Every law students dream that someday his business card is decorated with magic words for him "Doctor of Laws".There is no such post-graduate economist, who would not mind a nice diploma opened with an elegant inscription "Doctor of Economics."In the long list of posts, prizes and awards venerable academician one of the first proud to be listed doctorate.Even fierce maestro we know all about the product Karabas-Barabas Pinocchio called himself only as PhD, in his case - puppet.
What is the secret of the prestige of this title?Yes, there are no secrets, just a PhD - it is the highest academic degree, which is not easy to obtain.To do this, at least need to finish college, to attend graduate school, master's thesis to defend first, and only then move on to writing his doctoral work.When it is finished, a monograph (dissertation in writing) is given to the reviewers, and then comes the dramatic moment - the work on competition cherished degree is sent to the Higher Attestation Commission (HAC).This process is called the balloting when the committee members submit their votes "for" or "against", depending on how great scientific importance in their eyes represented by job candidates.Here the applicant will have to literally vigorously "defend themselves", defending the value of their creations in front of opponents and proving that his book is a new word in the sphere of science.
If everything ends happily for the applicant, the freshly baked PhD receives not only moral satisfaction from the fact that its students' day-dream and the dream finally came true, and he joined the ranks of "aristocrats" a scientist in the world.Now it is open access to a professor at a university appropriate profile, and, of course, provide some raise.The solidity of the doctoral title also in the fact that the history of science degree has nearly a thousand years.It was first approved in the oldest universities in Europe - Bologna school in 1130!
doctoral degree has a wide international circulation, it is accepted in most states as evidence of undoubted scientific merit.The only difference is that in some countries doctors are already after defending a thesis only, skipping the stage of candidates.Thus, the weight of "classic", Soviet, and now Russian title "Doctor of Science" on the order above it, say, the British counterpart.There is such a thing as the title of "Honorary Doctor" - a title that many institutions noted public figures (politicians, culture, etc.), regardless of whether the person awarded by a degree or not.In any case, the title of Doctor gives considerable privileges and guarantees its holder honor and respect, and is already one of the in principle sufficient to how to fight for it!
