what's M.Phil.?

[Thomas M. Paikeday]

Thanks, Jan Ivarsson. That is new info for me.

TOM.
www.paikeday.net

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From: "Jan Ivarsson TransEdit" <jan.ivarsson at TRANSEDIT.ST>
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Subject: Re: what's M.Phil.?


> The "licenciate degree" (often abbreviated "fil.lic", "tekn.lic", etc.)
exists at least in Sweden, Finland and Czech Republic. It is intermediate
between a Masters and a Doctors degree (I have seen the definition "50% of
doctorate studies completed). Note that "faculty of philosophy" when talking
about Swedish universities contains both "humanities" and "sciences", so you
can be "fil.lic" of statistics, latin, nuclear physics, or whatever.
> Jan Ivarsson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas M. Paikeday" <t.paikeday at SYMPATICO.CA>
> To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
> Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 10:30 PM
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>
>
> >
> > A related question if I may: I have often wondered what L.Ph. (sometimes
> > Ph.L.) stands for in the States. I know it is common in Canada; it's in
the
> > list of abbreviations at the end of Canadian Who's Who, U. of T. Press,
> > which also has M.Ph.,  though no M.Phil., but the full form of L.Ph. is
> > given as Licence en Philosophe (probably from Laval U.) whereas Ph.L. is
> > "Licentiate in Philosophy" (no idea from where).
> > Tom Paikeday
> > www.paikeday.net
> >
>