What do think about studing a Phd online ?
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Even if you do find an online Ph.D. program (which I doubt you will), it will not be held in any esteem in academia, or in the working world.\n\nPh.D. study involves close and personal mentoring, hands-on research, and sustained intellectual community. No online program can offer these things, and therefore accredited programs do not even attempt to provide Ph.D. level study online.\n\nI urge you to look for a respected and accredited Ph.D. program. These programs will indeed demand residency, and although this may be inconvenient or even prohibitive for you, it really is the only way.
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Dude, getting a degree Online is AWESOME!!! IMO, its the only way to go... I've been living it up for about 3 seasons now, wreckin the gnar-gnar pow-pow cause' I'm gettin an online degree. There is a lot of sites out there that can help you find what you need. I'd recommend goin for a online business program of some sorts. Check out this page its got some descriptions of http://motiveeducation.com/categories.info.php?cat_id=11
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u shud hav mentioned ur country..newayz..there are some distance education programs offered by many universities in every country..u can opt for them..theory classes u do on the net..for practicals u hav to go on weekend classes..that will be ok for u i think..after managing ur kids..try it out
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It looks like an online school is the best option
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Here's the truth.\n\nGrad schools are NOT going to look kindly on ANY online degree.  (And the word is spelled "accept.")\n\nWhat you should do is this:  Finish your degree through a brick-and-mortar school with a "distance education" program.  Many state universities have this option.  Ohio state universities often do, Syracuse University does, and of course there are others.\n\nAn online degree from U of Phoenix or a similar institution will get you nowhere in academia.
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I have a doctorate degree in clinical psychology. My entire undergraduate degree was through a distance learning program. I found that what I learned online far surpassed my friends who were graduating with their master's degree in traditional on campus programs. I feel one can learn as much, if not more depending on their motivation, taking online courses. However, I would highly discourage graduate level courses in psychology because there are too many things at stake (e.g., a therapist's competence in dealing with potential life decisions of other humans). However, undergraduate courses are not designed to teach one to do actual therapy, but to lay a foundation for that work to be laid on.
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I am working on a Master's Degree on-line and love it!  I am able to work a full-time, professional job and go to school anywhere there is a hot spot for my laptop and anytime day or night.  The discourse community is open, helpful, informative....I wish I could have taken ALL my studies this way--I would have gotten so much more out of undergraduate work if all the classes had been on-line. The time spent trying to commute to class and work around a professor's schedule is now free for me to study and research.  The learning curve is much sharper.  I especially appreciate the financial freedom of not being tied to a school and needing to fit work ($) around school.  The stress is less :)  I study even when my position has sent me to Japan or California.  The schedule is tight.  There is no slack room, but that's what we love, right?  It's what going on was all about.... :)
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They are a good way to get a degree for people with limited time, such as working parents, etc.\n\nMy friend received her master's degree through online courses.  It took her only one year as opposed to the normal two years.  She had to write papers and participate in weekly chat groups, but nothing very extensive.  While she's enjoying the salary hike thanks to having her master's degree, she says that she didn't really get a lot from the courses themselves.  She also admits that she didn't put as much effort into it as she could have, though.\n\nIf you were able to choose either online courses or a traditional classroom setting for your bachelor's degree, however, I would definitely opt for the classroom!
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Online degrees are a good way to keep your schedule flexible. Typically you can work from any computer with Internet access. You would most likely participate in class discussions via forums or emails. You could hand in assignments by email or by posting to a web page.\n\nHere is some more info about online schools if you're interested:\n\nhttp://www.college-scholarship-hound.com/index.php?t=onlineschools\n\nGood luck!
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Definitely look into accreditation!  If it's not accredited, it is not worth it at all.  \n\nI don't have any experience with online programs, but I do work in a large university, and the only thing I would caution you about is the stigma attached to online education.   Many people (prospective employers, for example, or graduate school admissions committees, if you're talking about a bachelor's degree here) view online degree programs as less rigorous as traditional university programs.  I'm not saying that this is true or not, but that negative view certainly does exist.  I suspect it's largely dependent on your field and whether the program you're looking into has any kind of reputation (good or bad), as well.  \n\nGood luck!
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You have GOT to be kidding!! Are you writing a doctoral thesis? Certainly you do not expect anyone on this site to do your work for you, do you? Don't you represent the future hopes of us old fogies? Well, then we depend on you to do your own studying!! Get with it!!
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Yes, you can do it, and there are schools out there that will accept you.\n\nAs for that first answer: getting a PhD is something you do for your own reasons, and outside of universities, a PhD is a great degree for raising one's salary.  \n\nGo for your dream!
