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PhD Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Georgia

University of Georgia, United States

Programme overview

Engineering (Ph.D.) with an emphasis in Electrical and Computer Engineering degree provides students with a rigorous, adaptive curriculum and research environment that prepares them to integrate discoveries from multiple fields and address multi-scale problems beyond the bounds of traditional engineering disciplines.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Duration: 73 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Athens, GA, United States

What you will study

73 credit hours total. Required courses include ENGR 8910 Foundations for Engineering Research; ENGR 8950 Graduate Seminar; ENGR 9300 Doctoral Dissertation; ENGR 9000 Doctoral Research; ENGR 9010 Project-Focused Doctoral Research.

Career pathways

Graduates have gone on to careers in academia, government, and industry.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completion of a B.S. and M.S. (for Ph.D. applicants) with minimum GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.00) from an ABET accredited program or program in a related field. The average undergraduate GPA and graduate GPA of recent accepted students is 3.4 and 3.6, respectively. Statement of Purpose to include your goals in pursuing graduate study, research experience, names of faculty with whom you’d like to work, as well as explanations for any perceived deficiencies in your application. Resume Contact information for three references who can speak to your academic record and/or research experiences. Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores that are not more than two years old. Applicants who have received degrees from accredited institutions in the U.S. or from institutions in countries where English is the primary language (see list here) are usually are not required to submit scores. If such an applicant received the degree more than two years prior to application to the Graduate School and has been residing/working in a country wh

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.

Duration: 73 credit hours

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uga.edu/

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