Education

A PhD in Education at the University of Canterbury is a recognition that you have delved deeply into a specific education issue or field of enquiry and that you have become an expert in that field.

You will have acquired the skills to continue to do leading research and in most cases you will have published one or more refereed articles.

Features

• The PhD in Education programme at the University of Canterbury is strong and growing. Students are able to choose supervisors who are at the cutting edge of their fields of research and scholarship.

• Currently students are engaged in research in a wide range of educational fields and working with a diverse range of methodological approaches.

• As a result the integration of teacher education into the University environment UC has welcomed professional educators who are interested in practice-based doctoral research.

Curriculum:

• The university has a postgraduate centre that provides a strong academic support base, a stimulating learning environment, dedicated research offices, a community of scholarship, and regular interactive seminars.

• It has the capacity to develop collegial teams of students and supervisors in particular fields of interest, such as practice-based research within schools and early childhood centres.