Higher Degree Origins
According to an interesting Wikipedia article, “the terms “master”, “doctor”, and “professor” signify different levels of academic achievement, but initially they were equivalent terms. The University of Bologna in Italy, regarded as the oldest university in Europe, was the first institution to confer the degree of Doctor in Civil Law in the late 12th century; it also conferred similar degrees in other subjects including medicine. Note that medicine is now the only field in which the title “doctor” is commonly applied, albeit informally, to individuals who have only obtained their first academic qualification. The University of Paris used the term master for its graduates, a practice adopted by the English universities of Oxford and Cambridge, as well as the ancient Scottish universities of St Andrew’s, Glasgow, Aberdeen, and Edinburghâ€.Referenced Source(s): Wikipedia
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