The Doctor of Education (EdD) is a doctoral course of supervised research and research tasks designed for professional practitioners/educators, comprising:
The course is governed by the Research HIgher Degree Course Rules. These rules provide details pertaining to all aspects of admission, progression, submission and examination.
A higher degree by research is usually required for an academic career or a professional career in research. Many other discipline-specific employment opportunities exist as employers recognise the skills developed through a degree by research course are widely applicable in the workplace.
| Duration | 4 years full-time or 8 years part-time | 
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| Credit Points that Must be Earned | No information available at this time | 
| Number of Units Required | CQUniversity uses the concept of credits to express the amount of study required for a particular course and individual units. The number of units varies between courses. | 
| Expected Hours of Study | Information not available | 
| Course Type | Research Award | 
| Qualification (post nominal) | DEd | 
| AQF Level | Level 10: Doctoral Degree | 
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                                            Indicative Year - 2026
 Indicative Year - 2025
 Indicative Year - 2024
 Indicative Year - 2023
 Indicative Year - 2021
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A person may be considered for admission to candidature for the degree of Doctor of Education if the person:
· has not less than five years of professional experience in education;
· has fulfilled such other requirements as the Committee may determine from time to time; and
· has qualified for the degree of Master of Education (Research), a coursework Masters degree; or
· has been awarded the Bachelor of Learning Management with a minimum of Honours IIA at CQUniversity; or
· has such other qualifications and experience as are considered by the Committee to be equivalent to or an adequate substitute for any of the qualifications listed above.
| Interim Awards | Not applicable | 
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| Exit Awards | Not applicable | 
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No Residential School for this course.
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| Number of units: | Total credit points: | 
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