if you want to get a PhD degree do you get to skip bachelors and masters or do you have to get through all?

Question

also can you tell what you can get a phd in i want to pursue a law enforcement career.

Answer 1

You must get a bachelor's degree first. In your area of study, you will likely need a master's first as well but some PhD programs will admit a candidate with only the bachelor's degree.

Understand, entering without a master's doesn't mean you don't have to take those classes - you still have to cover all of the material that the master's students got too. In some programs, you get the master's along the way.

For a career in law enforcement, you will likely want your area of study to be either criminology, criminal justice, or public administration.

Criminology is the study of crime and criminals - it's a subfield of sociology and is interested in understanding why criminals do what they do. Criminal justice is the study of the organizations that respond to crime such as police departments and prisons interested in understanding what are the most effective ways to deal with criminals. Public administration is the study of the business operations and management of organizations that are public (government) - many public administration graduate students studied politics in the bachelor's degree.

Answer 2

Why would you get to skip it? No, you have to go through it all. If not, more people would have them now wouldn't they?
bachelor's - 4 years
master's - 2-3 years
PhD - 1 and a half to 2 years, but some go longer
You are looking at about 10 years in college. You can get a PhD in really whatever you want, as PhDs are generally student-run. What you do is do a research project (at least in the sciences, where I am) and write a paper on it. Then the dean of the collge says if it was good or not and whether or not you get the PhD. I do not really see a point in getting a PhD in law enforcement, it doesn't seem to me that it would be worth the extra time (and money) in college. Then again, that's not my area.

Answer 3

For most PhD programs, You start with a Bachelors. Once you are finished, youthen apply for the PhD program of your choice. Some programs, award you a masters along the way, at the same time. Others don't.

Some specific disciplines (like business) at specific schools recommend a MBA before you apply.

The best thing to do is talk to the specific schools you are interested in. I'm not sure, but for a career in law enforcement you may only need a masters (and not for all jobs).

Good luck!

Answer 4

Sorry, no short cuts to your Doctorate- and that is what a PhD is. You have to get your bachelors- 4 years, masters 2 and then PhD usually 2 maybe 3 depending on your field. If you are pursuing a profession in law enforcement--the only thing is a doctorate in law in which you would be a lawyer, with a PhD and would be able to teach law enforcement and probably run for many government positions.

Answer 5

Have to graduate with both first before you can pursue with PhD.