The Master of Philosophy Education is an internationally recognised masters (by research) degree. It is designed for students to develop advanced skills in carrying out independent and sustained research. The thesis should demonstrate a critical application of specialist knowledge and make an independent contribution to existing scholarship in the area of research.

PhD Thesis

The normal length of an MPhil thesis is 30,000-40,000 words, exclusive of words in tables, maps bibliographies and appendices. Footnotes are included as part of the word limit.

Internationally recognised supervisors

We're home to a number of internationally recognised education experts, and at the cutting edge of teaching and research.

The Master of Philosophy – Education, is designed for professionals who wish to move into:

• leadership or management positions within educational and professional settings
• specialist or coordination positions.

Your stepping stone to a PhD

The Master of Philosophy – Education, is your pathway to a PhD. While studying this degree, you'll increase your research strengths while honing originality and independence. The Master degree equips you with training for a more sustained and original work at the doctoral level (or for applied research positions).