PhD Structural Engineering at University of California, San Diego

Programme overview

The PhD in Structural Engineering prepares students for careers in teaching, research or practice in their chosen specialties. It requires a departmental comprehensive examination, a candidacy examination, a dissertation based on new research and a dissertation defense.

Department: Structural Engineering | Study mode: full-time | Location: La Jolla, CA, United States

What you will study

Three quarters of the SE 290 research seminar before the departmental qualifying exam, a department qualifying examination, an oral advancement-to-candidacy senate examination and a final dissertation defense. A specialization in computational science is available.

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Entry requirements

University admission (graduate level): a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or the equivalent and a minimum B (3.0/4.0) average in upper-division or prior graduate work. Programme page (catalog): Admission to the UC San Diego graduate program in structural engineering requires at least a BS in engineering, physical sciences, or mathematics with an overall upper-division GPA of 3.0. Applicants must provide three letters of recommendation. Undergraduate students in the Department of Structural Engineering who have at least 148 quarter units with a cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher are eligible to apply.

UC San Diego enrolls for Fall term only.

Apply through the official page: https://connect.grad.ucsd.edu/apply/

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