DPhil
British doctoral qualification
DPhil is the degree designation for Doctor of Philosophy at Oxford University and a few other British institutions.
It's equivalent to PhD and represents the same terminal research degree—the different abbreviation reflects Latin word order (Philosophiae Doctor vs Doctor Philosophiae).
She earned her DPhil in medieval history at Oxford.
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
- laboratoryFacility for scientific investigation
data · analysis · hypothesis · findings · experimentation · publication · innovation · breakthrough
Senior university teacher
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- colloquiumAcademic discussion meeting
- conferenceOrganized meeting for discussion
publication · citation · faculty · department · curriculum · syllabus · academic · tenure
Higher education institution
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- vivaAcclaim meaning "live"
- supervisorOne who directs workers
- collegeHigher education institution
Bodleian · Michaelmas · Hilary · Trinity · don · tutorial · proctor · matriculation
One who directs workers
- vivaAcclaim meaning "live"
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- postgraduateScholar past undergraduate level
- full-timeComplete weekly hours
part-time · funding · stipend · fellowship · scholarship · corrections · revisions · examiner
thesis
Academic argument requiring defense
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
- fieldworkResearch conducted on location
laboratory · data · analysis · hypothesis · findings · experimentation · publication · innovation · breakthrough · collaboration
professor
Senior university teacher
- lecturerOne who teaches formally
- seminarGroup discussion for learning
- colloquiumAcademic discussion meeting
conference · publication · citation · faculty · department · curriculum · syllabus · academic · tenure · postdoc
university
Higher education institution
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- vivaAcclaim meaning "live"
- supervisorOne who directs workers
college · Bodleian · Michaelmas · Hilary · Trinity · don · tutorial · proctor · matriculation · convocation
supervisor
One who directs workers
- vivaAcclaim meaning "live"
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- postgraduateScholar past undergraduate level
full-time · part-time · funding · stipend · fellowship · scholarship · corrections · revisions · examiner · upgrade
DPhilbachelor's degree
First-level university qualification
BS · undergraduate degree · master's degree · MA · MSc
DPhiluneducated
Lacking formal instruction
unschooled · dropout · illiterate · autodidact · self-taught
DPhilfreshman
First-year student
fresher · novice · beginner · undergraduate · matriculant
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