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- Dr. h.c. (Doctor honoris causa - honorary doctor), but: Dr.-Ing. E.h. (German: ehrenhalber)
- Dr.-Ing. (Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften - engineering, sometimes Computer Science)
- Dr. iur. (Doctor iuris - law), also: Dr. jur. although this is not the correct spelling
- Dr. iur. utr. (Doctor iuris utriusque - both Laws, secular and Canon Law, "Doktor beider Rechte" (weltliches und kanonisches Recht))
- Dr. habil. (Doctor habilitatus - professorial qualification, higher doctorate awarded to candidates who finished the habilitation)
- Dr. oec. pub. (Doctor œconomiae publicae - business administration ("Betriebswirtschaftslehre") or macro- and micro-economics ("Volkswirtschaftslehre"))
- Dr. theol. (Doctor theologiae - theology)
- Dr. paed. (Doctor paed. - education ("Doktor der Pädagogik"))
- Dr. phil. (Doctor philosophiae - most of the humanities)
- Dr. rer. medic. (Doctor rerum medicarum - "Doktor der Medizinwissenschaften" or Doctor of medical science)
- Dr. rer. physiol. (Doctor rerum physiologicarum- Doctor of Biomedicine and or Human Biology)
- Dr. rer. nat. (Doctor rerum naturalium - literally "Doctor of natural things" - all natural sciences, mathematics and computer science)
- Dr. rer. soc. (Doctor rerum socialium. - social sciences ("Doktor der Sozialwissenschaften"))
- Dr. rer. pol. (Doctor rerum politicarum - economics, business administration, sociology and related subjects)
- Dr. med. (Doctor medicinae - medicine), also Dr. med. dent. for dentists and Dr. med. vet. for veterinarians
Read more about this topic: List Of Doctoral Degrees Awarded By Country
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