Talk:Ph.D.

I don't know the US situation, but at most UK universities, PhDs are awarded in almost every subject. I've never heard of a DA or EdD. (Also, similarly, quite a few UK universities - including Oxford and Cambridge - award BA degrees even to students who study the sciences exclusively.) Amatlexico 17 Dec 03 22:01 GMT

It is a common misconception that all doctorates are PhDs. Nothing could be further from the truth. There are about 50 different types in the US alone, recognized by the US Dept. of Education. THe PhD is the most common, but certainly not the only type!

The Ed.D is a Doctor of Education. The D.A. is a Doctor of Arts

There are many, many others, including D.Sc- Doctor of Science, D.M.A.- Doctor of Musical Arts, etc.

Just by way of example, here is the link for the US Dept. of Education. Scroll down to see the complete list of doctorates.

http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-research-doctorate.html ________________________________________________________________________

While the site above is an excellent reference for doctoral degree types in the US, there are also several different types of doctoral degrees in the UK, not just the PhD. There are also "higher doctorates" in the UK, above the PhD.

Here's one site in the UK that lists several: http://registry.shu.ac.uk/gst/public/resdegree/highdo.html

This site discusses the difference between the Ed.D and Ph.D (D.Phil) for example: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/1-3-9-2.html

There are so many...

Also, a quick Google search for "Doctor of Arts" and "Doctor of Education" reveal... too many pages of references to count.

ASTA2500


 * You are clearly right that there are many different types of doctorate, but we must avoid giving the impression that a PhD is only a doctorate of philosophy. The Sussex site shows that one can get a DPhil in Education. (http://www.sussex.ac.uk/education/1-3-9-1.html) [[User:Amatlexico|Amatlexico] 18 Dec 2003 19:28 UTC