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Our research culture and community is ever expanding and our doctoral students are central to this development. Our research-active staff at the University of Chester publish widely in books and academic journals and are involved in local or international research projects.
Many also act as academic consultants, editors, reviewers and examiners which together constitute a very experienced academic base within which postgraduate research students are enabled to flourish.
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Programme Structure
Our research into education and pedagogy has developed around the key themes of:
- Creativity
- Early childhood
- Teacher Education
- Equity and social justice
- Leadership development, sustainable leadership and trait leadership, which is supporting the development of the next generation of educational leaders
- Subject-specific areas such as the Arts, Modern Foreign Languages and Mathematics Education
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Admission requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- TOEFL iBT: 91 (or new TOEFL iBT 1-6 score (CEFR-aligned): 4.5, equivalent to the 0-120 score)
- PTE Academic: 62
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
- To be eligible to apply for PhD programmes, applicants should normally have, or expect to obtain, at least an upper second class honours degree in a discipline appropriate to their intended area of research.
- Substantial prior research experience may, in some instances, be acceptable in place of a first degree qualification.
- A completed application, two references (in most cases the references shall come from independent academic referees, i.e. they are not normally provided by a prospective supervisor), an up-to-date CV and copies of appropriate certificates or transcripts must be uploaded to the application in order to be considered.
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Fees and funding
Tuition Fees
International: 29,765 AUD / year (≈ 15,627 GBP / year)
Domestic: 9,977 AUD / year (≈ 5,238 GBP / year)
Additional Details
Part-time tuition fees:
- UK: £2,619 / year
- International: £7,814 / year
Living costs
Chester, United Kingdom: 1,257-2,171 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
