Also known as
  • Ph.D.,
  • Doctor of Philosophy,
  • Philosophiæ Doctor,
  • Ph. D.,
  • D.Phil,
  • Ph.D,
  • PhD,
  • Doctorate
A doctorate is an academic degree that indicates the highest level of academic achievement. A terminal degree in most countries, some Central and Eastern Europe countries place the doctorate second only to the habilitation. However, some doctorates, such as professional doctorates, are also first professional degree. The term doctorate comes from the Latin docere, meaning "to teach", shortened from the full Latin title licentia docendi, meaning "license to teach." This was translated from the... full article at wikipedia
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Created by Metaweb Oct 22, 2006
Last edited by tina526 Sep 20, 2008
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