Mechanical Engineering, Ph.D

Requirements

The minimum course program for this degree is at least six half courses, at least five of which should be at the 700-level, beyond the Bachelor’s degree or two half courses at the 700-level, beyond the Master’s degree. A Ph.D. candidate is also required to pass a Comprehensive Examination designed to test their breadth of knowledge and the ability to synthesize and integrate ideas. A candidate must complete a thesis which embodies the results of original research and mature scholarship. The general University requirements for the thesis and oral defense will apply.

Students holding a Bachelor’s degree should enroll at the Master’s level. Excellent students may be transferred to the Ph.D. program without completing their Master’s degree.
In addition, all full-time graduate students are required to successfully complete MECH ENG 758 “Graduate Seminars in Mechanical Engineering.” For further details see the MECH ENG 758 course description.