• Question: how many years of studying does it take to get a degree

    Asked by danh to Clare, Dave, Glo, Ozge, Sean on 15 Jun 2011.
    • Photo: Gloeta Massie

      Gloeta Massie answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      Depends on the degree and the country where you study. In the USA, for example, a Bachelor’s takes 4-5 years. I think in the UK it’s only 3? You can then do an Honours year (which doesn’t really exist in the US – Honors is part of the 4-5 years). After that a Masters (in the US – 2-3 years; in the UK – 1). After that a PhD (in the US – 5-7 years!!!; in the UK 3-4). See why I moved to Australia – it’s on the UK system! 🙂 By the time I have finished my PhD – I will have spent 14! years of my life in post-secondary schooling!!!!! Wowsers – and – I’m thinking of going to vet school after this. What can I say – l love learning!

    • Photo: Dave Sproson

      Dave Sproson answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      In the UK a bachelor’s generally takes 3 years, though there are an increasing number of degrees that take 4 years to complete. Master’s degrees generally take 1 year, and doctorates (PhDs) take three years in theory, but usually 4 years in practise in the UK.

      So, my route to becoming a scientist was

      BSc: 3 Years
      MSc: 1 Year
      PhD: 4 Years.

    • Photo: Ozge Ozkaya

      Ozge Ozkaya answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      In the UK 3 years for most degrees, 5 if you are doing medicine.

    • Photo: Clare Woulds

      Clare Woulds answered on 15 Jun 2011:

      In the UK your first degree will be either 3 or 4 years (extra year if you go to Scotland, if you do a Masters degree instead of a Bachelors degree, or if you take an extra year to study abroad or get some work experience). It sounds like a long time, but it goes by in a flash.

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