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PhD Aerospace Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

The PhD in Aerospace Engineering is a research doctorate offered on the Knoxville and UTSI campuses with optional concentrations in Applied Mechanics, Nuclear Space Science and Engineering, Systems and Controls and Thermal-Fluid Mechanics.

Faculty: Tickle College of Engineering  |  Department: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering  |  Duration: Minimum 72 graduate semester credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

At least 72 graduate credit hours including a minimum of 24 hours of AE 600 dissertation research. Students entering with an MS take at least 12 hours of coursework; those entering with a BS take at least 42 hours. Coursework includes at least 9 hours of graduate mathematics, 21 hours in AE or MAE courses at 500-level and above, 6 hours at 600-level, and the AE 595 seminar. Students pass written and oral comprehensive examinations, present a dissertation proposal and defend a dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission is granted to applicants who have demonstrated superior achievement in prior study.

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.

International graduate applicants on F and J visas: Fall online submission April 15 and file completion May 15; Spring June 15 and October 1; Summer October 15 and February 15. Departmental deadlines may be earlier.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.utk.edu/

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