The degree pathway for the Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering. A total of 63 credit hours of graduate level courses are required for the Ph.D. degree.
The Ph.D. degree must involve a traditional research-based dissertation, plus:
- A minimum of 30 approved credit hours of graduate-level engineering courses, including associated science and math courses*.
- A minimum of 21 credit hours of doctoral dissertation.
- The balance of the remaining 12 credits can be a mix of graduate-level engineering courses including associated science and math coursework and dissertation credits at the discretion of the department, faculty advisor and dissertation committee.
- At least two semesters of the 0 credit research seminar MECH.5010
| Required Graduate Level Engineering Courses (30 credits) |
|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| IENG.XXXX | Graduate level engineering course including associated science and math courses | 3 |
| MECH.XXXX | Graduate level engineering course including associated science and math courses
| 3 |
| XXXX.XXXX | Graduate level engineering course including associated science and math courses | 3 |
| Total |
| 30 |
| Dissertation Courses (21 credits) |
|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| MECH.XXXX OR | Doctoral Dissertation |
|
| IENG.XXXX OR | Doctoral Dissertation |
|
| XXXX.XXXX | Doctoral Dissertation |
|
| Total |
| 21 |
| Remaining Elective Credits (12 credits) |
|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| IENG.XXXX | Graduate-level engineering course including associated math and science coursework OR dissertation credits*
| 0-12 |
| MECH.XXXX | Graduate-level engineering course including associated math and science coursework OR dissertation credits | 0-12 |
| XXXX.XXXX | Graduate-level engineering course including associated math and science coursework OR dissertation credits | 0-12 |
| Total |
|
12 |
| Research Seminar (0 credits) |
|---|
| Course Number | Course Name | Credits |
|---|
| MECH.5010 | Research Seminar, must be taken for at least two semesters | 0 |
| Total |
|
0 |
*Concerning graduate-level STEM courses, the Ph.D. candidate must take the following:
- One Course in advanced mathematics:
- MECH.5200 Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations
- CHEN.5390 Mathematical Methods for Engineers
- MATH.5300 Applied Math I
- MATH.5450 Partial Differential Equations
- Or another advanced mathematics approved by the doctoral dissertation advisor
Total credits required for the degree = 63
Updated 9/17/24