Skip to main content

Understanding Doctorate Degrees

This quiz tests your knowledge on various aspects of doctorate degrees across different fields and countries. It covers academic distinctions, types of doctorates, and equivalent degrees.

#doctorate #higher education #academic degrees #graduate studies #international education

1 (replaced ________ in 1988), and finally Dr., which is the higher doctorate.

2 Some fields of study have their own research doctorates, including the ________, the Doctor of Theology, the Doctor of Juridical Science, among many others.

3 The first stage is named "Kandidat(Кандидат наук) of <...> Sciences" (literal translation means "Candidate of Sciences",) (for instance, ________ of Medical Sciences, of Chemical Sciences, of Philological Sciences, and so on).

4 In ________ doctorate level degrees are offered by the universities or institutions of national level importance deemed to be universities.

5 In ________ the doctorate (doctorado)[19] is the highest academic degree.

6 However, some universities, in order to differentiate between honorary and substantive doctorates, have introduced the degree of ________ (DUniv) for these purposes, and reserve the higher doctorates for formal academic research.

7 Many post-Soviet countries, including ________, have a two-stage research degree obtaining path, generally similar to the doctorate system in Europe.

8 In Egypt, Doctorate degree - abbreviated as MD - is equivalent to ________ degree.

9 These doctorates are now less common in some countries, and are often awarded ________.

10 Some of these degrees are also termed "________," since they are also the first degree in their field.

💡 Interesting Facts

  • students who finish a doctorate at the Georg-August University of Göttingen traditionally kiss the Gänseliesel, a statue in the center of Göttingen.
  • the Norwegian novelist and editor of Vinduet, Henrik Langeland, wrote a doctoral thesis on Marcel Proust.
  • the University of Cambridge denied Edward A. Irving a PhD when he submitted evidence supporting continental drift.
  • the type of degree offered by a veterinary school (pictured) can vary widely, ranging from the Bachelor of Science to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine.
  • in 1969, Ivar Orgland was the first foreigner to take a doctorate at the University of Iceland.
  • Richard Arrington, the first African American mayor of Birmingham, Alabama has a doctorate in zoology.
  • Elsa Eschelsson, the first woman both to finish a doctorate in Law and to teach in a university in Sweden, was denied the right to serve even as acting professor because of her sex.
  • Jean Victor de Constant Rebecque (pictured), the tutor of the future William II of the Netherlands, obtained a doctorate honoris causa from Oxford in 1811 while accompanying the young prince there.
  • Ludwig Schwarz, the Roman Catholic bishop of Linz, Austria, has a doctorate in classical philology and archeology from the University of Vienna.
  • Dr. Angel Ramos is one of the few deaf Hispanics in the United States to hold a doctorate.
    • Previous Quiz Next Quiz

    Related Quizzes

    Understanding the Role of Chancellors in Higher Education

    #higher education #chancellor #vice-chancellor #university governance #education terminology

    Exploring Columbia University: A Quiz on Its History and Notable Figures

    #Columbia University #Higher Education #History #Notable Alumni #University Programs

    Exploring Harvard University: A Quiz on History and Notable Facts

    #Harvard University #higher education #academic history #famous alumni #university facts

    Quiz on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    #Education #MIT #University #Quiz #Higher Education