I have recently completed my Masters in supply chain management from Ireland.
My masters was of 1 year and 90 credits for which I have got a socre of 2:1 which is approximately between 70% to 60%.
Now I am planning to go for PhD in main land Europe, especially in Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, lexemborg, swiss and Spain, apart from this I am also looking in UK, Ireland, Finland and Sweden and USA as well.
Now my question is
1)Does the 1 Masters holds some weightage?
2) if so then do all university in Europe have any problem with 1 year taught masters?
3) Can I go for PhD without masters on the basis of bachelor's in Europe or in USA?
4) how hard is to get a admission or get scholarship for PhD?
5) what are the basic requirements for PhD?
6) can anyone please suggest some websites and links where I can look for scholarship for PhD?
7) what is the scope for doing a PhD in supply chain?
8) which area shall I go for PhD, and. I have some interest in sustainable supply chain and food supply chain also I have some interest in shipping industry?
Please give your opinion and try to answer my questions.
Very interesting to follow this.
Note that even within Europe, there are different 'formats' for doing a PhD. In some cases, it is almost like a taught degree and you have to pay tuition fees (and hence, might need a scholarship to fund it). In other cases, as in NL, the PhD is a job and you would get a full salary (not a lot necessarily, but livable).
In NL, a one-year master counts as sufficient to start a PhD, but within the first year you might need to make up for the lack of research courses (or in a pre-PhD position sometimes offered). The quality of the degree is important though.
PhD positions are quite competitive. Dutch positions are always announced on 'academictransfer.nl'. Note that these are the salaried positions and that most Dutch universities therefore do not have a fixed 'PhD program'. You will learn the job on the spot, taking some courses and being embedded as employee in a research environment, supervised by two (or more) expeirences researchers.
As for the topic: follow what you care about. Doing the PhD will take a long time and you will likely spend the rest of your lifetime on similar topics, so you have to make sure you can stay motivated.
Thanks, Udoka Okonta, for your reply, I have completed my taught masters, so I think I will get many opportunities in Europe and the USA.
If you can put some light on that then it will really be helpful.
yours sincerely.
Any area that attracts you to go for in-depth study, you can choose that area for your PhD work, You cannot pursue this research work where you don't feel excited. As you have some interest in a sustainable supply chain. food supply chain or also have some interest in the shipping industry and there is plenty of scopes to explore the domain. As your area is related to ease of doing present or future days business so you must proceed.
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