Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Mechanical or Aerospace Engineering - PhD
In mechanical engineering or aerospace engineering,
the courses must include:
- A minimum of 12 semester hours of graduate credit in mathematics
courses numbered 400 or above with a minimum of 6 semester
hours numbered 500 or above.
- A minimum of 24 semester hours in the department in courses
numbered 500 and above, with at least 12 semester hours
in the major. A minimum of 9 semester hours is required
at the 600 level. These are exclusive of thesis, problems,
or dissertation credit. The student's advisory committee
can approve a student's petition to replace one 600-level
course with one or more 500-level course(s) that are more
appropriate.
Engineering Science - PhD
In engineering science, the courses must include:
- A minimum of 24 semester hours in engineering graduate
courses, exclusive of thesis and dissertation credit. These
courses will normally be numbered 500 and above, with at
least 9 semester hours of 600- level courses, which constitute
one or two areas of concentration selected by the student.
The number of courses in this group to be taken will depend
on the program selected by the student and the approval
of his/her advisory committee.
- A minimum of 12 semester hours in mathematics or computer
science in courses numbered 400 and above, exclusive of
a first course in ordinary differential equations.
Additional requirements for all students
include:
- Participation in the departmental seminar program.
- Meet all departmental examination requirements, which
include passing a written and oral comprehensive examination
(see example mathematics
problems).
- Presentation of a dissertation proposal to the student's
advisory committee and approval of that proposal by that
committee.
- Successful defense of the dissertation.
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