Hiya
How do you go about finding a PT PhD? Or is it that you just approach a uni and fund it yourself? Also regarding self funding, how much do they cost?
Thanks

hiya petal,
whereabouts are you looking for a PhD - UK, US, Europe, ...?
the way you apply for a place and the costs vary enormously, so to get some useful information you will have to specify your question.

Hiya Shani
I am in the UK looking for something in a North West uni. Probably going to be the most expensive subject; chemistry or polymers.
Thanks
Petal

Hi Petal,
I've just been accepted at a uni in the North to do a part time PhD - it's Social Sciences so might be a bit different - but I approached a potential supervisor who invited me in to talk about my proposal, I then applied and was interviewed and have been offered a place. The fees are 1600 for the first year and half that for each subsequent year. From the initial research I did I'd say that they are some of the cheapest around.
Good luck

How many are you expected to finish for a social science pt phD if that involves fieldwork? Six years minimum? I heard someone finished 4.5 years for a pt PhD without fieldwork.

Sorry for the obvious omission in the first sentence, should be "how many years "...

yeah, six years, I'm in it for the long haul!

It differs depending on your circumstances and the uni

Some unis have a min. registration of six years, but others have different regulations - in my dept you can complete in as little as four years and can take up to seven. I know someone who completed in 4.5 years (with a FT job) and someone else who is completing major corrections after submitting in 3.5 years. Saying that, my other friend just completed after 10 years!

Cost is typically half the usual - probably around £1,500 a year, but it varies and you can look around for a 'bargain' where the fees are less than half