that is completely a false assumption. I did a MS prior to my PHD, but when students go directly into the PHD, they still have to go through all the MS requirements prior to going through the PHD requirements. It is the same thing.
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Pete Rissler <peter_riss...@rissler.reno.nv.us> wrote: > What concerns me more then EdD vs PhD is getting a PhD without fist getting > a Master's degree. Whenever I see an applicant with a PhD and no Master's, > I view their PhD as either a glorified Master's or a watered down PhD. I > know there are advantages for doing this for both the school and students > but call me old school I think a PhD should be earned without any short > cuts. > > Pete > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news > [mailto:ecolo...@listserv.umd.edu] On Behalf Of Mitch Cruzan > Sent: Friday, March 13, 2009 8:58 AM > To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] EdD vs PhD > > Whether it sits right with you or not, it is true. Not everybody has > the same intellectual ability, the same as we are not all able to be > Olympic athletes no matter how hard we work. Otherwise, universities > would not require high scores on entrance exams for undergraduate study, > and we would not require our applicants to our PhD programs to perform > well on GREs. This is not elitism, it is just a consequence of genetic > variation in human populations. > -- Malcolm L. McCallum Associate Professor of Biology Texas A&M University-Texarkana Editor, Herpetological Conservation and Biology http://www.herpconbio.org Fall Teaching Schedule & Office Hours: Ecology: M,W 1-2:40 pm Cell Biology: M 6-9:40 pm (don't ask!) Forensic Science: T,R 10-11:40am Office Hours: MW 12-1, 5-6, TR 11:40-12:30, 1880's: "There's lots of good fish in the sea" W.S. Gilbert 1990's: Many fish stocks depleted due to overfishing, habitat loss, and pollution. 2000: Marine reserves, ecosystem restoration, and pollution reduction MAY help restore populations. 2022: Soylent Green is People! Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
