I have a student in my class this year who’s doing a PhD in Law. Thesis topic: issues with AI usage in film in Asia.

April 09, 2026 - 13:00 UTC

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Paging @adamjschmidt.bsky.social - to add to your confusion...

(For @legalminimum.bsky.social's benefit - earlier today we were sorting out the difference between a doctorate and a PhD.)
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Thanks! Yes, so I guess all "terminal degrees" are Doctorates? So JD, MD, are included then some Doctorates are PhDs and others are Doctorate of ____. Is that it? I remember my tuition assistance benefit from the Maryland Army National Guard couldn't be applied to "terminal degrees" hence my MBA.
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… can you send me that when it’s done?
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I’ll ask the student. I’m not supervising.
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Not an LLM? What exactly is a PhD in law?
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Exactly how it sounds.
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www.law.uw.edu/academics/phd
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