Queen's University of Belfast (where I used to be a memebr of Academic Staff), treated the DSc this way (excerpt from the degree regulations):
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Higher Doctorate by Independent Research and Publication Regulations These general regulations apply to degrees of DD, DLit, DSc, DSc(Econ), DSc(Ed), DSSc, LLD. 1. The Higher Doctorate by independent research and publication may be conferred upon (i) graduates of the University; or (ii) full-time members of the lecturing staff of the University; or (iii) holders of honorary titles conferred on the recommendation of the Honorary Titles Committee; or (iv) recognised teachers of the University, after a lapse of not less than five years from the date of their admission to a degree. 2. The degree will only be awarded for work of such a high standard as to give the candidate an authoritative standing in his or her subject and in his or her particular field of research. The standard required for the higher doctorate will be appreciably higher than that required for a PhD. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 18:56:45 -1000 > From: David Duffy <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Discussing Degrees D.Sc. vs Ph.D. > > Some UK and Commonwealth universities=2C once someone receives a > Ph=2ED=2E= > or D=2E Phil=2E and does a significant body of research=2C award a > D=2E= > Sc=2E if a graduate applies=2E =A0In most cases this is done very > sparin= > gly=2E =A0In other cases=2C it appears that if a graduate pays the > appli= > cation fee and has some threshold number of publications=2C the > D=2ESc=2E= > is rather routinely awarded=2E=A0American universities do not have > such= > a system as far as I know=2E So=2C a D=2E Sc=2E may be the result of > a = > distinguished body of work=2C but you would already know that=2C or > simp= > ly that someone knew where to send a check=2E > > David Cameron Duffy Ph=2ED=2E > Professor/PCSU Unit Leader/CESU Director > PCSU/CESU/Department of Botany > University of Hawaii Manoa > 3190 Maile Way=2C St John 410 > Honolulu=2C HI 96822 USA > Tel 808-956-8218=2C FAX 808-956-4710 > http=3A//www=2Ebotany=2Ehawaii=2Eedu/faculty/duffy/ > ----- Original Message ----- > From=3A Thomas Parr =3Ctparr=40INDIANA=2EEDU=3E > Date=3A Sunday=2C March 21=2C 2010 5=3A05 pm > Subject=3A =5BECOLOG-L=5D Discussing Degrees D=2ESc=2E vs Ph=2ED=2E > To=3A ECOLOG-L=40LISTSERV=2EUMD=2EEDU > > =3E A friend of mine recently started an unnamed job working for the > =3E unnamed department of an unnamed state=2E=A0 A coworker of hers=2C = > =3E holding only a slightly higher position=2C has Doctorate of Science > (D=2ESc=2E) and=2C > much to her irritation likes to remind her of it=2E This reminded of the > discussion about > this time last year of the relative merits of getting an Ed=2ED=2E vs a = > PhD I hope to spark a similar discussion on the topic of D=2ESc=2E vs > PhD I will summarize = > and repost the responses=2E=A0 = > Thanks=2C > Thomas=A0=A0=A0=A0 > ------------------------------ > ************************************************************** -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dr. John A. Berges Associate Professor Dept. Biological Sciences U. Wisconsin-Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI 53211 USA http://pantherfile.uwm.edu/berges/www/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
