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Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

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[Program Overview]

[Learning Outcomes]

Program Title

Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering

Department(s)

Electrical Engineering

Degree Designation

Doctor of Philosophy

Program Description

The prospective doctoral candidate will develop a high level of competence in the fundamentals of research and develop the ability to integrate and apply them in cutting-edge research. The core areas of study and investigation are unique to each student in the program and developed in consultation between the prospective student and their graduate committee.
Completion requirement

  • A minimum of 24 credit hours of electrical engineering courses 5000-level or above including required core courses (8 credits)

  • course, Electronic Warfare

  • course, Position, Navigation and Timing

  • A minimum of 6 credit hours outside electrical engineering;

  • 24 credit hours of dissertation;

  • And no more than 6 credit hours of 3000- or 4000- level courses.

Completion requirement

  • A minimum of 12 credit hours of electrical engineering courses of 5000-level or above including required core courses (8 credits)

  • course, Electronic Warfare

  • course, Position, Navigation and Timing

  • A minimum of 6 credit hours outside of the Electrical Engineering department unless satisfied by the Master of Science degree;

  • 24 credit hours of dissertation;

  • And no more than 3 credit hours of 3000- or 4000- level courses

Completion requirement

All course work must be approved by the student’s graduate committee, the Electrical Engineering Department Chair, and the Dean of Graduate Studies.

The graduate committee, in consultation with the student, will select a technical paper. The student must perform an in-depth study of the paper through analysis, modeling, and/or simulation. The student will present the analysis and critique of the paper in a written report and an oral presentation. The written report and the oral presentation constitute the qualifying examination. The exam is designed to test the student’s ability to be successful in the Ph.D. program by demonstrating his/her ability to analyze, critique, solve technical problems, grasp fundamental concepts, solve open problems, and communicate effectively. The graduate student may only take the qualifying exam once. In case the student did not pass, he/she may appeal the decision to the Electrical Engineering Department Chair.

Successfully pass the candidacy examination. The student must present a detailed review of his/her research area and hypothesis under investigation to the members of his/her graduate committee. The presentation will be open to the public. This examination may only be taken after a student has passed the qualifying examination.

The admission to candidacy to the Ph.D. degree requires that the qualifying and candidacy examinations be passed and approved by the graduate committee; after which the student may enroll in course: Dissertation.

The student must write a final dissertation and defend it in an oral public defense before the student’s graduate committee.