Find a Supervisor
Your first step is to identlfy a research topic and supervisor. Browse the current research projects available for Doctoral and research Master’s students, to see if there is one in your topic of interest.
Explore UC research profiles to identify academics who are experts in your research area and who may be able to become your research supervisor.
Once you’ve found a potential supervisor, contact the Programme Coordinator of the degree you wish to enrol in and discuss your proposed topic of research. They will advise you whether there are suitable academic staff available to supervise you.
Apply to enrol
You will then enrol in your thesis course. UC has specific enrolment information for students who are new to UC, advancing UC students, or international students. Please note that this process may include an application form for admission to the University if you are a new or international student.
Master's research
The Master of Education (Thesis) gives you the opportunity to expand your practice by completing original research in an area of education. You will develop skills in research analysis, critique, and problem-solving focused on topics that matter to your career in education.
The MEd (Thesis) will include either a 30-point research methods course and a 90 point thesis (EDEM690), or a 120 point thesis (EDEM691), if you already have research methods in your previous postgraduate education study.
- Check out the Research Master's Student Lifecyle - this shows what your academic journey will look like from enrolment and developing your research proposal, through to conducting your research and how to submit a master's thesis for examination.
- Masters Thesis Enrolment Application Form
- For information about master's enrolment, email the Faculty Student Advisors
Doctoral research
Doctor of Education
The Doctor of Education (EdD) is a specialised doctorate designed for professionals in education and related fields. Built on a cohort model of inquiry, the Doctor of Education provides a structured, supportive, rigorous approach to doctoral study.
The Doctor of Education builds leadership and commitment, fosters scholarly excellence, and allows candidates to connect educational research with questions of professional practice, in particular, leadership.
The EdD is a 360-point programme. It consists of two parts: Part One – Research Portfolio (120 points) and Part Two – Thesis (240 points). Part One is completed by part-time study in Years 1 and 2. It requires candidates to be in a relevant professional role while undertaking their studies. Part One is led by a cohort team (usually comprising two senior academics), who oversee the completion of the key projects in the research portfolio. Candidates meet as a group with the cohort team three to four times per year, in intensive block sessions. While completing Part One, candidates also maintain contact with their supervisor(s).
Doctor of Philosophy in Education
A PhD in Education is a recognition that you have delved deeply into a specific education issue or field of enquiry and that you have become an expert in that field. You will have acquired the skills to continue to do leading research and in most cases you will have published one or more refereed articles.
Our PhD in Education programme is strong and growing. Our students are able to choose supervisors who are at the cutting edge of their fields of research and scholarship. Currently we have students engaged in research in a wide range of educational fields and working with a diverse range of methodological approaches. As a result the integration of teacher education into the University environment we have welcomed professional educators who are interested in practice-based doctoral research.
We have a postgraduate centre that provides a strong academic support base, a stimulating learning environment, dedicated research offices, a community of scholarship, and regular interactive seminars. We have the capacity to develop collegial teams of students and supervisors in particular fields of interest, such as practice-based research within schools and early childhood centres.
