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DSc - October 26, 2006 8:28:00 PM
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physioo
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Hi all
How many yrs of experience would u guys recommend before pursuing a DSc?
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Re: DSc - October 27, 2006 12:52:00 PM
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srcase
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At least 2 ?
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Re: DSc - October 28, 2006 2:43:00 AM
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Andrew M. Ball PT PhD
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I agree, I'd say 2-5, a DSc is like PhD, considered a terminal academic/research degree with a little more clinical "spice" and application than a basic-science PhD.
What you need, is a question, an answerable research question, that will form the basis for your research career. You'll want to know what question you'd like to answer, and what research mentor you'd like to work with BEFORE entering a program.
As such, my question to you is do you have a research question, one that's not too broad for someone to ask, "Well what about this . . . ?" and do you know who the leading researchers are with respect to that line of research?
Usually, it takes 2-5 years minimum to do this kind of groundwork and internal dialogue --- sometimes it takes many, many, more years. Remember that you're basically free labor in a PhD or DSc program, it's not like a professional, transitional, or post-professional clinical doctorate (e.g. DPT) where you take the courses and get (e.g. buy) your degree . . . a PhD or DSc is AWARDED on the basis of the quality of your research.
As such, more than 75% of people who start an advanced academic degree don't finish. Usually they finish all but dissertation (ABD) because no one has told them how to prepare for the dissertation phase. PLEASE, PLEASE take my advice. It would be great for you to start a DSc, but it would be even better if you were one of the ones who finished!
Andrew M. Ball, PT, DPT, PhD
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Re: DSc - October 28, 2006 6:08:00 PM
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MikeBptatc
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Good advice. I am thinking about starting one but I am not sure if I want to pursue academics as a career goal.
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Re: DSc - November 8, 2006 2:45:00 PM
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physioo
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Thanks Dr.Ball...
That sounded like sound advice.
I will check the options and follow your words...iam doing a Masters and working part time, graduated 2 yrs ago, so am planning to start DSc in 2 years.
I like the teaching aspect of PT but research is not for me, plus I also like clinical work, so hopefully can have a mix of both later on in life. Let's see, cause I am a Canadian PT *studied in Europe, and thus have to get licence exam in States and Visa etc, so long way to go...but ROme wasnt built in a day...
Take care ppl
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