Take the offer or not?

b_r_um
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 14:27:29 +0000

While a full scholarship sounds nice, the fact that the Australian Ph.D. is only 3 years bothers me.

I don’t know anything specific about Australia, but most countries require the equivalent of a Master’s degree before you may start working on a PhD. In the US students typically enroll in a PhD program with only a Bachelor’s degree and take Masters-level classes in the PhD program. That’s why American PhDs take longer to complete than foreign PhDs.