Sunday, August 2, 2009
Funbrain.com/poptrica
The practice dates back to the
middle ages , when for various reasons a university might be persuaded, or otherwise see fit, to grant exemption from some or all of the usual statutory requirements for award of a degree.
The first recorded honorary degree was awarded to Lionel Woodville in the late 1470s by the University of Oxford .
[ He later became Bishop of Salisbury . In the latter part of the sixteenth century, the granting of honorary degrees became quite common, especially on the occasion of royal visits to Oxford
On the visit of James I to Oxford in 1605, for example, forty-three members of his retinue (fifteen of whom were earls or
barons ) received the degree of Master of Arts , and the Register of Convocation explicitly states that these were full degrees, carrying the usual privileges (such as voting rights in Convocation and Congregation).
or a degree honoris causa
for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived the usual requirements (such as matriculation , residence, study and the passing of examinations). The degree itself is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree , and may be awarded to someone who has no prior connection with the institution in question. Usually the degree is conferred as a way of honoring a distinguished visitor's contributions to a specific field, or to society in general.
faculty
universities nominate several persons each year for honorary degrees; these nominees usually go through a committee before receiving approval.
Some learned societies award honorary fellowships in the same way as honorary degrees are awarded by universities, and for similar reasons.
United Kingdom
Australia
New Zealand , and the United States , it is not usual for an honorary doctor to use the formal title of "doctor", regardless of the background circumstances for the award. Notable exceptions to the commonly-accepted usage include: The recipient of an honorary degree may add the degree title postnominally , but it should always be made clear that the degree is honorary by adding "honorary" or "honoris causa" or "h.c." in
prenominally , abbreviated Dr.h.c. or Dr.(h.c.). Sometimes, they use "Hon" before the degree letters, for example, Hon DMus. HONORARY DOCTORATE The Honorary doctorate Honorary degree
The Yorker international University , developing
future leaders of the world
It is not the title that honors the man but the man who honors the title (
Machiavelli) Curriculum , candidatures , requests to :
International admission bureau -
Via G. Murat ,17- 20159 -
Milano Italy Ph# +39.02.45.40.87.15
|
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
|
0 comments:
Post a Comment