Has anyone ever gone on from a taught masters to do a PhD? Is it possible to do a PhD after a taught masters?
I'm a general (3 years) honors degree holder. I don't have any experience on doing a research. Therefor I hope to do a taught masters degree in microbiology which includes 60 credits based on a research. As I want to do a PhD after that , I want to confirm whether this will help me to move straightly towards a PhD?
Please I'm looking forward for a helpful reply soon.
Thank you!

I began my PhD 3 months after graduating with my BSc (Hons) degree, so in my case a MRes/MSc didn't make a difference...though of course it depends on where you want to apply and what your competition is like. For example, I lost out on a different studentship because another applicant had done an MSc which included research directly relevant to the proposed PhD topic...

I've got a taught masters. It didn't hinder my microbiology PhD application at all, although with hindsight, having a research masters would have made it much easier for me in the initial stages of my PhD. It does depend on the supervisor though, and some are looking for PhD students with previous lab experience.

I'm very grateful for your kind reply. Once again thank you.
Now I think it's much better to do a taught masters degree as I'm holding a three year degree.
But I would like to know from Magdartrix are you having a three years BSc as I do or a 4 years special degree??