PhD in Music

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Buenos Aires
Spanish, Argentina
Hola a todos,

me pregunto cuál es la diferencia entre estos dos títulos, si es que hay alguna diferencia evidente y no específica de cada universidad.

Me encuentro con un texto sobre una persona que es "Doctor en música" en una universidad y "Doctor Honoris Causa" (no dice el campo) en otra.

Encontré "PhD in Music", pero para el segundo caso, con honoris causa, encontré más "Doctor Honoris Causa". Debería poner PhD en el primer caso y Doctor en el segundo? ¿Qué opinan?

Muchas gracias de antemano.
 
    • Muchas gracias por responder. El tema es muy confuso de todas maneras, calculo que será distinto en cada lugar, ¿no? porque he encontrado "PhD in Music" y música no es una ciencia.
     
    Hello. Doctor is a title, PhD is a degree. PhD stands for "Doctorate of Philosophy" - philosophy refers to some belief system/paradigm, not the actual formal discipline of Philosophy. A doctorate or doctoral degree is just one of the highest degrees awarded in Universities - it doesn't necessarily refer to science.

    A doctor of (something) just refers to someone who holds a doctoral degree in something. An M.D. holds a doctorate of medicine degree, while a PhD holds a doctorate of philosophy - but they are both doctors. (By the way, if you have a PhD in Philosophy, you have a doctorate of philosophy in philosophy, hehe). Professors in Universities that hold PhDs are called Dr. (apellido) as well.
     
    I think PhD in Music is a general word for a group of PhD degrees related to music, each of them having a more specific title (e.g. PhD in musical theory; PhD in musical education; PhD in musicology etc...), each of which could be a scientific degree, why not?
    It's like saying: "I have a PhD in engineering", but then you specify: PhD in civil/chemical/electrical engineering.

    Check this out, this may help
    http://www.music.lsu.edu/degrees/phd.htm
     
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