PhD or Doctor of Philosophy is a postgraduate degree awarded by universities that usually lasts from three up to five years. Graduates with a Doctorate of philosophy 's degree are automatically awarded the academic title of doctor. PHD programs can focus on philosophy but also theology, law, medicine and liberal arts as well. Boys and girls interested in a career as teacher or lecturer tipically decide to start these paths since professors are increasingly being required to have a PhD.
The legal area for master programs and postgraduate courses are addressed to graduates and young professionals with bachelor's or master's degree and passion for the law and jurisprudence. Typical students of these programs of specialization are in fact boys and girls who also wish to become men and women of success with a legal profession, choosing from different specializations related to company jurist, lawyer, magistrate or judge. Students usually attend both a theoretical stage and a period more practical, to be held often associated with law firms, notaries, consultants.