Education and Communication Integrated PhD

Training & Skills

As this is an integrated PhD you will complete taught modules and receive support from our doctoral training centres, Faculty Training Programme and Research Student Support Team.

Compulsory modules

You will take the following:

• EDU8208 Dissertation: IPhD Education and Communication

You will take a further 40 credits from:

• HSS8002 Information Skills
• HSS8004 Qualitative Methodology in the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
• HSS8005 Introduction to Quantitative Methods
• HSS8007 The Nature of Explanation and Enquiry
• EDU8207 Thinking Critically about Research Methodology

Specialist modules

You take 80 credits from the list of specialist modules below. Module choice is determined by the three main pathways and will be guided by the Degree Programme Director.

Educational Management, Leadership and Educational Policy Pathway

• ALT8101 TESOL For Young Learners
• EDU8172 Leadership and Strategic Management

Teaching and Learning Pathway

• ALT8101 TESOL For Young Learners
• EDU8046 Developing Thinking Skills

Counselling, Communication and Human Relations Pathway

• CCC8001 The Social Psychology of Communication
• CCC8015 Sociolinguistics
• CCC8043 International Business Talk and Interaction
• CCC8088 Culture, Interculturality and Identity
• CCC8077 Professional Communication

Modules might change for your year of entry.

Research training

Our Faculty Training Programme provides a community made up of postgraduate social sciences and humanities students and staff. It is a unique blend of cross-disciplinary and generic researcher development training, recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as providing a solid basis for doctoral study.

Although your focus will be on your specialist study, our aim is for you to develop a broad range of research and project management skills that will support you in your career ahead. We have nurtured a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary and supportive environment where staff and students from across the world can come together and share their research experiences. You can also choose to register for a Postgraduate Certificate in Research Training, which accredits the core foundation modules on the training programme.

You will study in our Doctoral Training Suite with purpose-built facilities for lectures, workshops, seminars and computer access to specialist software required for doctoral research in the social sciences and humanities. Each year we have two student-led research postgraduate conferences and we have a variety of prizes and awards to celebrate the successes of our students.

North East Doctoral Training Centre

The North East Doctoral Training Centre (NEDTC) is a joint venture between Newcastle and Durham Universities. We are a centre of excellence for postgraduate social sciences, offering students a world-class, interdisciplinary environment for doctoral training and research.

Funded and accredited by the ESRC, we are one of the most innovative of the national network of doctoral training centres with a strong track record of partnership working with public, private and community organisations.

Postgraduate Research Student Support

Our award winning Research Student Support Team is dedicated to providing you with information, support and advice throughout your research degree studies. The team can help and advise you on a variety of issues from registration to producing your transcripts.

Entry Requirements

A 2:1 honours degree and a master's degree with at least 60%, or international equivalent, in a relevant subject.