Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research. The name of the degree is most often abbreviated PhD and is pronounced as three separate letters. The University of Oxford uses the alternative abbreviation "DPhil".

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