 Year 1
Northern Ireland £3910 Year 1
Scotland £3910 Year 1
Wales £3910 Year 1

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

No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Doctor of Education | Part-time at Liverpool John Moores University - UCAS