- What is the difference between a PhD degree and a DSc degree?
Whereas a DSc is awarded for a portfolio of work, (in some cases submitted together with an over-arching critique of that portfolio), and thus is more likely to be awarded later in an academic's career Nominally, a PhD is a doctorate in philosophy, but is typically awarded for pretty much any subject
- phd - How to pursue a DSc degree? - Academia Stack Exchange
The meaning of a DSc degree almost certainly varies by country In my experience in the commonwealth (i e UK, Australia, New Zealand) it is an honorary degree That means you don't "pursue" it; it isn't attained by being a student It's more of a "lifetime achievement award" -- you get it as a result of a long and successful career in science
- What is the difference between Ph. D, D. Sc, D. Litt, etc. ?
Is there any difference between Ph D, D Sc, D Litt and the similar degrees?
- What is academic degree after PhD? - Academia Stack Exchange
Each of these typically requires the submission of a body of work - a research portfolio - together with a critique of the work Or they may be awarded as honorary degrees; see the links above for the requirements for the degrees from the University of East Anglia (Litt D, DSc, LL d), and the University of Oxford (D D ), accordingly
- Do I have to sign a recommendation letter that will be submitted online . . .
Personally, I always sign my recommendation letters, including the ones submitted electronically In fact, I'm not sure I've ever submitted a physical recommendation letter
- etiquette - How do you address holders of non-Ph. D. doctorates such as . . .
It is customary to call Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D ) holders by the prefix "Dr ", but I wonder whether the same holds for other doctorates, such as Doctor of Science (Sc D ) or Doctor of Education
- I wasted six years of my life getting a PhD degree. What should I do . . .
@MartinBonnersupportsMonica DSc is not universally higher than PhD In some countries DSc is just what a PhD in biology physics is called, while in other countries DSc is just honorary, while other countries don't use PhD at all and have only DSc, which are seen as the equivalent of PhD, in countries that have PhD –
- Difference between computer science MS and MCS
Because while a DSC (Doctor of Computer Science) is considered lower than a PhD, for master's level, the amount of coursework is slightly more, and any research done by an MS student is just an introduction into professional research that will be done by a PhD
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