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spencermiddleton t1_ja8m18z wrote

Reply to comment by GaiasEyes in Eli5: what’s the difference between a graduate and undergraduate degree by deadpuppy101

Yep - I have. PhD without a masters. But it started as a masters and “rolled into” a PhD. For research-based graduate degrees (masters and PhD), the difference is the depth of the research and the conclusions that can be inferred. PhD is usually about 4 years full-time depending on the project, while a masters is about half of that.

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GaiasEyes t1_ja8p3x7 wrote

Interesting! Did you apply for a masters at a Uni and then enter their doctoral program? Or did you do this at different institutions or was it a joint program? What area of study, if you don’t mind my asking.

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spencermiddleton t1_ja8tq8u wrote

I went to another university other than my bachelor’s to help out with a summer study of someone my undergrad advisor was helping. The prof advising that study asked me if I wanted to take on a research project in their grad program. So serendipity. Toxicology.

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