PhD Engineering (Electrical Engineering) at University of Arkansas

Programme overview

The Electrical Engineering department at the University of Arkansas offers a PhD in Engineering (ELEG) with research strengths in communications, DSP and sensor networks, electronics and packaging, power systems and renewable energy, RF, microwave and terahertz, and semiconductors, photonics and photovoltaics.

Department: Electrical Engineering | Duration: At least 72 credit hours of coursework and dissertation | Study mode: full-time | Location: Fayetteville, AR, United States

What you will study

Students complete at least 36 hours of graded coursework (for BSEE entrants) within a program of at least 72 hours of coursework and dissertation, including a minimum of 18 dissertation hours. Readiness assessment exams are taken in the first semester. Sample courses include Semiconductor Devices, Control Systems, Power Electronics and Motor Drives, Communication Theory and RF and Microwave Design.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants need a grade point average of at least 3.0 (4.0 scale) on all undergraduate work or on the last 60 hours. A GRE waiver is available to PhD applicants with a BS from an ABET-accredited US program.

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.

Graduate entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer sessions.

Graduate School application deadlines: August 1 for fall, December 1 for spring, April 15 for summer sessions; some departments set earlier deadlines. The application fee is $60 for new applicants; $30 for returning UA graduate students.

Law (JD): priority application deadline April 15, with rolling review after that date; admission is for the full-time program in the fall.

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