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DPhil = Doctor of Philosophy PhD = philosophiae doctor = "Doctor of Philosophy" in Latin it's not an equivalent, it's the exact same title :-)
by einpoklum 6y ago
DPhil = Doctor of Philosophy
PhD = philosophiae doctor = "Doctor of Philosophy" in Latin
it's not an equivalent, it's the exact same title :-)
- poizan42 6y agoDon't know about the UK,but here in Denmark they are quite different degrees (even if they have the same etymological origin). A PhD. here does not give you the title Doctor, while a doctorate does.
- 2038AD 6y agoA PhD does allow you to use the title in the UK. Ironically medical doctors are allowed to drop the title if they're qualified surgeons.
- jvvw 6y agoI always feel I have to qualify, because when you say you have a DPhil, people often don't know what you are talking about! Technically I have a DPhil not a PhD though even though they amount to the same thing.