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кандидатская диссертация

English translation: PhD thesis

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Russian term or phrase:кандидатская диссертация
English translation:PhD thesis
Entered by: PoveyTrans (X)

01:11 Dec 6, 2006
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
Russian term or phrase: кандидатская диссертация
as in 'Успешно развивалась и научная карьера - защитил кандидатскую диссертацию.'

Is this equivalent to the PhD?
PoveyTrans (X)
Local time: 15:41
more or less
Explanation:
E.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidate_of_Science
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Alexander Demyanov
Local time: 10:41
Grading comment
Thanks - I had to select purely based on speed
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6more or less
Alexander Demyanov
3 +6Ph.D. thesis
tuvaliev
4 +1doctoral dissertation
Jennifer Guernsey
4 -1Master's thesis
Tevah_Trans


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
more or less


Explanation:
E.g. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candidate_of_Science

Alexander Demyanov
Local time: 10:41
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 66
Grading comment
Thanks - I had to select purely based on speed

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anton Konashenok: It is sometimes designated C.Sc. but I have yet to see a C.Sc. who would not call himself a Ph.D.
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Anton.
agree  Anton Agafonov (X)
4 mins
  -> Thanks, Anton.
agree  Erzsébet Czopyk
4 hrs
  -> Thanks, Lisa.
agree  Simon Hollingsworth: I agree. I have often argued that a C.Sc can only be called a PhD if officially recognized by a certificate to this effect
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Simon.
agree  Anastasia Novoselova: Agree with Simon. One has to make an individual application to a special body, for your degree to be officially recognised (in the UK, at least). I don't think any other country automatically recognise Cand.Sc as PhD.
9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Anastasia.
agree  abc def (X)
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Thanks, Ivan.
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
Master's thesis


Explanation:
it is debatable whether a master's degree is equivalent to kandidat nauk, but given that the next step is the Ph.D. - in the US this could fly. Especially because Master's degrees that are less than kandidatskaya do not have a thesis. Thesis = dissertaziya, and presupposes that the next step would be a Ph.D. thesis.
Ask me how i know - I have one.

Tevah_Trans
Local time: 10:41
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Crio: If you look at the proficiency level and required efforts, master degree (in physics, at least) is way below k.f.-m.n.
3 hrs
  -> master masteru rozn' - kandidatskaya is way below doktorskoi
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Ph.D. thesis


Explanation:
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tuvaliev
Kazakhstan
Local time: 20:41
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Crio
1 hr
  -> thanks, Crio
agree  Simon Gregory: In the USA by so called "evaluation" use these words
1 hr
  -> thanks, Gregory
agree  tbmac: This is how it's usually translated--and кандидаты наук are referred to as PhD's here in the States
1 hr
  -> спасибо, tbmac
agree  Vanda Nissen: I agree, my kandidatskaja is here PhD (Sweden, Denmark)
3 hrs
  -> thanks, Vanda
agree  Kirill Semenov
6 hrs
  -> thanks, Kirill
agree  Ashok Garlapati
14 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
doctoral dissertation


Explanation:
I have always heard papers at the master's level referred to as theses, but at the doctoral level referred to as dissertations (though there are certainly plenty of Google hits for "doctoral thesis"). At any rate, this is what I would call it.

And I agree with the general consensus that kandidat nauk is normally translated as Ph.D. in the US.

Jennifer Guernsey
United States
Local time: 10:41
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anastasia Novoselova: This is less formal and probably the safest way to put it.
4 hrs
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