德国的博士制度是世界博士制的起源，德国博士的称呼与英美国家有所不同，有时候会引起同学们的困惑，下面我们将英德博士头衔的对照做一列举。

Dr. = Doktor = Doctor of Philosophy博士

Dr.-Ing. = Doktor der Ingenieurwissenschaften = Doctor of Engineering工学博士

Dr. rer. nat. = Doctor rerum naturalium = Doctor of the things of nature理学博士

Dr. phil.  = Doctor of Philosophy 哲学博士(含文史)

Dr. iur. = Doctor iuris = Doctor of Law 法学博士

Dr. rer. pol. = Doctor rerum politicarum = Doctor of Political Science 政治学博士

Dr. oec. pub. = Doctor œconomiae publicae = Doctor of Public Economics 工商管理博士(Betriebswirtschaftslehre)/经济学博士(Volkswirtschaftslehre)

Dr. sc. nat. = Doktor der Naturwissenschaften = Doctor of Natural Sciences自然科学博士

Dr. rer. soc. = Doctor rerum socialium/Doktor der Sozialwissenschaften = Doctor of Social Sciences社会科学博士

Dr. rer. medic.: Doctor rerum medicarum = Doctor of Medical Sciences 医学博士

Dr. med. = Doctor medicinae = Doctor of Medicine 医学博士(MD)

Dr. theol. = Doctor theologiae = Doctor of Theology神学博士

Dr. paed. = Doktor der Pädagogik = Doctor of Pedagogy 教育学博士

Dr. rer. physiol. = Doctor rerum physiologicarum = Doctor of Biomedicine and/or Human Biology 生物医学和/或人体生物学博士

Dr. rer. biol. hum. = rerum biologiae humanae = Doctor of Human Biology 人体生物学博士

Dr. h. c. = Doctor honoris causa = Honorary Doctor 名誉博士；

Dr. -Ing. E. h. = Ehrenhalber名誉工学博士

Dr. habil. = Doctor habilitatus =habilitation/professorial qualification特许任教资格 

qualification = Prof. = Professor教授

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