Definitions
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- noun A
terminal research degree and one of the highestdoctorates awarded by a university.
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- noun a doctorate awarded for original contributions to knowledge
Etymologies
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Arts and Doctor of Philosophy, although effected somewhat at the expense of the Mastership, is an interesting phenomenon pointing to the two great university types after which the American university has been moulded, the relative positions of the two degrees indicating, at the same time, the predominance at present of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 1: Aachen-Assize 1840-1916 1913
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The College: with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The Department of Graduate Studies: with the degrees of Graduate in the School; Master of Arts; and Doctor of Philosophy.
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The College: with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The Department of Graduate Studies: with the degrees of Graduate in the School; Master of Arts; and Doctor of Philosophy.
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The College: with the degree of Bachelor of Arts. The Department of Graduate Studies: with the degrees of Graduate in the School; Master of Arts; and Doctor of Philosophy.
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Resolved that hereafter it shall be lawful to receive as candidates for the degrees of Doctor of Letters, Doctor of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy, students from other
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Ms. Cook's dissertation was submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the College of Communication and Information Sciences in the Graduate School of the University of Alabama.
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Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Logic from Cornell University in 1971.
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Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Logic from Cornell University in 1971.
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Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Logic from Cornell University in 1971.
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Engineering and Doctor of Philosophy in Mathematical Logic from Cornell University in 1971.
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