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All PhDs are doctors of philosophy. That’s what the Ph stands for. Doesn’t mean they majored in philosophy. So you can have a doctorate of philosophy in engineering or English or even medicine and be one of those crazy MF-PhDs.

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Slovene@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

That’s what the Ph stands for.

I thought it stood for Phteven.

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skibidi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Completely correct. There is also a (much rather in the US) ScD degree - Doctor of science.

In the US, it is often identical to a PhD. If your institution offers it, you just check a box at the end of your program on whether you want a PhD or ScD. In Europe, an ScD is a higher degree than a PhD and requires some extra work to obtain.

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