PhD/EngScD Materials Science and Engineering at Columbia University

At the end of the first year of graduate study in the doctoral program, candidates are required to take a comprehensive written qualifying examination, which is designed to test the ability of the candidate to apply coursework in problem solving and creative thinking. The standard is first-year graduate level.

Faculty: Columbia Engineering (The Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science)  |  Department: Materials Science and Engineering Program  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Candidates must submit a written proposal and defend it orally before a Thesis Proposal Defense Committee consisting of three members of the faculty, including the adviser, in the spring semester of their third year. Doctoral candidates must submit a thesis to be defended before a Dissertation Defense Committee consisting of five faculty members, including two professors from outside the doctoral program.

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