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"A PhD on average takes 5 to 6 years of time." -- this is only true in the US. In UK/Europe PhDs take 3-4 years.
by sega_sai 1y ago
"A PhD on average takes 5 to 6 years of time." -- this is only true in the US.
In UK/Europe PhDs take 3-4 years.
- LeonardoTolstoy 1y agoDoes that count the time it takes to get a masters? I feel like I recall my coworkers in England doing a 1-2 year masters, and then the 3-4 year PhD after.
- maleldil 1y agoIt doesn't. You're expected to do BSc -> MSc -> PhD. There are some undergrad programmes that give BSc + MSc, though.
- reliabilityguy 1y agoIn US masters is part of the PhD, while in the EU/UK it’s not (AFAIK).
- dekhn 1y agoIn my program and many others, the masters is not directly part of the PhD program, but is what they give you if you fail your qualifying exams and leave early (AKA "a gentleman's masters degree")
- reliabilityguy 1y ago> In my program and many others, the masters is not directly part of the PhD program, In the US? Interesting.
- dariosalvi78 1y agoItaly: 3 years Spain: 4 or longer (took 7 for me) Sweden: 5 most common Doctorate only, MsC is a prerequisite