Short Biology/Biotec(?) PHD with no prior experience in the field?

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  1. DeepB

    DeepB New Member

    Hello,

    I have a bachelors degree in computer engineering, a masters degree in international management and a masters degree in business development. I am now looking for a PHD. I am looking for a PHD that can be completed in as short a timeframe as possible (while working), that is not from a diploma mill, prefearably from a european university.

    One very interesting topic would be more in the field of biology, namely the impact on the digestion of a certain compound on the lifespan of mice. There is one paper published, but it was with a _very_ small sample size, and the lead author said that my undertaking would be enough for a PHD thesis, but unfortunately not for someone without a masters in biology/biotec/comparable.
    Does anyone of you know a university where that would be possible? Preferably (eastern?)european?

    With best regars
    Daniel
     
  2. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I don't want to sound too discouraging but I can't imagine that your credentials would qualify you for admission to such a program.
     
  3. edowave

    edowave Active Member

    Some places might allow admission into a PhD program in biology, but you will probably have to take "catch-up" classes. Also, what your "major" is, doesn't necessarily have to be what your "research" is on. It is possible to get a PhD in engineering (or business even) and your research to still be about mice digestion of a compound. You will have to reach out to departments directly.
     
  4. cookderosa

    cookderosa Resident Chef

    respectfully, you need a documented foundation in science first. Have you even taken organic and biochemistry? If a biology/biotech PhD really is your goal, you might find a post-bac science certificate helpful. Big schools do research, so you'd be able to get your feet wet as well as take the required courses. Post-bacs are short, maybe a year, so you'd be in a better position after that. I think you're deficient at least 30 credits "in" a science area, unless your undergrad and masters had science tucked in there somewhere that isn't immediately obvious. Again, without sounding harsh, why would a science professor bring you onto a team if she/he weren't certain you could pull your weight?

    I wanted to add, that you requested the program be "short" is also concerning to me. Science goes to great lengths to create rigor and follow protocols within the discipline. It's how junk science gets filtered out. Real science is, well..... long.
     
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  5. Ian Anderson

    Ian Anderson Active Member

    My daughter-in-law's PhD is in Marine Science (Biology area) that took her six years to complete full time on campus. She had a good BS in biology that got her into the program.
     

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