Overview

University of Bristol's Education (Flexible) programme offers the structured support of a taught component, factoring your personal and academic circumstances, allowing you to study alongside your professional commitments, from anywhere in the world. It will be of particular interest to international doctoral researchers keen to undertake an original research project independently, with expert guidance.

Career prospects

We offer academic and personal development opportunities to equip you for the intellectual, social and personal challenges you will encounter during your career. Our overarching goal is to enable our graduates to display the following characteristics:

Equipped to demonstrate impact, excellence and distinctiveness in your chosen field.

Visionary, imaginative, innovative, reflective and creative.

High ideals and values, including a strong sense of social justice.

Highly employable throughout the world.

Adaptable, with the potential to be a leader in work and in the community.

Programme Structure

To obtain additional information about the programme, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 96 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Bristol, 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

TOEFL^® IBT

88

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PTE Academic

67

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

An upper second-class undergraduate honours degree (or equivalent) and normally a Merit at MSc/MA level (or equivalent) and normally at least three years' appropriate professional experience (eg employment in organisations that have an educational function or roles related to any aspect of education, training or individual learning).

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

9000 GBP / year

≈ 9000 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

2553 GBP / year

≈ 2553 GBP / year

Living costs

Bristol

United Kingdom

750 - 1260 GBP / month

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

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Key information

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Language

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Delivered

Campus Location

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Living costs

Bristol

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