Interested in making a difference in the institution you form part of? Then the Professional Doctorate may be the right programme for you. 

The Professional Doctorate (EdD) is a Level 8 course designed with the practising educator in mind. The programme is aimed to enhance your existing abilities to transform the educational organisation where you work. The EdD is aimed at experienced professionals from education and related areas who would like to extend their professional understanding and develop and/or enhance their skills in leadership, strategic and project management, research, and high-level reflection on practice.  

Programme Mission and Values

Mission

The mission of the Professional Doctorate in Educational Leadership is to positively impact peoples’ lives, educational institutions and systems through high-quality scholarship, rigorous instructional practice and networked learning. We prepare action-oriented and transformative leaders, policymakers, and researchers who are committed to equity and social justice in education.

Vision

The vision of the Professional Doctorate in Educational Leadership is to play an integral role in enhancing the field’s capacity to promote excellence, equity and social justice in education by nurturing organisations into communities of learning.

Main Admission Requirements:

1. Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall be in possession of a Masters degree in Educational Leadership, Management, or any other relevant qualification deemed as comparable by the Board
   
   
2. Applicants must possess a minimum of 8 years of successful experience in teaching, leadership or equivalent experience in educational practice.

Interested in learning more about this programme? Write to the course co-ordinator Professor Christopher Bezzina  (christopher.bezzina@um.edu.mt) for further information about this new venture.