Topic summary
Doctoral degree
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Doctorate.
Higher doctorates and post-doctoral degrees
A higher tier of research doctorates may be awarded based on a formally submitted portfolio of published research of an exceptionally high standard. In the UK, Ireland and some Commonwealth countries, higher doctorates that are awarded are: Doctor of Divinity (DD), Doctor of Engineering (DEng), Doctor of Civil Law (DCL), Doctor of Law or Laws (LLD), Doctor of Letters (DLitt or LittD), Doctor of Medicine (MD), Doctor of Music (DMus), Doctor of Science (DSc or ScD), Doctor of Social Science (DSocSc or DSSc), and Doctor of Technology (DTech). Countries in the region of Scandinavia offer a higher research doctorate like the Doctor Medicinae (Dr. Med.).