Hi
Can anyone help me in understanding which countries allow which type of PhD like certain Europe countries allow both option, USA is only structured.

Thanks

I guess you mean pure research verses compulsory classes?

UK is research only so takes 3-4 years. For science PhDs, there may be compulsory classes depending upon the university you are in, but it's only for about 2 hours per week and it's not graded. If you are on a Doctoral Training Program PhD or equivalent, you would have one year of classes that you must pass in order to proceed and 2 rotational lab projects before you start your actual PhD work in the second year. You still have to complete within 4 years total.

Hi

Thanks for reply, By individual i mean wherein the candidate is allowed to work outside campus also or within campus choices on PhD candidate and this tends to allow more freedom on the thesis direction. For structured you can only work as research associate and much more rigid in your thesis steps.both will have certain classes to do like quantitative research subject. But structured will have more courses to do. Scholarships also varies. In individual you have to work on finding scholarships for everything. But for structured to a great extent university provides it.


My issue is that I know most Europe offers both options and USA only structured, but countries like UK, Australia difficult to understand

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The actual research is no different whether in the UK or the US so I'm not sure what you are on about tbh. You are a PhD student in both countries, not a research assistant. Like I said, the UK does not have PhD classes in the same way that the US does.

You have the same freedom to work on what you want and work when you want in both countries. There will be differences in lab/uni/supervisor/student ethic but it is not country specific.

Whether you are self-funded or grant-funded, the process is the same...

I think you might be a bit confused...