Do you have an MS degree? In Europe, it's sometimes the case that after you get an MS, you can do a PhD with no additional coursework, only thesis work.
In the US, considerably more coursework is generally required (with rare exceptions) ben g On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 8:30 AM, YKY (Yan King Yin) < generic.intellige...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi group, > > I'm considering getting a PhD somewhere, and I've accumulated some > material for a thesis in my 50%-finished AGI book. I think getting a > PhD will put my work in a more rigorous form and get it published. > Also it may help me get funding afterwards, either in academia or in > the business world. > > I want to maximize the time spent on my thesis while minimizing time > spent on other 'coursework' (ie things that aren't directly related to > my project, exams, classes, homework, etc). Which universities should > I look at? Or should I contact some professors directly? > > Thanks! =) > YKY > > > ------------------------------------------- > agi > Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now > RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ > Modify Your Subscription: > https://www.listbox.com/member/?&; > Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com > -- Ben Goertzel, PhD CEO, Novamente LLC and Biomind LLC Director of Research, SIAI b...@goertzel.org "I intend to live forever, or die trying." -- Groucho Marx ------------------------------------------- agi Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/ Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=8660244&id_secret=123753653-47f84b Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