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How can anyone suggest to you a topic to do your PhD?\nMost doctoral candidates chose something they really like or are\ninterested in. If you like English Literature you need to find out what already has been researched or if the topic has been researched maybe you can supply a different angle or explanation. The best is to have a talk with your future instructor (you need to do that because some instructors are either too busy, not nice to work with, not interested in the topic you suggest etc.) so get yourself several topics, find the university and the instructor you think might suit your research and good luck.
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An on-line doctorate program?  Really?  Uh,  this is  most likely a scam.
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Yeah, some of them are really very good.  The trick to understanding which ones are versus which ones are not, is to research to see if their accreditation credentials are legitimate insofar as the Federal Board of Education (or whatever the name of that Board is called?) is concerned.  Capella University is one of them that is supposed to be good, Walden University is another.  These are two I have research myself, and am satisfied with not only their credentials but their philosophy of education online.  There are others like that, and they are all expensive.  I am researching them now for a Phd. in Education to become a teacher educator.  I already have 100000 dollars in loans for my Master's degrees so I will need more grant or scholarship money to do this.  \n\nRemember, too, that many campus colleges and universities are coming online for higher education beyond the more standard Masters programs.  And, these, you would be familiar with.  However, you must ask them about their philosophy of online education, and dig deep into those attitudes.  If their representatives want to be brief, then you know this is not a good one.  They should have developed an understandable, concrete set of concepts that found their thinking about the nature of both classroom learning and online learning, and they should be able to distinguish between the two.  I have both taught and taken both types of classes in English (no small feat either way), and I have found there are definite advantages to online teaching that can produce deep learning, life learning where that might not have happened to the same person in a classroom because of the particular type of learner that student is.  (did that make sense?)  \n\nAnd, let me add here, that I would never recommend University of Phoenix even though they have the right pieces of paper.  They definitely do not have the right educational philosophies that produce substantive learning.  For them, it boils down to their belief that students don't want to learn anything beyond what is required for a piece of paper that gets them a raise and/or a promotion.  There is nothing wrong with a student's focusing on that while getting a degree in whatever subject, but it is definitely wrong for a professional educator to have this attitude because it will put limits on the nature of the curriculum in such a way that a key goes missing in the educational process that opens the door to having passion for your subject matter which, in turn, is the dynamic that compels deep learning, life learning.  And, we all know that life learning is what makes a good employee because it makes a good human being.  Textbook learning will not do this for and with a student.  I tell my students at the start of each semester that I can teach them nothing, but they can learn from me.  And, when I am saying this, I am pointing to my passion about teaching what I am teaching them.  At the end of each semester one and even two come to me on the last day of class and refer to my statement, saying they did not understand what I meant when I said that, but after a few weeks, when they had connected with the broader principles that my daily teaching was pointing at, they suddenly had "gotten it".  Of course, I already have usually been aware of those two students because I have already seen the light bulbs going off in their heads during classroom.  Just the other day, a really young student suddenly laughed out loud, saying "That's really cool!"  That was a light bulb exploding in front of his intellectual and spiritual eyes about what I had just spent an hour and a half building to conclusion.  And, that is what I mean when I say that leaving out of the educational formula the passion for what I teach will ruin teaching through standardization.  With your question I am pointing to what is referred to as the diploma mills, and there are too many of them out there.  So, be careful.
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Based on your question, pursuing a PhD degree would not be a good choice for you.
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You should be sceptical of it. What do you, yourself, want from this program? Are you hoping to use it to advance your existing career? To move into a new one? \n\nWhy are you looking at an online program? \n\nYou're right to be wary. Most employers don't smile on these programs. Of course, some don't care, but there are enough employers who'll take one look at a resume with "U Phoenix" or "Capella" or whatever one it, and chuck it right into the bin, that I advise you to be very, very careful. If you chose Capella or something like it, go in with your eyes wide open. \n\nIf an online program is your only option - perhaps due to your schedule, or because there are no MS Psych programs nearby, then at least (strongly) consider an online program that's tied to a reputable brick-and-mortar university.\n\nThere are reputable, "brick and mortar" schools that offer degrees online. Their good reputation for their on-campus programs will flow over into their online program. \n\nSome great universities that offer online degrees include:\n\nUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst\nRensselaer Polytechnic Institute\nUniversity of Denver\nUniversity of Maryland\nDuke University\nDrexel\nCarnegie Mellon\nPenn State\nBall State\nU Nebraska - Lincoln\nBabson\nWorcester Polytechnic Institute\nUniversity of Illinois\n\nAnd there are others. And you'll have to check which ones offer online MS Psych. \n\nBut in general, when you're looking for a distance learning degree, try to find a program at a school that has a good reputation for their "brick and mortar" campus. \n\nGood luck.