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Time to complete PhD

Zipppy · 2016-09-29 21:55:00

Generally, how long would it take to complete a part time self funded PhD in a subject directly related to employment..would hope to be in a position to do some of research during work hours....hopefully..

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Generally, how long would it take to complete a part time self funded PhD in a subject directly related to employment..would hope to be in a position to do some of research during work hours....hopefully..

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#2 01-10-2016 10:02am

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In theory 6-8 years

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#3 01-10-2016 11:32am

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Sklarker wrote:

In theory 6-8 years

but in practice.....I'd hope to get it done in 5 ..

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#4 03-10-2016 6:33pm

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Fair play if you do! By the way I think there is a minimum time frame in most colleges. Its usually 2.5 years fulltime so presumably 5 years part-time.

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