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A Master's thesis is not for somebody aiming for academia. It is a requirement for graduation. Rather different from a PhD.
by david-gpu 3mo ago
A Master's thesis is not for somebody aiming for academia. It is a requirement for graduation. Rather different from a PhD.
- retired 3mo agoIn The Netherlands all Masters at a university are to prepare you for an academic career.
- david-gpu 3mo agoWhat are PhDs for, then?
- KptMarchewa 3mo agojust one level higher?
- david-gpu 3mo agoFor people who are already in academia and want to be more academic? I don't get it. This notion that Masters are for academia is so contrary to my experience altogether. They are not even associated with research, in my experience. What I have seen is: * BSc: General professionals. * MSc: More specialized professionals. * PhD: Baseline for research, but more often than not just doing even more specialized work than folks with MSc. * Postdocs: Actual researchers, including but not limited to academic careers.
- KptMarchewa 3mo agoIt's just plain Bologna process here. You would not do high school without primary school, right? The way to get a PHD is to get an bachelor's degree first, then masters degree. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna_Process https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bologna_Process