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Engineering

PhD Civil Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, United States

Programme overview

Doctoral program with concentrations in climate impacts, construction, energy science and engineering, environmental, geotechnical/materials, public works, structural, transportation and water resources engineering.

Faculty: Tickle College of Engineering  |  Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering  |  Duration: 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree (excludes master's thesis credit)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

18 credit hours of graduate CE or ENVE courses, at least 18 further graduate credit hours in related science and engineering fields, at least 6 graduate credit hours of mathematics, at least 6 credit hours at the 600 level and 24 credit hours of CE 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation, plus concentration-specific courses.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants must submit GRE General Test scores.

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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