How quick can you get a PhD?
January 23rd, 2020
Thus time = 2 years to do ACCA + 6 months for Master’s Degree Project + 6months for finishing ACCA + 6 months for PhD project
= 2+0.5+0.5+0.5 = 3.5 years + 1 year for CAT (if you cannot directly enter into ACCA)
= 4.5 years
Which country are you in? I’ve never known a Master degree to take 6 months.
Which country are you in? I've never known a Master degree to take 6 months.
I agree, don’t Masters Degree’s take 2 years (as far as I know, I’m not the best at this field)
and I really doubt you’ll get your PhD in a total of 4.5 years.
Where i live is irrelevant. And in reality it doesn’t take 6 months. The project takes six months, but you have to be ACCA certified up to the F9 level, which takes 1-2 years in you push it.
The project is in co-operation with Oxford University, England and ACCA based on the fact that ACCA (up to F9) was considered to be at a Bachelor’s degree level. Thus you apply to Oxford after finishing up to F9 and do the project and apply for a Master’s
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Where you live does matter, dumbbag.
i don’t want to take that path, don’t you see its just an example. Where i live can be changed if there exists a good program to a PhD available. If you don’t have something positive to say, please don’t spam.
There is no way you will get a PhD in 4.5 years if you don’t already have at least some of the qualifications required. What education level are you at now?
Also, you’re going to struggle to write your PhD to a suitable level in six months (and by struggle I mean it’s going to be virtually impossible).
In general, the faster you get the qualification, the less it’s worth so don’t try and rush through it.
Well right now i’ve finished A+ and will get Security+ and Network + before year end. Also i have finished a Diploma In Human Resource Development at ICM and will finish a Business Diploma there in march. I plan to finish a Computer Science Diploma at my local university (in the Caribbean) for September next year(after which i will enter into the Bachelor’s Degree Program there, lasting 2 more years.).
At December i also plan to finish an advance Diploma in Business Studies from ICM. Then start the Associate Degree program. I don’t play to do ACCA right now but i’m thinking about pursing CISCO and ICM all the way out to the expert level. .
So i was thinking about entering into a Master’s Degree program in the next 2 years or so then see how fast i could get a PhD without leaving my Caribbean country. I was looking at what knowledge is present here on among the members. So i didn’t wanna give too much info out, to limit any other means of getting a PhD. I didn’t mean to insult the members here by giving an example but i know a friend who is doing that same thing with ACCA and Oxford and tot maybe there was another way to do it without ACCA and the certifications i have already.
Well as I know it, first you would have to geet your intiial degree, which in most places, take about 3-4 years (full time, double for part time). Then you would have to complete your masters after this, which is another 2years (full time), and then after that you could go onto PhD work from anywhere from 1-4 years depending on the type of course, where you live, the quality of University/College etc.
So it would take over 8 years to get a PhD in a subject, if you were starting from scratch, though i have known some people to only complete it in 10 years.
THANKS everyone for your help. I will get my PhD and Doctrine as quickly as my mind and body can allow. But it looks like it’ll take me some-time longer than i perceived. As stated, anything easily gotten is forgotten, so i’ll take it slow. On my current path, in 2 years i plan to get my MBA in Business Studies, so after that i’ll start to worry. BTW does anyone know if gaining a PhD in one subject can help you to jump immediately into a PhD in another subject area?
How related are the subject areas you’re considering (although i don’t know why you’d want to get two different PhDs)?
it really does depend on what country you choose to study in. it will take much longer in the US for example, because graduate students there are required to take on full course loads, and to help professors by conducting seminars with undergrads.
i did my PhD (anthropology) in 4 years, plus 1 year for my MA. i could have finished in 3 if i really pushed things, but certainly no faster than that.
How related are the subject areas you're considering (although i don't know why you'd want to get two different PhDs)?
Business studies is for general management in a top management position as well as the skills necessary to run my own organization. From what i understand, if you finish a PhD in one field, you can directly enter in a second PhDy, in a somewhat related field. The PhD in computer science comes kinda second to the business studies, since i would have pursued Cisco, COmpTIA and MS to expert level. What i plan to do is finish my Masters in Business Studies( from Oxford, in associational with ICM) and my Bachelor’s in Computer Science (local university) at the same time. Along with that i will do Cisco, CompTIA and MS. After that i will balance a job and pursue my PhD in Business studies after which i will seek a PhD in Computer Science.
it really does depend on what country you choose to study in. it will take much longer in the US for example, because graduate students there are required to take on full course loads, and to help professors by conducting seminars with undergrads.
i did my PhD (anthropology) in 4 years, plus 1 year for my MA. i could have finished in 3 if i really pushed things, but certainly no faster than that.
