A Doctor of Letters, also termed Doctor of Literature in some countries, is the holder of a terminal degree in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. In the United States, at universities such as
Bahram Beyzai, dressed in a traditional University of St. Andrews black cassock, having just received a D.Litt. honoris causa, June 2017
Mark Twain (right), wearing the full-dress gown of a University of Oxford Doctor of Letters. He was awarded an honorary doctorate of letters in 1907.
A Doctor of Philosophy is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original resear
Doctor of Letters
…postgraduate study designed "with working professionals in mind." Depending on the country, the degree awarded may also be a higher doctorate after the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degree or equivalent to a higher doctorate, such as that of Doctor of Science (Sc.D. or D.Sc.) or Doctor of Laws (LL.D). It is awarded in…
Doctor of Philosophy degree certificate of Columbia University
A new PhD graduate from the University of Birmingham, wearing a doctor's bonnet, shakes hands with the chancellor.
A South African PhD graduate (on the right, wearing a ceremonial gown)
A PhD gown at the University of Cambridge. Reflecting the status of the PhD as a lower doctorate, it uses a black Master's gown with scarlet facings rather than the scarlet Doctor's gown of the higher doctorates at Cambridge.