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doctorate
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A doctorate (from Latin doctor, meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach").
A doctorate is the highest academic degree awarded by universities, typically earned after completing a bachelor's degree and additional specialized study and research. Historically rooted in the medieval concept of a "licence to teach," it signals expertise in a particular field and traditionally qualifies someone to teach or conduct advanced research at the university level.
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- master's degree
- Said to be same as
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- category for recipients of this award
- Category:Doctoral degrees
- topic's main category
- Category:Doctoral degrees
- Commons category
- Doctoral degrees
- different from
- honorary doctorate
- prerequisite
- thesis defense
- equivalent class
- pcp-on-web.de/ontology#Doctor
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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- higher education
- short name
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49 sectionsContents
- History
- Middle Ages
- 17th and 18th centuries
- Modern times
- Types
- Research doctorate
- Licentiate
- Higher doctorates and post-doctoral degrees {{anchor|Higher}}{{anchor|Post}}<!--[[Higher doctorate]] and [[Post-doctoral degree]] redirect here-->
- Professional doctorate
- Honorary doctorate
- National variations
- Argentina
- Australia
- Brazil
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Finland
- France<!--'Doctorat', 'Doctorat d'université', 'Doctorat de troisième cycle', and 'Doctorat de spécialité' redirect here-->
- History
- Admission
- Germany<!--'Promotion (Germany)' and 'Inaugural thesis' redirect here-->
- India
- Italy
- Japan
- Dissertation-only
- Professional degree
- Netherlands and Flanders
- Netherlands
- Flanders
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Russia
- Spain
- United Kingdom
- History of the UK doctorate
- British doctorates today
- Subject specialist doctorates
- Higher doctorates
- Honorary degrees
- United States
- Research degrees
- Professional degrees
- Revocation
- See also
- Notes
- References
A doctorate (from Latin doctor, meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism licentia docendi ("licence to teach").
In most countries, a research degree qualifies the holder to teach at university level in the degree's field or work in a specific profession. There are a number of doctoral degrees; the most common is the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), awarded in many different fields, ranging from the humanities to scientific disciplines.
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