PhD top-up programs?

[bjcheung77]

@FireMedic_Philosopher, It really depends on what that position in academia is... As mentioned, if you're looking to be just a lecturer, or if you have a Masters and/or DBA that is ACBSP accreditation for accounting or business related programs, you can teach at the community college or at the Bachelors level. I've seen community colleges ask for ACBSP and nothing less/lower than that, as I have never seen anyone ask for IACBE accredited programs, they prefer ACBSP or AACSB in addition to RA.

Now, most of your undergrad and graduate degree dealt with some type of 'administration' as I mentioned before. Your logical upward path would be to either stay in some type of 'administration' or switch it up to something different. Being an instructor or professor with the DSc at MGSU by itself should be sufficient for being a professor and teaching subjects related to Public Policy, Safety, etc. It may not be sufficient for 'administration' or business related courses as an applied DBA with ACBSP does.

[sanantone]

OP has a masters already, I'm thinking of merging this with the original thread about a doctoral program search here: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...lic-Policy

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An option for the PhD is a completion program, Walden PhD in Management (Completion), cost is about $20K and you can finish in 1.25 years flat.  If you wanted, I would choose to complete the DSc or something first, like a DBA, then 'top it up' with the PhD.

Walden's program is for those who didn't complete their doctorate, especially ABDs. Once your degree is conferred, your transfer options are limited. Some, if not most, schools will not accept transfer credits from a completed degree. 

Oklahoma State University has a 60-credit Doctor of Forensic Science that accepts up to 30 transfer credits from a master's degree. One can choose to focus on forensic psychology, which includes course options on the psychology of terrorism. The DFS also has an out-of state tuition waiver.

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As of now, I am planning to begin the Level 8 this summer and have applied to the DSc program at  MGSU. . . The question was if I would need a PhD in addition to nab a position in academia.

You need a research doctorate with a dissertation. A DSc is actually equivalent to a PhD; it is a research doctorate. It's just not as common as the PhD. In some European countries, the DSc is higher than the PhD.

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Something else just came to mind. When I was searching for Capitol Technology University graduates who had landed tenure-track positions, the DSc in Cybersecurity appeared to be the most common degree among them.

There might be some exceptionally rare case out there, but top-up degrees aren't really a thing in the U.S. The U.S. does have post-doctoral certificate programs for respecialization. Most of the ones I've seen are in psychology and business.