Earning a Ph.D. in engineering in the Michael W. Hall School of Mechanical Engineering's doctoral program will normally require several academic semesters of study beyond the student's BS degree in engineering. The diverse and multidisciplinary nature of most engineering doctoral topics requires that considerable flexibility be allowed in tailoring the doctoral program course of study, consistent with the goals of the topic under study and the unique interests and capabilities of each student.
Students are required to take 42 hours of course work beyond the B.S. degree to obtain a Ph.D degree. Of these 42 hours, up to 6 hours of “Directed Individual Study” courses can be included. In addition, students are required to take 2 hours of graduate seminar. If a student already has an M.S. degree, then up to 21 hours of course work can be used towards the Ph.D. degree.
All Ph.D. students admitted will be required to take one of the following math courses: ME 8213: : Engineering Analysis I, MA 6313: Numerical Analysis I, MA 6323: : Numerical Analysis II, MA 8203: Foundations of Applied Mathematics I, or MA 8463: Numerical Linear Algebra. Please check the updated ME graduate course schedule for the times this course is offered and consult with your advisor to accommodate this class into your graduate schedule.