Doctor of Philosophy Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! === Ukraine === In [[Ukraine]], starting in 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=17 September 2016 |title=Урядовий портал – найновіші надходження документів КМУ |url=http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/ua/cardnpd?docid=248945529 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917233058/http://www.kmu.gov.ua/control/ua/cardnpd?docid=248945529 |archive-date=17 September 2016}}</ref> in Ukraine Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, {{lang-uk|Доктор філософії}}) is the highest education level and the first science degree. PhD is awarded in recognition of a substantial contribution to scientific knowledge, origination of new directions and visions in science. A PhD degree is a prerequisite for heading a university department in Ukraine. Upon completion of a PhD, a PhD holder can elect to continue their studies and get a post-doctoral degree called "Doctor of Sciences" (DSc. {{lang-uk|Доктор наук}}), which is the second and the highest science degree in Ukraine. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page