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As I've been researching everything the past few days, I've come upon something curious: three instances of women who teach college with only their Masters (no PhD).
One of these women was at my undergraduate school (a private liberal arts college) and I had known about her for a while. She is an MS, LMFT and teaches family studies at the undergraduate level. Her title is "instructor." She has been in the same position for a couple decades.
The second is an MSW and teaches graduate social work at a public university I originally applied to. Her title is also "instructor." I don't know how long she's been there or if she intends to get her PhD. I sent her an email the day before yesterday but didn't get a response yet (in retrospect, it's possible she considered my question offensive).
The third is listed on yet another public university's website as "MSSW ACSW" and I sent her the same email that I sent the second. I don't want to copy and paste her response word-for-word, but she said she does not have her PhD, and she has no plans of getting it. She said she teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in a specialized area (learning disabilities) and does not need her PhD. She started out as the director of the university-affiliated childcare center, and then later became an instructor (she basically sent me her whole resume, lol).
How common is this? I have zero interest in teaching, but in researching my own professors (who all have their PhDs), I now wonder.
Would you study under somebody with no PhD?
Thank you so much. I'm glad this board is here for people like me with ten million questions!
One of these women was at my undergraduate school (a private liberal arts college) and I had known about her for a while. She is an MS, LMFT and teaches family studies at the undergraduate level. Her title is "instructor." She has been in the same position for a couple decades.
The second is an MSW and teaches graduate social work at a public university I originally applied to. Her title is also "instructor." I don't know how long she's been there or if she intends to get her PhD. I sent her an email the day before yesterday but didn't get a response yet (in retrospect, it's possible she considered my question offensive).
The third is listed on yet another public university's website as "MSSW ACSW" and I sent her the same email that I sent the second. I don't want to copy and paste her response word-for-word, but she said she does not have her PhD, and she has no plans of getting it. She said she teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in a specialized area (learning disabilities) and does not need her PhD. She started out as the director of the university-affiliated childcare center, and then later became an instructor (she basically sent me her whole resume, lol).
How common is this? I have zero interest in teaching, but in researching my own professors (who all have their PhDs), I now wonder.
Would you study under somebody with no PhD?
Thank you so much. I'm glad this board is here for people like me with ten million questions!