PhD Materials/Metallurgical Engineering at University of Alabama

Programme overview

The Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering (MTE) offers a masters of science along with a Ph.D. In addition, many of the MTE faculty are members of the UA Tri-campus Materials Science PhD program giving materials orientated graduate students a range of academic opportunities. In their careers, PhD engineers are expected to be thought leaders, mentors, trainers of other developing professionals, and communicators with a variety of audiences.

Faculty: College of Engineering | Department: Metallurgical Materials | Duration: 60 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 60 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include MTE 556 Advanced Mechanical Behavior, MTE 562 Metallurgical Thermodynamics, MTE 579 Advanced Physical Metallurgy.

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Entry requirements

The program for the PhD in the area of materials/metallurgical engineering is conducted jointly with The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). This arrangement permits sharing of facilities, exchange of faculty, joint seminars, and a wide choice of dissertation advisers. The PhD degree in the area of materials science is also offered, in collaboration with UAB and The University of Alabama in Huntsville. Full details of this interdisciplinary program may be found in this catalog. For additional information, see the Graduate School's general requirements for advanced degrees below. See the Admission Criteria section of this catalog for more information. Successful completion and passing of the Ph.D. competency examination and proposal defense transfers a Ph.D. student to a Ph.D. candidate, and the student is admitted to candidacy for the doctoral degree. The Admission to Candidacy for the Doctoral Degree form is submitted to the Graduate School. Graduate School Information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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