ILLUSTRATES Tiago Lacerda
EDITION Bruno Lazaretti
No. But it is also not correct. According to modern dictionaries, you can call it “doctor” anyone who has completed a doctorate, whether a person trained in agronomy or zootechnics. the custom of calling attorney and doctor ofdoctor“, even those without a doctorate, come from colonial Brazil, because at the time most of the rich young people who studied abroad were studying medicine or law. In addition, in 1827, Dom Pedro 1st decreed that those who concluded courses in legal and social sciences in Brazil should be treated as “doctor“. The decree fell into disuse over time, and today the dictionary rule applies. Doctors, on the other hand, continue to be called that by tradition – reinforced by a good part of the medical profession itself, which uses the term on business cards, nameplates and profiles on social networks, for example.
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Understand the meaning of some titles
Bachelor
In Brazil, the baccalaureate is awarded to those who have completed higher education and is valid for most undergraduate courses, such as engineering, letters, law, economics, medicine and communication, among others. Graduates can practice their profession, but not teach their subject in academia
Graduation
It is another way to complete the degree, but this one enables the student to work as a professor in the academy. Although a graduate can already teach in higher education, it is unlikely that he will be hired by a university without continuing his academic career, with master’s, doctoral and post-doctoral courses
Master’s degree
In Brazil, it is a postgraduate course that lasts between two and five years and grants the title of master. At the end of the course, the master’s student must present a dissertation thesis on a topic of their choice and defend it before a panel composed of university professors.
Doctorate degree
Like the master’s degree, it enables students to develop more comprehensive studies and research on the scientific field they chose in their graduation. The criteria for entering and completing a doctorate are often more demanding than those for a master’s degree.
Ph.D.
The term comes from the Latin Philosophiae Doctoror “doctor in philosophy”. But this nomenclature is more common in Anglo-Saxon universities, since in Brazil the title is equivalent to that of doctor. Requirements vary from country to country, but in any case, you must have an excellent academic CV and a history of publications in scientific journals.
MBA
“Master in Business Administration”, or “master in business administration”, is a specialization course in business administration. Unlike other postgraduate degrees, the MBA can be taken by students who have graduated in any field.
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SOURCE Brazilian Bar Association