Times Campus - PhD in Education

For Whom

Specially designed for the following categories.

Officers in the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service-SLEAS

Officers in the Sri Lanka Teacher Educators Service -SLTES

School Principals - SLPS

Teachers in SLTS

Entry Qualification

A Master’s Degree [M.Ed., M.A. or M.Phil.] in Education from a recognized university either with research or without research or

A Master’s Degree in any subject with at least five years of teaching experience either in primary, secondary or tertiary institution.

Assesment

Candidates complete coursework on Research Methodology and Proposal Writing in the first year

In the second year, candidates write two articles on a pre-agreed topic for publication in the e-journal to be published by TIMES CAMPUS, relating to the research area for the thesis to complete the PhD degree

TIMES CAMPUS is committed to promoting critical thinking among students of higher degree programs and therefore contact sessions/ online sessions are conducted where students engage in interactive learning by making presentations, discussing and debating on the assigned readings, where the supervisor moderates and helping all candidates

Each Ph.D. candidate must present a synopsis in the 3rd semester and the supervisor will review the proposal and the candidate can proceed with the research

The candidate should produce the thesis according to the guidelines given by the Faculty of Post Graduate Studies of TIMES CAMPUS

Courses will be offered on Research Methodology & Proposal Writing. Together, two Articles for publication will form the continuous assessment

The thesis topic with a synopsis of methodology should be submitted to the Faculty of Post Graduate Studies of TIMES CAMPUS and the supervisor must approve it one month prior to the commencement of the research

A PhD candidate must produce a 60,000 -word thesis for the degree and face a viva voice examination. The thesis should be submitted by the end of the second semester of the third year and will be examined and evaluated by the supervisor with the approval of the Board of Study of TIMES CAMPUS.

A candidate is allowed to complete the course work and other requirements of the PhD degree programme within a maximum period of five years

Duration:

This is a 3-Year PhD Programme which requires candidates to engage in six semesters of comprehensive study to complete

Mode of Delivery:

Online

On – campus