You’ll conduct applied research in an area of your choice, such as school leadership, teacher professional learning, student learning, Aboriginal education, curriculum design and leadership, early childhood education, tertiary and adult education and sociology, to name a few.

You’ll be assigned a supervisor who will help you to develop an approved plan of study to suit your area of specialisation. You will have the chance to meet with your supervisor on-campus, or work with them remotely.

7 reasons to study a Doctor of Education at Murdoch

• Study at the first university in Australia, and among only a few in the world, to offer the Tribes TLCTM Basic Course Certification as an accredited postgraduate unit.
• Be mentored by our experienced education professionals who are here to support you in becoming a confident, creative and flexible educator.
• Specialise your degree by choosing electives to develop knowledge and skills in a particular area.
• Choose full-time, part-time, on-campus or online options to help you fit study into your working life. If you’re an international student, you’ll need to study full-time to meet your visa requirements.
• Most of our classes take place after work hours during the week, starting after 4.30pm or on weekends.
• Become involved in free workshops and seminars to help you with writing, statistics and data analysis, ethics, how to run surveys and research as a postgraduate student.
• You’ll be taught by leading academics who have professional experience and internationally recognised research in education.

Develop your skills

Build essential skills and knowledge to meet your career or study goals. Topics you’ll cover include:

• introduction to research for educators
• mixed methods and quantitative research
• advanced qualitative approaches to research 
• research in education
• a range of discipline specific electives.

You’ll graduate qualified for high-level professional roles in the education and community sector. Careers could include:

• Head of Department
• School Leader
• Program Leader or Designer
• Advisor to Government
• University Lecturer/Tutor
• Instructional Designer.

Professional recognition

This qualification will provide evidence of professional learning for registration and re-registration as a teacher.