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Engineering

PhD Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley, United States

Programme overview

These degrees emphasize the application of the natural sciences to the analysis and solution of engineering problems. Advanced courses in mathematics, chemistry, physics, and the life sciences are normally included in a program that incorporates the engineering systems approach for analysis of problems. Students in these degree programs select one of the following seven concentrations: 1.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering  |  Duration: 6 years  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Berkeley, CA, United States

What you will study

Curriculum The doctoral program is research-based and is not solely based on the curricula below. All doctoral students are expected to fulfill a major and two minors which total a minimum of 30 units or its equivalent, not including CIV ENG 298, CIV ENG 299, CIV ENG 375, or CIV ENG 602. Each PhD student must have a graduate adviser to provide general academic guidance, and a research adviser to supervise the student's dissertation and to assist in identifying funding paths.

Career pathways

Graduates enter career areas including Architecture, Engineering & Computer Science, Government, Planning & Environmental Design.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to the above University requirements, CEE has minimum graduate admission requirements, listed below. **Note: These are minimum requirements and may not be competitive. CEE will NOT be requiring the GRE for admission. If you are pursuing a PhD, we require a Master’s degree from an accredited university and recommend having a strong GPA (more than 3.3/4.0 preferred, not required), or you can apply to the MS degree and apply to the PhD during the MS program. Direct admission to the PhD is approved on an exception basis. In addition, each of the CEE programs has its own admissions prerequisite requirements (see below). Energy, Civil Infrastructure, and Climate Prerequisites 1 year of college-level calculus 1 semester probability and statistics 1 semester elementary linear algebra 1 year college-level physical science (e.g., PHYSICS 7A and PHYSICS 7B) A course in thermodynamics or energy conversion (e.g., MEC ENG 40, MEC ENG 254, CHM ENG 141, MEC ENG 146). This can be taken as part of graduate study. Engineering and Project Management/ Construction Systems Prerequisites 1

Duration: 6 years

Apply through the official page: https://grad.berkeley.edu/admissions/

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