Part IV · No. 18
The degree certifies academic competence. Any office, mandate or ordination is a separate act.
Education·Level 8 · Third Cycle·Church Degree · suffix C
EdD.C.
Doctor of Education — Church Degree
Preparation of leaders capable of designing and implementing evidence-informed change in educational systems.
| CHEQF Level | 8 |
| Qualification type | Third cycle, professional-research |
| Admission requirements | A Level 7 degree and substantial educational experience. |
| Normative volume | Research doctorates: at least three years of full-time equivalent study after Level 7; professional doctorates typically 3–5 years. The precise structure is established in the Degree Programme Specification. |
Content · Outcomes
Content is what is taught. Outcomes are what is verified.
01 Required content areas
What the programme must contain
- advanced education theory
- organizational leadership
- programme evaluation
- quantitative/qualitative research
- ethics and safeguarding
- doctoral practice inquiry
02 Graduate learning outcomes
What the graduate must demonstrate
- demonstrates expert knowledge of the field and its research methodology
- designs and carries out independent original research or a doctoral professional project
- creates new knowledge, a method, model, or demonstrable professional innovation
- publicly defends the results before qualified experts
- is capable of publishing, teaching, providing expert leadership, and upholding standards of academic integrity.
- designs and evaluates systemic educational change
Final · Progression
Final capstone work and dissertations may not be transferred from elsewhere.
03 Final assessment
How the programme closes
A doctoral dissertation or practice-based doctoral project with a rigorous research component and oral defence. Typical duration: 3–5 years.
04 Academic progression
Where it leads
Advanced educational leadership and research activity.
Reached from
M.Ed.C.Master of EducationStatus
Black is what the degree certifies. This is what it does not.
05 Status and professional limitation
EdD.C. does not automatically constitute a state professional licence.
“This is an ecclesiastical academic qualification awarded within the Church system of higher education. It is not represented as a state-awarded or state-accredited academic degree unless such recognition has been separately granted by the competent authority of the relevant jurisdiction.”
Recommended status statement on every diploma, Article 17