Doctor of Education
Programme Director: Dr WONG, Marina W Y
This is a taught postgraduate programme leading to the award of the degree of Doctor of Education (EdD). The programme aims to enable professionals in the field of education or related disciplines to contribute to their professional practices from an informed and robust research perspective.
The aims of the programme are:
- To demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of their chosen focus area in education or related disciplines;
- To comprehend current research paradigms and the nature of research enquiry in education or related disciplines;
- To critically evaluate research and practice in their own professional area;
- To conduct independent research of an original and robust nature; and
- To contribute to the development of knowledge and practice in their area of professional endeavour.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
I) | Required Courses | 15 units |
II) | Advanced Content Courses | 6 units |
III) | Elective Course | 3 units |
IV) | Thesis | 42 units |
66 units |
Requirements
For graduation, students must complete a total of 66 units and satisfy the requirements of the thesis within the specified duration of the programme and obtain:
- Grade C- or above in all courses; and
- A cumulative GPA of 2.67 or higher.
Students who, for whatever reasons, are leaving the programme and have satisfied all the coursework requirements and completed at least 24 units with an overall GPA of 2.50 or above and Grade C- or above in all courses, are eligible to be awarded a Master of Education degree as an interim award.
I. | Required Courses | 15 units |
EDUC7520 Research Methods in Education | 3 units | |
EDUC7610 Data Analysis for Education | 3 units | |
Either | ||
EDUD7010 Advanced Applications of Qualitative Methods | 3 units | |
Or | ||
EDUD7020 Advanced Applications of Quantitative Methods | 3 units | |
EDUD7030 Development of Research Proposal and Thesis | 3 units | |
EDUD7040 Colloquium on Reflective Practice in Education | 3 units | |
II. | Advanced Content Courses | 6 units |
Pedagogy, Curriculum and Assessment | ||
EDUD7050 Issues and Research in Mathematics Education | 3 units | |
EDUD7060 Critical Issues in English Language Assessment | 3 units | |
EDUD7070 Emerging Issues and Research in Technology in Education | 3 units | |
EDUD7080 Curriculum Development for the 21st Century: Global Perspectives | 3 units | |
Educational Administration, Leadership and Policy | ||
EDUD7090 Language Policy in the Global Age | 3 units | |
EDUD7100 Educational Leadership and Administration: A Global Perspective | 3 units | |
EDUD7110 Education System and Policy: A Comparative Perspective | 3 units | |
EDUD7120 Communication and Marketing in Education | 3 units | |
Child and Adolescent Development | ||
EDUD7130 Issues in Child and Adolescent Development Research | 3 units | |
EDUD7140 Promoting Child and Adolescent Development in School Settings | 3 units | |
EDUD7150 Advanced Study of the Moral Development of Children | 3 units | |
EDUD7160 Psychology of Human Relationships: Theory, Research, and Issues | 3 units | |
EDUD7170 Leisure Education and Youth Development | 3 units | |
III. | Elective Course | 3 units |
Students are required to choose the elective course either from the list of advanced content courses, advanced research method courses or courses offered in other taught postgraduate programmes. | ||
IV. | Thesis | 42 units |
EDUD7181 Doctor of Education Thesis I | 10.5 units | |
EDUD7182 Doctor of Education Thesis II | 10.5 units | |
EDUD7183 Doctor of Education Thesis III | 10.5 units | |
EDUD7184 Doctor of Education Thesis IV | 10.5 units | |
66 units |