I'm a current LLB Law student in Leeds and have aspirations to become an academic in Law. I know I will first have to complete a Masters and then a PhD. Has anyone undertaken a PhD, particularly Law? Or someone who is a law academic and can comment?
2007-03-20 05:45:27 · 5 answers · asked by cadsaz 4 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Yes, I know people who lecture while completing their degree. A friend of mine's boyfriend was lecturing while doing his PhD in law, in Wales. At my university, most of the tutors, and a few of the lecturers, are PhD students (students who don't yet have their PhD but are trying to get one).
Sometimes, they actually make you lecture, especially at American universities. Even masters students can teach classes in some departments (you might not be called a lecturer, tutor is the usual bottom rung in the UK).
In some top Universities in the US, almost all the classes are actually taught by students and not the professors.
2007-03-20 10:46:02 · answer #1 · answered by dude 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dont know about law but in Northern Ireland it is compulsory to lecture in the first part of your phd, once completed you are qualified to lecture as you get the experience while doing the phd
2007-03-20 12:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by donzy_xxx 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not Law, but still in academe.
Yes you can. Your tenure may be negotiable rather then fixed and may be tied to your achieving the doctorate.
I should get the degree first, however. It will probably hinge on the degree (subject and level). Law could be quite oversubscribed. Physics isn't, so it would be easier to get into lecturing in Physics for example
2007-03-20 12:52:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Being slack enough to use "lecturer" rather than 'lecture' does not bode well for your aims...
However, tutoring is a first step.
It would be unusual for a student, postgrad or otherwise, to be allowed to lecture.
You still, possibly, have some time to go before you could be accepted as a tutor. Even then, you would have to be an exceptional student to be considered for same.
Why don't you first try to finish your degree? It really does help.
Paul
2007-03-20 13:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by cwoodsp 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Definitely - get the degree first. You'll probably find that you're sick of academia by the time you're finished! You should be able to tutor/ teach under a senior member of staff: it's not great work, but good for the C.V. (so I keep telling myself).
2007-03-20 12:55:58 · answer #5 · answered by Feather_Pillow 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