British Degree Abbreviations - Doctor's Degrees - Higher Doctorates

Higher Doctorates

The order of seniority for Higher doctorates varies from institution to institution and not all institutions award the same degrees. The following order generally pertains, especially in older universities.

  • DD - Doctor of Divinity
  • DCL - Doctor of Civil Law especially at Oxford
  • LLD - Doctor of Laws
  • DLitt or LittD - Doctor of Letters; London awards the analogous degree of DLit (Doctor of Literature)
  • DSc or ScD - Doctor of Science
  • EngD - Doctor of Engineering
  • DUniv - Doctor of the University

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