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PhD Education

PhD Education

About Program

The PhD Education is an advanced research-focused program designed to develop high-level expertise in educational theory, practice, leadership, and policy. The program explores areas such as curriculum design, pedagogy, educational psychology, educational leadership, research, and policy analysis, enabling scholars to examine complex issues in education from both theoretical and practical perspectives.

PhD scholars undertake original and independent research aimed at addressing significant educational challenges, generating new knowledge, and contributing innovative ideas to the field. The program prepares graduates for leadership and research roles in universities, educational institutions, policy organizations, government departments, research centers, and consultancy.

Objectives

  1. Develop specialists capable of providing leadership in the planning, development, management, and evaluation of educational programs.
  2. Strengthen advanced professional competence and research skills required to address present and emerging challenges in Education.
  3. Enable scholars to make meaningful intellectual contributions to educational knowledge through original research and the effective application of advanced academic insight.

Eligibility Criteria

  • Academic Qualification: Applicants must have completed 18 years of education with an MS or MPhil degree in Education from a recognized university or institution.
  • Minimum Academic Requirement: A minimum 3.00/4.00 CGPA under the semester system or at least 60% marks under the annual system is required.
  • Admission Test: Applicants must pass GRE, HAT, or AIU-GAT (General), conducted by a registered testing agency or the university, with at least 60% cumulative score.
  • Departmental Interview: Candidates are required to qualify the departmental interview conducted as part of the admission process.
  • MS Without Research Thesis: Candidates who completed an MS degree without a research thesis may be considered for admission if they have a published research paper in an HEC-recognized journal as the principal author.

Scheme of Studies

1st Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 EDU-8101 Philosophy of Education 3 0 -
2 EDU-8102 Comparative Perspective of Education 3 0 -
3 EDU-8103 Educational Measurement and Evaluation 3 0 -
4 EDU-8104 Curriculum Theories and Models 2 0 -
5 ISL-8105 Understanding of Quran-I 0 1 -
Total Credits 11 1

2nd Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 EDU-8106 Philosophical Study of Education 3 0 -
2 EDU-8107 Emerging Trends in Pedagogy 2 0 -
3 EDU-8108 Communication Technology in Distance Education 3 0 -
4 EDU-8109 Quality Management in Education 3 0 -
5 ISL-8110 Understanding of Quran II 0 1 -
Total Credits 11 1

3rd Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 EDU-8208 Research Thesis-I 9 0 -
Total Credits 9 0

4th Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 EDU-8209 Research Thesis-II 9 0 -
Total Credits 9 0

5th Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 EDU-8310 Research Thesis-III 9 0 -
Total Credits 9 0

6th Semester

Sr. Code Course Title CreditHours LabHours Prerequisite
1 EDU-8311 Research Thesis-IV 9 0 -
Total Credits 9 0