Physics Education Research
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Months of entry
February, October
Course content
The Physics Education Research group within the School of Physical Sciences at The Open University is a team of motivated practitioners utilising quantitative and qualitative methodologies to investigate the effectiveness of the teaching and learning of physics and astronomy in higher and distance education.
Our research interests include remote experiments and team-working, conceptual understanding of physics, assessment for learning, and equality, diversity and inclusion in physics education. We welcome PhD candidates who are driven to tackle these pedagogic challenges with us.
We conduct discipline-based education research across all disciplines of physical sciences, but our activities are currently centred around Physics Education Research and Astronomy Education Research specifically.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PhD
- full time48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time96 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- Distance learningis available for this qualification
- MPhil
- full time48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time72 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- Distance learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Graduate School
- research-degrees-office@open.ac.uk