Doctor of Education

Admission Requirements:

Ÿ   Applicants must possess a master’s degree.

Ÿ   Applicants should have five or above years of educational management or teaching experience.

Ÿ   Applicants are required to provide the following proof of language proficiency: a certificate of language proficiency proof equivalent to CEFR B2 level or College English Test Band 4, College English Test Band 6, IELTS, or TOEFL, etc.

Research Direction: 

The direction of the students’ research is to be decided after completing all courses in the first academic year with the consultation from their supervisors. The research directions should be in line with the overall program objective.

Course Structure:

Table 1 Core Courses (18 Credits)

Table 2 Elective Courses (6 Credits)

Table 3 Dissertation (18 Credits)

Study Requirements:

1.    Students are required to complete 24 credits in the first academic year, including 6 core courses and 2 selective courses listed in Tables 1 and 2. After finishing each course, students must be assessed in accordance with the requirements and regulations of the instructors and the faculty.

2.    After obtaining the required 24 credits, students are required to determine the titles of their dissertation in the second academic year and submit the titles to the faculty for approval. After the titles are confirmed, students are required to submit the thesis proposal and pass the thesis proposal defense. Upon the completion of thesis proposal defense, students can start the dissertation writing subject to the requirements formulated by the faculty.

3.    Students must write and submit an original research dissertation that meets the requirements of the University as listed in Table 3. The dissertation is between 60,000 and 80,000 words in length.

4.    Student will obtain 18 credits after passing the dissertation review and oral defense.

VIII. Study Duration

1.    In general, the duration of taking taught courses is 12 months. In general. The duration for dissertation composition shall be within 24 months, and the writing time shall not be less than 12 months.

2.          Classes will be arranged during the days or evenings of Monday to Saturday.

IX. Graduation Requirements

Upon approval from the Senate of the University, a Doctoral Degree will be conferred on a student when the student has:

1.    completed and met the requirements prescribed in the study plan of the program within the specific study period, and achieved a cumulative GPA of 2.50 or above (excluding dissertation),

2.    abided by the regulations of the University,

3.    cleared all fees and charges and returned all University’s property and equipment borrowed.

Note: All curriculums and study plans are based on the newest announcement of the Boletim Oficial da Região Administrativa Especial de Macau.

※ In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail.