Difference between revisions of "Doctor of Philosophy"
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A '''PhD''' (Latin ''Philosophiae doctor'') is a degree attained by [[grad students]] in the arts and sciences after years and years of thankless toil - usually followed by years and years of thankless toil attempted to hold down an academic career. | A '''PhD''' (Latin ''Philosophiae doctor'') is a degree attained by [[grad students]] in the arts and sciences after years and years of thankless toil - usually followed by years and years of thankless toil attempted to hold down an academic career. | ||
| − | At Columbia, they are awarded by the [[Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]]. | + | At Columbia, they are awarded by the [[Graduate School of Arts and Sciences]]. That is, even when one's advisor is in, for example, FFSEAS, a PhD can only be awarded by GSAS. FFSEAS, for example, is able to award Doctor of Science degrees, but not PhDs. |
[[Category:Degrees]] | [[Category:Degrees]] | ||
Revision as of 19:59, 6 April 2007
A PhD (Latin Philosophiae doctor) is a degree attained by grad students in the arts and sciences after years and years of thankless toil - usually followed by years and years of thankless toil attempted to hold down an academic career.
At Columbia, they are awarded by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. That is, even when one's advisor is in, for example, FFSEAS, a PhD can only be awarded by GSAS. FFSEAS, for example, is able to award Doctor of Science degrees, but not PhDs.
