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Re:As professors struggle to recruit postdocs, calls for cha... by sky-kedge0749 on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @02:09PM (#31756897)
In practice in the U.S. the early part of a PhD program can be very similar to a master's. It's relatively common for people who leave PhD programs to walk away with a master's degree they didn't intend to get. It's called "mastering out."
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Re:As professors struggle to recruit postdocs, calls for cha... by chrisseaton on Wednesday June 15, 2022 @02:48PM (#31757507)
Yes you can also leave with an MPhil in the UK if it goes wrong.
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