Posted by Lindenblüte on November 14, 2006, at 23:41:53
In reply to Re: What exactly is a Grad student?, posted by Jost on November 11, 2006, at 17:37:33
> Well, it's kind of like this, Meri:
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> High School: 10-12th grades--
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> College: four years, lots of floundering, unless you know what you want to do--
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> Graduate School:
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> A. Master Degree-- usually one or two years, leads to MA, MS or occasionally, MPhil
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> ---MPhil (Master of Philosophy) is granted in some programs that don't give a terminal MA-- if you get the PhD, and you kind of get that on the way--- although you could get that if you got into the PhD program and didn't finish for some reason, and they don't give an MA
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> B. PhD
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> --usually about two years of course work in a field, then an oral or written comprehensive exam, possibly in several fields of specialties within the general field***I add that in my field it's common to conduct research and write a thesis in the first two years. I did this and defended it, and that (along with coursework) is how I have a master's degree, even though I continue on for the PhD.
*** Performing arts students might do an exhibition, or perform a recital for their master's thesis. Typically for a doctorate in Music (dunno about other fine arts) there is a written document, like a thesis.
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> --then a thesis, which is supposedly an original contribution to scholarship, book length or so, which eventually could be published as your first book, and which often sets the field in which you would be hired to teach--****I'm actually working on Zeugma's thesis, and (he?she?) is doing mine. I'm expecting to be done in May. hope that's okay with Zeugma?
oh well...
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> at least that's my experience.
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> So, can you explain how the British system works-- A levels, and all that?
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> Jost
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