Ph.D. in Engineering - Emphasis in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Georgia - College of Engineering
Key Information
Campus location
Athens, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
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Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
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Application deadline
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Earliest start date
Sep 2023
* Fall 2019 and Spring 2020 tuition will be: In-state students: $370/hr for 1-11hrs; $4,439 for 12 or more credit hours Out-of-state students: $1,050/hr for 1-11hrs; $12,593 for 12 or more credit hours Fees for Fall 2019/Spring 2020 are $1, 145
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Introduction
Overview
The ECE Emphasis further defines and focuses the student’s Program of Study for the Ph.D. in Engineering through the requirements below:
If entering with a BS degree, a minimum of 73 hours beyond the bachelors is required as follows:
- ENGR 6910 Foundations for Engineering Research (3 credit hours).
- 2 semesters of ENGR 8950 Graduate Seminar (2 credit hours).*
- 12 credit hours of ECE Area of Emphasis coursework at the 8000 level (see list below).
- 21 additional credit hours must be taken exclusive of research and dissertation credit. At least 9 hours must be at the 8000 level. The remainder must be at the 6000 level or higher.
- A minimum of 35 credit hours of doctoral research and dissertation.
- A minimum of 32 credit hours of research (ENGR 9000 or 9010). A typical student’s research hours will exceed this minimum.
- 3 hours of ENGR 9300 Doctoral Dissertation must be listed on the program of study.
If entering with an MS degree, a minimum of 43 hours beyond the masters is required as follows:
- 2 semesters of ENGR 8950 Graduate Seminar (2 credit hours).*
- 9 credit hours of ECE Area of Emphasis at the 8000 level (see list below).
- 6 additional credit hours of coursework at the 8000 level.
- A minimum of 26 hours of doctoral research and dissertation:
- A minimum of 23 hours of research (9000 or 9010). A typical student’s research hours will exceed this minimum.
- 3 hours of 9300 Doctoral Dissertation must be listed on the program of study.
* Only 3 hours of Graduate Seminar may apply on the Ph.D. Program of Study. Students are strongly encouraged to continue regular attendance of speaker series presentations even if not formally registered in the seminar.