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the master "release valve" is important, but it's an early escape rather than a parallel non-prof phd path. the non-prof path isn't for people that are 'bad at
by parpfish 3y ago
the master "release valve" is important, but it's an early escape rather than a parallel non-prof phd path.
the non-prof path isn't for people that are 'bad at research', its for people that want to do research outside of universities. so their theses wouldn't be crafted around"what will get grants/be publishable" but instead focus on "what would an R&D department in my field find interesting/valuable".
- ramblenode 3y agoThis is just getting a PhD at a less prestigious school. Advisors there know most of their students won't stay in academia and mentor them accordingly. Ultimately I don't think there is a need for something between a masters and a PhD. Any attempt to make an alternative PhD will just become "PhD-lite", and the best students (whether they want to stay in academia or not) will still funnel into the more prestigious traditional PhD program and will be more desirable hires in industry because they come from a more elite pedigree.
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