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PhD Digital and Dual-Pathway Higher Education (On campus)

Crownshire University

Crownshire University

PhD

PhD Digital and Dual-Pathway Higher Education (On campus)

Crownshire University

York, GB

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Tuition

$3,600/year (on campus)

Degree

PhD

Delivery

Full-time · On-campus

Duration

3 years (36 mo)

Language & requirements

Taught in: English

Tuition fees

  • INTERNATIONAL$3,600/year (on campus)

About Crownshire University

Affordable UK degrees online or on campus in York.

Overview

University of Brigant’s PhD Digital and Dual-Pathway Higher Education is for researchers who will produce original work on how one award can be true in Edinburgh rooms and in lawful remote study. Three to four years, sixty credits of structured plus thesis work as specified, examination fee eighty. You will not receive QTS. You will be examined on a thesis that can survive viva—identity-checked, timezone-aware. Supervisors expect Scottish and UK higher-education evidence, Ofqual-facing literacy where relevant, and no quality-agency cosplay.

Delivered on campus in York with in-person seminars, library access, and student services.

**Award:** Crownshire University **Credits:** 60 | **Typical duration:** 3 years (36 months)

Course structure

4 terms · 16 modules · 60 credits

Module 1: Doctoral foundations

  • UOB961·The Award as Object: Dual-Pathway Theory
    3 credits
  • UOB962·UK and Scottish HE Policy Literacy for Researchers
    3 credits
  • UOB963·Research Ethics, Identity, and Remote Participation
    3 credits
  • UOB964·Identity-Checked Doctoral Assessment
    3 credits

Module 2: Methods

  • UOB965·Qualitative Inquiry in Universities as Organisations
    3 credits
  • UOB966·Quantitative and Mixed Evidence of Parity
    3 credits
  • UOB967·Document, Legal, and Policy Analysis
    3 credits
  • UOB968·Digital Methods without Surveillance Projects
    3 credits

Module 3: Fields of inquiry

  • UOB969·Assessment Integrity and Generative AI
    3 credits
  • UOB970·Library Licences and Resource Justice
    3 credits
  • UOB971·Storm Continuity and Timezone Design
    3 credits
  • UOB972·Ofqual-Facing Language as a Research Topic not Employment
    3 credits

Module 4: Thesis

  • UOB973·Confirmation and Progression
    3 credits
  • UOB974·Writing the Doctoral Argument
    3 credits
  • UOB975·Viva Preparation (Online-Capable)
    3 credits
  • UOB976·Thesis: Digital and Dual-Pathway Higher Education
    3 credits

Learning outcomes

  • Apply discipline-specific theory to complex professional problems
  • Design and execute research or applied projects to postgraduate standard
  • Communicate findings clearly to academic and industry audiences
  • Demonstrate ethical, inclusive practice in global workplaces

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