All students on this programme are part-time - the units listed below are those that students will have taken by the end of their study.
The maximum period of study for part-time students is 7 years. This catalogue only shows the taught units on the programme and may not show all years of study.
All units in this programme are must pass. For the definition of must pass units please see the Glossary of Terms from Annex 1 to the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes at http://www.bristol.ac.uk/esu/assessment/annex/glossary.html
| Unit name | Unit code | Credit points | Status | Teaching Block |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Understanding Educational Research | EDUCD0011 | 20 | Mandatory | TB-1 |
| Conducting Educational Research: Theory, Methodology and Methods | EDUCD0002 | 40 | Mandatory | AYEAR |
| Choose 40 credits from the following compulsory units: | ||||
| Learning | EDUCD0094 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Education Policy | EDUCD0068 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Leading for Educational Change in Organisational Settings | EDUCD0093 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
| If you have taken a compulsory unit from the section above, you cannot take it as an optional unit as well | ||||
| Select an additional 40 credits from the following optional units: | ||||
| Comparative Research | EDUCD0092 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Evaluating Educational Quality and Improvement in Organisational Settings | EDUCD0091 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Global Higher Education | EDUCD0003 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Testing and Assessment in Language Learning | EDUCD0099 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Educational Assessment and Evaluation | EDUCD0009 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Learning | EDUCD0094 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Education Policy | EDUCD0068 | 20 | Optional | TB-2 |
| Leading for Educational Change in Organisational Settings | EDUCD0093 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Supervised Individual Study | EDUCD0036 | 20 | Optional | AYEAR |
| Students also undertake a dissertation (worth 300 credit points). Please contact the School of Education for further information on individual units. | ||||
| 540 | ||||
The assessment of the taught component of a doctoral degree is governed by the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes and is assessed separately from the research project. Progression to the research project may be dependent on the successful completion of the taught component - please refer to the relevant handbook for the structure of the particular programme.
The pass mark set by the University for any level 7(M) unit is 50 out of 100.
It may be possible to exit the programme with a taught award. For detailed rules on progression please see the Regulations and Code of Practice for Research Programmes and the relevant faculty handbook.
