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The Doctor of Metaphysics, also called a Metaphysical Science Doctorate, is a purported academic degree. While mainstream universities teach
metaphysics Metaphysics is the branch of philosophy that examines the basic structure of reality. It is traditionally seen as the study of mind-independent features of the world, but some theorists view it as an inquiry into the conceptual framework of ...
as a branch of philosophy, the Doctor of Metaphysics degree is offered by a number of unaccredited universities and degree mills as a religious-based degree. It is not recognized by the United States Department of Education as a legitimate degree, and is not offered by any accredited institution.Vasché, James Burton (1940) “$100 Doctors”: The Facts on Today’s Degree Mill Racket. ''The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas'', 15(3), pp.159-163. Sigrist, J. (1949). "Beware the Mind-Meddler". '' American Journal of Psychotherapy'', 3(1), pp.162-163. In the United States, Doctor of Metaphysics degrees are offered by purported religious institutions of learning, as well as unrecognised churches and colleges of metaphysics. In 1938 the
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published a book listing the "Doctor of Metaphysics" degree in a section written by Walton C. John, titled "Counterfeit Degrees". A 1960 ''
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'' article titled, "Mail-order training in psychotherapy," warned against unaccredited schools purporting to offer "training in a variety of psychological and metapsychological methods" and awarding a Doctor of Metaphysics degree. In the field of
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there are counselors who claim the title "Doctor of Metaphysics". In 2019, the '' Journal of Social Work Education'' published "Predatory Doctoral Programs: Warnings for Social Workers". The article warned that the majority of doctoral programs in metaphysics are little more than
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s which have few requirements other payment.


See also

* Degrees offered by unaccredited institutions of higher education * History of higher education in the United States * List of fields of doctoral studies in the United States * List of unaccredited institutions of higher education


References

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