Overview

Students recruited to the Education programme at Liverpool Hope University come from occupations such as teaching, advisory roles, police work, social work and in the health sector, and often but not always hold senior positions.

Common to them all is a desire to pursue an area of research related to and drawing on their professional work, and with the aim of creating new knowledge, applications and understanding that will bring both personal benefits and for the wider professional community.

Features

There is a strong emphasis on individualised learning and personal critical reflection related to professional identities, values and contexts. The programme provides a structured environment in which students engage at an advanced level with a range of academic and professional issues relevant to their own practice.

The learning and teaching strategy seeks to develop the three key skills of independent learning, independent research, and sustained critical and self-reflexive analysis integrating academic and professional considerations.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

Engaging with Research - Knowledge, Truth and Values in Research
Yourself as Researcher - Professional Identity and Values
Research Skills and Methods
Research Proposal
Engaging with Research - Research, Policy and Practice
Yourself as Researcher - Practitioner Research in Context
Dissertation

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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88

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Education View 121 other PhDs in Education in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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88

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Other requirements

General requirements

A minimum of a Second-Class Honours degree in a relevant discipline awarded by a UK university, or an equivalent higher education qualification.
Applicants should also have at least three years’ experience of professional practice relevant to the programme of study. A Master’s degree in a relevant discipline from a UK University (or an equivalent qualification from outside the UK) is desirable.
Applicants who do not satisfy the above requirements may nevertheless be considered eligible for admission if they have relevant experience. Such applicants may be asked to submit a written review of contemporary issues in their field that is judged by the University to demonstrate both a critical understanding of those issues and the potential to undertake research at doctoral level.
Applicants must be able to demonstrate a high level of competence in written and spoken English.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

7500 GBP / year

≈ 7500 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

2750 GBP / year

≈ 2750 GBP / year

Living costs

Liverpool

United Kingdom

556 - 1035 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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