Just out of curiosity, what is the olderst age of members here that started their PhD (or even DBA) and are there anyone from Corporate sector (ie not Academia from Uni) doing their PhD (or DBA) here?

can i skip master and straight study phd after getting my degree?

Why do you ask?

Some Australian uni allowed their Hons degree students to pursue PhD degree with sholarship
Most Local U allow it provided ur 1st degree is first class.

But then u need research skill to start your PhD.

who wanna declare their age here???? LOL

I know there is a 58 years old graduate in UM. graduated this year

normally how long is the duration for phD and master ? 2 years for each?

If by research, then it depends on urself. If u can get the result quick and finish writing ur thesis quick, then u can grad in 1 year time. If u can't discipline urself, it can take up to 3 years.

Based on my uni,

http://ips.ump.edu.my/index.php/en/academi...ry-requirements

Master by Research:
1) Full time - minimum 2 semester (1 year), maximum 6 semesters (3 years)
2) Part time - minimum 4 semester (2 years), maximum 10 semesters (5 years)

PHD:
1) Full time - minimum 4 semesters (2 years), maximum 12 semesters (6 years)
2) Part time - minimum 8 semesters(4 years), maximum 16 semesters (8 years)

for the thesis , normally how long did the students take to finish it?

Not sure bout this. But my sv give me 3 months to finish it.

Imho, best is to do it every semester. Then u don't nid to write the whole thesis at one go at the end of ur research. Just keep writing while ur doing ur research.

it is entirely based on the individuals.
for phd, i have seen some completed in 2 years time, work very very hard.
i also have seen some take 10 years also cannot complete

I would like to add that it also depends on the candidate's supervisor. Very much so.

+1, strongly agree

I started when I was 40. My class average age is 38 (range 28 to 48)...

But Cheah, if the uni allows their students to complete within 2 years, they will be breaching the rules set by the 3 accreditation bodies... I understand that the minimum is 3 years..

(But I am talking about DBA)

This post has been edited by juniortok: Jan 19 2015, 04:02 PM

where are you doing your Doctorate?

UK, part time

Is there a college in Malaysia that offers DBA with residencies in UK?

there is no hard and fast rules, as long as u can show result.
Most uni impose min 2 years and max 4 years,

If that is the case, I suspect the school is not accredited (by all 3 agencies but maybe 1-2) because I have experience with 3 friends of mine who could not get their PHD because they did it full time and the school refused to let him pass because it will affect their accreditation by the 3 accreditation agencies.

Starbucki, I dont understand your question....

I was enquiring if your programme has any tie-ups with a Malaysian institution, because it is quite uncommon for a full time employee to spend hundreds of thousands in RM to work on a British DBA that requires substantial residencies in UK.

I am trying to understand your motivation.