
abbreviations - Should I write "PhD" or "Ph.D."? - English …
For example, my academic discipline (linguistics) traditionally employs the no-periods convention for all titles (not only PhD, MA, and BA but also Mr, Dr, and Prof), while the style enforcer at my academic institution (an American university) insists that I sprinkle periods around (for a total of 9 in my 6 examples). –
Did I "get" (or "take") my degree "from" (or "in") the University of ...
You took your degree at the University of Life. You received your degree from the University of Life. The reason is that you took it — as in studied for it — in the physical location.
expressions - PhD = Piled Higher and Deeper - English Language …
2011年7月9日 · In order to receive a PhD, a student must write a dissertation -a lengthy research paper on a topic aligned with their field of study. The dissertation itself is intended to contribute to the general knowledge in that field, and is judged by a panel of other higher academics to determine if the candidate deserves to be awarded their doctorate.
What is the correct phrase to describe an ongoing study for a PhD?
2017年11月8日 · She is doing a PhD in the X program at Y University, She is working towards a PhD in the X program at Y University, or She is studying for a PhD in the X program at Y University.
What's the correct way of saying that one is pursuing a degree?
2016年10月25日 · Agree with @Mick re "study for a degree" rather than "study a degree". The latter doesn't make sense in any English I've ever heard.
etymology - Which was the first doctor, M.D. or Ph.D.? - English ...
2012年2月8日 · But which of Ph.D. or M.D. was first referred to as a doctor? Are you saying that at the year such degree titles/letters started to be conferred, those people were already referred to as 'doctor'? And if so, then the answer boils down to …
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You will find that PhD Ph.D. BSc B.Sc. MSc and M.Sc. are all found. The question linked to handles this for PhD/Ph.D. but the answer covers the rest. The only thing to add to it is to be consistent, so PhD and BSc or Ph.D. and B.Sc., but not one form together with another in the same piece of writing. –
punctuation - Comma or no comma before "PhD"? - English …
2017年4月6日 · There was a television series in the 1960s entitled "Marcus Welby, M.D." Lawyers of a certain age have long written "John Doe, Esquire" on their business cards. Based on these analogies, I have long written "John Doe, PhD."
is it is correct to mention PhD in brackets or with upper line to ...
2015年3月26日 · One either has the degree, or one has not. For a person who is about to go through the ceremony, the term graduand exists:
Graduate student in or of? - English Language & Usage Stack …
2014年2月22日 · I (British English native speaker) wouldn't use either of your example sentences; they sound wrong to me. There is a phrase in English "student of xyz" which would be valid, meaning "studying xyz", i.e.