PhD program
Research degree path
A PhD program is a course of graduate study leading to a doctorate, the highest academic degree in most fields.
Programs typically involve several years of coursework, comprehensive examinations, and original research culminating in a dissertation.
She's in a PhD program in molecular biology at Stanford.
The term applies mainly to American and British university systems.
- dissertationExtended academic treatise
- thesisAcademic argument requiring defense
- oral defenseSpoken thesis examination
- advisorOne who gives guidance
- defenseProtection against harm
candidacy · coursework · graduate school · research · academia · graduate · qualifying · comprehensive exams · exams · stipend · tenure · tenure track · academic job market · publish · lab · seminar · committee · research proposal
- Graduate Trainingresidency, fellowship, internship, medical residency, postdoc
- universitycampus, faculty, college, professors, degrees
- academic programsfellowship, scholarship, grant, postdoc, study abroad
- grad schooldissertation, thesis committee, graduate school, graduate student, grad student
- graduate schoolslaw school, med school, medical school, business school, dental school
- higher educationuniversity, college, degree, diploma, graduate school
PhD programkindergarten
Early schooling for youngsters
elementary school · preschool · high school · undergraduate program · GED program
PhD programtrade school
Career-focused technical education
vocational training · apprenticeship · cosmetology school · truck driving school · coding bootcamp
PhD programself-taught
Educated without instructors
autodidact · school of hard knocks · street smarts · learning by doing · life experience
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