CQ16 - Doctor of Education

Overview

Course Overview

The Doctor of Education (DEd) is a doctoral course of supervised research and research tasks designed for professional practitioners/educators, comprising:

  • structured research tasks;
  • proposal development, and
  • thesis component.

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.

Career Information

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.

Course Details
Duration 4 years full-time or 8 years part-time
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
Course Fees
Indicative Year - 2025
  • International Indicative First Term Fee - $15,432
  • International Indicative First Year Fee - $30,684
Indicative Year - 2024
  • International Indicative First Term Fee - $18,528
  • International Indicative First Year Fee - $37,056
Indicative Year - 2023
  • Domestic Full Fee Paying – Indicative First Year Fee - $29,628
  • International Indicative First Term Fee - $14,814
  • International Indicative First Year Fee - $29,628
Indicative Year - 2021
  • Domestic Full Fee Paying – Indicative First Year Fee - $27,955
  • International Indicative First Term Fee - $13,977.5
  • International Indicative First Year Fee - $27,955

Admission Codes

Domestic Students
Tertiary Admission Centre Codes (TAC) Codes
Not Applicable
International Students
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Where and when can I start?
Units offered internally at the below campuses may be delivered using a combination of face-to-face and video conferencing style teaching.
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Domestic Availability

Term 3 - 2026

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Cairns
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Online
Rockhampton
Sydney
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Term 2 - 2026

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Bundaberg
Brisbane
Cairns
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Mackay
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Term 1 - 2026

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Melbourne
Mackay
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Term 3 - 2025

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Term 2 - 2025

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Melbourne
Mackay
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Term 1 - 2025

Adelaide
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Brisbane
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Term 3 - 2024

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Term 2 - 2024

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Term 1 - 2024

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Term 3 - 2023

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Term 2 - 2023

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Term 1 - 2023

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Term 3 - 2022

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Term 2 - 2022

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Sydney
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Term 1 - 2022

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Term 3 - 2021

Adelaide
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Term 2 - 2021

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Term 1 - 2021

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Term 3 - 2020

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Term 2 - 2020

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Term 1 - 2020

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Term 3 - 2019

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Term 2 - 2019

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Term 1 - 2019

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Term 3 - 2018

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Term 2 - 2018

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Term 1 - 2018

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Sydney
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Term 3 - 2017

Adelaide
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Term 2 - 2017

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Term 1 - 2017

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Term 3 - 2016

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Term 2 - 2016

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Term 1 - 2016

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Term 3 - 2015

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Term 2 - 2015

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Term 1 - 2015

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Term 1 - 2014

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Melbourne
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Research First Half Year - 2023

Sorry, no domestic availabilities found.
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International Availability

Term 3 - 2026

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Cairns
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Rockhampton
Sydney
Townsville

Term 2 - 2026

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Cairns
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Rockhampton
Sydney
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Term 1 - 2026

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Brisbane
Cairns
Gladstone
Melbourne
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Sydney
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Term 3 - 2025

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Term 2 - 2025

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Melbourne
Mackay
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Sydney
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Term 1 - 2025

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Brisbane
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Term 3 - 2024

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Term 1 - 2024

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Term 3 - 2023

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Emerald
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Term 2 - 2023

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Term 1 - 2023

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Term 3 - 2022

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Term 2 - 2022

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Brisbane
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Emerald
Gladstone
Melbourne
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Rockhampton
Sydney
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Term 1 - 2022

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
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Melbourne
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Term 3 - 2021

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
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Melbourne
Mackay
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Sydney
Townsville

Term 2 - 2021

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Bundaberg
Brisbane
Cairns
Distance
Emerald
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Perth
Rockhampton
Sydney
Townsville

Term 1 - 2021

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Cairns
Distance
Emerald
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Perth
Rockhampton
Sydney
Townsville

Term 3 - 2020

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Cairns
Distance
Emerald
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Perth
Rockhampton
Sydney
Townsville

Term 2 - 2020

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Brisbane
Cairns
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Emerald
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Perth
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Sydney
Townsville

Term 1 - 2020

Adelaide
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Cairns
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Gladstone
Melbourne
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Noosa
Perth
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Term 3 - 2019

Adelaide
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Brisbane
Cairns
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Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Perth
Rockhampton
Sydney
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Term 2 - 2019

Adelaide
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Brisbane
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Emerald
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Melbourne
Mackay
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Sydney
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Term 1 - 2019

Adelaide
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Brisbane
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Emerald
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
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Perth
Rockhampton
Sydney
Townsville

Term 3 - 2018

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 2 - 2018

according to the availability of resources
Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 1 - 2018

Campus availability is dependent on availability of resources and Supervisors
Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 3 - 2017

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 2 - 2017

according to the availability of resources
Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 1 - 2017

Campus availability is dependent on availability of resources and Supervisors
Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 3 - 2016

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 2 - 2016

according to the availability of resources
Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 1 - 2016

Campus availability is dependent on availability of resources and Supervisors
Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 3 - 2015

Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 2 - 2015

according to the availability of resources
Adelaide
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Melbourne
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 1 - 2015

according to the availability of resources
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton
Sydney

Term 2 - 2014

according to the availability of resources
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Term 1 - 2014

according to the availability of resources
Bundaberg
Brisbane
Gladstone
Mackay
Noosa
Rockhampton

Research First Half Year - 2023

Sorry, no international availabilities found.
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Entry Requirements - What do I need to start?
Academic Requirements

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.

Assumed Knowledge

The Doctor of Education is a program of research and study, undertaken independently and with guidance from two academic supervisors.

Security Requirements

Not applicable

Health Requirements

Not applicable

Course Features

Awards and Accreditation

Interim Awards Not applicable
Exit Awards CL58 - Graduate Certificate in Research
Accreditation
  • Not applicable

Residential School Requirements

No Residential School for this course.

Practicum/Work Placement

Not applicable

Predicted Enrolments

Inherent Requirements
There are currently no inherent requirements associated with this course.
Core Learning Outcomes
  • 1. Investigate, analyse, and synthesise scholarly literature and theoretical propositions to develop a research question for the generation of new knowledge
  • 2. Critically evaluate, adapt, and/or extend research methods and methodologies to conceptualise, design, and implement a research project at the frontier of a chosen discipline
  • 3. Apply specialised knowledge to a substantial and complex body of evidence against international standards to generate expert conclusions in a chosen discipline area
  • 4. Demonstrate initiative, intellectual independence, and authoritative and expert judgement
  • 5. Plan and execute a substantial program of research that generates new knowledge and insights that make an original contribution to one or more disciplinary areas
  • 6. Cogently and proficiently communicate a complex and coherent body of evidence at the frontier of a chosen discipline in a manner that could be understood by specialist and non-specialist audiences
  Course Learning Outcomes
Australian Qualifications Framework Descriptors 1 2 3 4 5 6
APPLICATION OF KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS Communicate, interact and collaborate with others effectively in culturally or linguistically diverse contexts in a culturally respectful manner
Course Structure

In order to complete this course, you must:

  1. Complete the core structure
Number of units: 0 Total credit points: 0

This is a research based course, where progress is monitored on a time and progress basis, rather than credit point accrual.

Students may have opportunities to undertake optional work integrated learning activities appropriate to their discipline area.

Please note, this is a time-based research higher degree. As per enrolment advice and Research Higher Degree course rules, all candidates are enrolled in a unit of study specific to their discipline for the duration of their candidature, but no credit points apply to this unit.  The course is comprised of research and thesis development activities as outlined in the course rules.

More Details
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