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Professional Doctorate in Education

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Professional Doctorate in Education

Asian College of Teachers (ACT), a multiple award-winning teacher training institution in Asia,is offering this advanced program for experienced professionals, willing to make effective use of the expertise in their respective fields to evaluate, integrate and employ acquainted knowledge in exclusive ways to the professional arena. It can be possible by pursuing a Professional Doctorate for experienced professionals which is an independent research phase that differentiates the Professional Doctorate from PhD degrees.

Programs available:

Professional Doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction
Professional Doctorate in Learning and Development
Professional Doctorate in Education
Professional Doctorate in Education Administration & Leadership
Professional Doctorate in Educational Psychology
Professional Doctorate in Special Education
Professional Doctorate in Teaching

Program Overview

A Professional Doctorate recognizes an expert individual’s practical experience and expertise in varied areas of education. A major difference between doctorates and PhD programs is that the researchstresses majorly on applying the existing theories and knowledge in their work to improve their professional awareness and help them qualify for better positions within theirarea of expertise. However, in PhD, trainees focus on developing new ideas, perspectives, and theories that add to their existing area of knowledge in the particular field. The Professional Doctorate has been designed for aspirants from the public and private sectors for senior leadership positions in organizations all around the world.

What do you learn?

ACT’s Professional Doctorate involves the following stages:

Coursework 1 - Conducting Accurate Internet Research and Introduction to Research - 30 ECTS
Coursework 2 – Understanding Education as a Discipline – 30 ECTS
Dissertation (15,000 words research) - 90 ECTS
Viva Voce (Thesis defense) - 30 ECTS
Total - 180 ECTS

*Through the course work, you will become familiar with the theoretical problems relevant to your professional field and reflect on how you can integrate these into your own research project.

During Professional Doctorate, a student needs to focus on:

1. Assessing the current state of knowledge in their field

2. Evaluating a real-world problem facing their industry

3. Understanding various research methods

4. Designing and conducting a research study

5. Expanding the body of industry knowledge through their research findings.

Course duration: Up to 3 years

Mode of Learning

The program is conducted entirely in an online learning mode.

What does a Professional Doctorate encompass?

A noteworthy variance in the presentation of a Professional Doctorate is that there is no necessity for increased subject-specific training as one would already be a subject matter expert with years of experience.

ACT-EIU’s Professional Doctorate comprises the following stages:

Coursework 1 - Conducting Accurate Internet Research and Introduction to Research - 30 ECTS
Coursework 2 – Understanding Education as a Discipline – 30 ECTS
Dissertation (15,000 words research) - 90 ECTS
Viva Voce (Thesis defense) - 30 ECTS
Total - 180 ECTS

*Through the course work, you will become familiar with the theoretical problems relevant to your professional field and reflect on how you can integrate these into your own research project.

Fees

Interested trainees can avail different payment options. Payments can be made via Online Bank Transfer, Credit Card, PayPal or Cash at our Global Centres.

Total fee:

2700 USD	2400 GBP	2,00,000 INR	93000 THB

Fees include all: Tax, Program of study, LMS access, study guide, evaluation and assessment, diploma, Courier charges Apply for Degree dispatch to your country. Certificate Notary and Apostille charges are separate from Paris. PD is conferred from European International University, Paris.

Refund Policy

Once trainees register for a course, they are responsible for dropping any course they decide not to attend.

Once you have enrolled in the program and you wish to immediately pull out and before any access has been granted - 50% of the tuition fee will be refunded
No refund for students who have received course access and have already started off with the program from ACT
Read all Terms and Conditions before making payments
Processing of refunds make take up to 3 months

Certification

Candidates successfully completing the program will be conferred the degree by the European International University (EIU-Paris)
They will also receive letter of completion from Asian College of Teachers (ACT)
Degrees from EIU-Paris can be internationally legalized with the help of The Hague Apostille services (for Hague signatory countries) or Embassy Legalization (for Hague non-signatory countries)

Disclaimer: Asian College of Teachers in collaboration with European International University, Paris offers Professional Doctorate which are coursework based and are DIFFERENT from that offered by EIU-Paris PD, which is an Honorary Type Awards programme.

Course Overview

Skill level : Master’s degree | Life experience
Duration : Up to 3 years
Mode : Self-paced
Mode of Instruction : English

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Professional Doctorate in Education