Hi everyone!
As I understand, most EU countries follow the Bologna process for higher education, and they typically require you to have completed a master’s degree in addition to your bachelor’s to enter a PhD program. Has anyone in the EU gone straight to a PhD from their bachelor’s?
From my own research, it looks like there are some exceptions. I completed a 5-year bachelor’s in my country and spent almost 2 years doing my thesis (with a paper on route for publication). Could this get me inside a PhD program or will I need to do a master’s first?
Thank you so much 🙂
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If you want to do a PhD, why wouldn’t you do a master’s first? I would ask the universities where you want to apply. At my university (UK), candidates are normally expected to have a master’s degree or equivalent. You would need to be able to show that your undergraduate degree is equivalent to that. It’s not unusual for people who apply for a PhD to already have publications (and a Master’s) so having a publication in the pipeline doesn’t necessarily exempt you; equivalent experience might.