Too Few PhDs in Safety

摘要

The prospective safety doctoral student faces a difficult task in program selection unless more institutions begin to offer a terminal degree in safety. Understanding the difficulty before the search begins is half the battle. Although the choices are limited, the student must not sacrifice research interests, career goals or a quality mentor, nor experience undue economic hardship. The safety profession would have been well served had it heeded the advice Adams alluded to more than fours years ago: The scarcity of Ph.D. programs could hamper safety's claim as a true profession.