UNB's Faculty of Education PhD degree prepares students for solid foundations in education within academic, government or private sectors. Our PhD program requires a dissertation on original and significant research within the field of education.

A degree with specific goals

Doctoral studies in education will help you to:

To study, design and conduct research at an advanced level

Develop the competence and expertise needed to assume positions of educational leadership

Work collaboratively with colleagues in educational endeavors and to continue your professional development

Program goal and objectives

Assisting individuals to study at an advanced level

Working in supervisory and collegial relationships with one or more faculty members, you will:

Gain in-depth knowledge and critical and comprehensive understanding of a specific area or several related areas within the field of education

Formulate and express both orally and in writing, personal and professional positions in your area of interest

Develop an understanding of and ability to use and evaluate research methodologies which typify educational research

Design and present a proposal for an approved research project of significance in the field of education

You will complete the proposed research under the supervision of faculty members, then write and orally defend a dissertation and participate in other activities designed to develop competencies in:

Disseminating knowledge to others

Planning and conducting research and/or development activities

Leadership roles within formal and/or informal educational institutions, agencies or communities

Duration: A course-based degree consists of 10 courses; a project/report-based degree consists of eight courses plus a report; and a thesis-based degree consists of five courses plus a thesis. PhD students must complete the degree within seven years of their first registration.