Interesting. So what is the benefit of having a PhD anyway? I know it show’s you know your work but what standard does it have? It’s nice to see that someone actually has a PhD on and actually know what they’re talking about.
When you say four years what do you mean? Did you just enter in a PhD program? I doubt that you jsut spend 4 years cause from what i know, you must at least finish a Masters before you reach PhD.
I wanted to how long would you spend in all at university to get a PhD, including the time it will take you to get your first and second degree. Or if by any other means through an independent educational organization
Thanks for your inputs!
you can skip master and apply directly to phd if you qualify afaik
in the US, a BA is typically 4 years, then 1 or 2 for an MA, then 4+ for a PhD
in the UK, a BA is 3, and 4th year is MA. after that, 4+ for a PhD.
i did BA in the US (4 years), then MA (1 year) and PhD (4 years) in the UK.
my 4 years of PhD went as follows:
year 1: directed readings and preliminary research (no class)
year 2: fieldwork and further reading
years 3/4: writing
it was actually about 3.5 years when i submitted, but then it takes a while for your viva people to read your thesis and prepare. so 4 years is from the first day of the program to the day i submitted my final draft (after my viva i had to make some changes, which is quite normal).
but as i said, i was lazy writing, and i could have been done in 3 years if i were motivated to do so.
keep in mind that it will also depend on what you’re studying. my brother is doing a PhD in biochemistry right now, and he fully intends to spend 6 years on it. lab work is much more time-intensive than fieldwork in anthropology, which is what i did my degree in…
in the US, a BA is typically 4 years, then 1 or 2 for an MA, then 4+ for a PhDwell i plan to get PhD in Business Studies first then in Computer Science. I plan to go to UK rather than the US since I’m doing ICM and they’re UK based. So here is my current plan, Finish up to Graduate Diploma in Managerial Studies from ICM then apply for a MBA through project research from either Oxford or Cambridge. Right now i am doing the last of the Diploma for march then do the advanced diploma then this graduate diploma by the end of next year (hopefully) By time that i will have entered into 3rd year Bachelor’s in Computer science at my local uni. After my master I will do some uni work and do the PhD in UK. After that i plan to even further up to my Doctrine, maybe right in the UK. Hopefully all this study is not in vain and in a couple years it’ll pay off.
in the UK, a BA is 3, and 4th year is MA. after that, 4+ for a PhD.
i did BA in the US (4 years), then MA (1 year) and PhD (4 years) in the UK.
my 4 years of PhD went as follows:
year 1: directed readings and preliminary research (no class)
year 2: fieldwork and further reading
years 3/4: writing
it was actually about 3.5 years when i submitted, but then it takes a while for your viva people to read your thesis and prepare. so 4 years is from the first day of the program to the day i submitted my final draft (after my viva i had to make some changes, which is quite normal).
but as i said, i was lazy writing, and i could have been done in 3 years if i were motivated to do so.
keep in mind that it will also depend on what you're studying. my brother is doing a PhD in biochemistry right now, and he fully intends to spend 6 years on it. lab work is much more time-intensive than fieldwork in anthropology, which is what i did my degree in...
Anyway thanks for your help and hope we can continue this discussion.
sounds like a well-thought-out plan
i’m afraid i can’t say much about doctoral studies on comp sci. your best bet is to have a chat with people in the university you are interested in. go to some open houses, visit with some department heads…
First of all I must I was surprised to see people doing PhD or even better a person who already has a PhD on . As I keep saying to all my friends, is a place where you can find anything you want and it never disappoints me.
I too am a PhD student. I am in my first year and I am doing my PhD in Computer Science. I am basically from Bangalore, India. I completed my bachelors in Computer Science and Engineering for the last four years. I then directly applied for the PhD program in Singapore. Nanyang Technological University in Singapore takes in people who have completed Bachelors into the PhD program. Right now, I have finished 1 semester here. In this university, you are required to complete 6 courses in order to be confirmed as a PhD student. I have completed 3 and plan to do the other three in this semester (2nd). Usually people in this univ complete their PhD in about 4 years. The first year is usually spent in completing the course requirement. First semester is when you get acquainted with the system. Research starts from the second semester and goes on for 3.5-4 years.
I am currently looking for some great forums or sites where I can read how other people have completed their PhDs and get some motivation. Do anyone of you know of any such sites? It would do good for me to get some advice as to how I should be dividing my 4 years to get my PhD.
i think minimum is 8-10 years