樓下有人講
"真正的美國法學博士,是在J.D.之後,重新回到法學院,讀大概五年,慢的要七八年拿的學位,叫S.J.D. (Doctor of Juridical Science),才是我們通常理解意義上的法學博士。這是給真正有誌於在法學領域從事學術研究的人攻讀的學位,主要方向就是去大學或其他機構任教,研究等。"
其實這個SJD學位主要是因外國學生的需求而設置的,多是給外國人讀的。美國法學院的教授多是JD出身,不信你查查哈佛的法學教授名錄。
http://www.law.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/professors.html
確實,除了在學校,美國一般人不把有JD的叫Dr.So and So. 美國一般人叫有MD的為Dr. so and so, 是指某某醫生,不是指某某博士。在英語中醫生和博士碰巧是同一個字。早期,MD 是指 medical degree.
JD MD, 都是第一專業學位(first professional degree), 好多情況下,第一專業學位就是該專業的最高學位。A first professional degree is an academic degree designed to prepare the holder for a particular career or profession, fields where scholarly research and academic activity are not the work, but rather the practice of a profession. In many cases, the first professional degree is also the terminal degree because usually no further advanced degree is required for practice in that field even though more advanced academic degrees may exist.
我有幾個朋友是拿MFA學位拿到美國大學藝術有關專業的tenure教授的。MFA也是終級學位, 雖然不是doctorate degree. 看來要不了多久,也會改叫,doctor of fine arts. 誰不喜歡戴高帽子呢?銀行裏不也是一大把的副總裁(VP)嗎? LOL