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The JD is a three-year degree that is the first one earned in a subject. If that sounds like a bachelor's degree, it's because it really is: It used to be calle
by wl 6y ago
The JD is a three-year degree that is the first one earned in a subject. If that sounds like a bachelor's degree, it's because it really is: It used to be called an LLB or Bachelor of Laws. But law schools renamed it in a misguided attempt to increase the prestige of the legal profession. The only pretense it has to being called a graduate degree is that law schools require usually another bachelor's degree in a different subject. It's still a second bachelor's degree.
In short, the JD is a "doctorate" in name only. The legal community, for the most part, is wise enough not to push the matter.
- swampthing 6y agoBy this definition, an MD is also a bachelor’s degree.
- wl 6y agoSure. I've said as much elsewhere: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26047229 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26047229
- swampthing 6y agoCool, just pointing out where that logic leads.
- chrisseaton 6y agoIn the UK the medical degree that most medical doctors do is an undergraduate bachelor’s degrees. They use 'doctor' as a courtesy title after graduating, but only if they're junior and not a surgeon.
- swampthing 6y agoYea, I was referring to the MD degree (guessing the degree you’re referring to is not called that).
- chrisseaton 6y agoIn the UK most medical doctors get Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degrees.
- ValentineC 6y ago> They use 'doctor' as a courtesy title after graduating, but only if they're junior and not a surgeon. What are they known by when they stop being "junior"?
- chrisseaton 6y ago'Mr', 'Miss', 'Ms', 'Mrs' etc again.
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