PhD Energy Science and Engineering at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Programme overview

The Bredesen Center offers an interdisciplinary PhD in Energy Science and Engineering on the Knoxville campus, supported by faculty from Arts and Sciences, agricultural sciences and the Tickle College of Engineering and by Oak Ridge National Laboratory research staff.

Faculty: Intercollegiate Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education | Department: Bredesen Center | Duration: Minimum 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree (36 hours of coursework, at least 30 graded A-F) | Study mode: full-time | Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

What you will study

Core curriculum in energy science (Introduction to Energy Science and Technology I and II and seminar), 9-15 hours of domain science, 6 hours of knowledge breadth (policy, technology commercialization, writing and communication), at least 24 hours of doctoral research and dissertation, and 6 hours of 600-level coursework. Students pass a qualifying exam, comprehensive exam and dissertation defense.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Meet the general admission criteria of the UT Knoxville Graduate School and hold a bachelor of science degree in engineering or a scientific field (e.g. analytics, biology, chemistry, computational science, mathematics, physics, statistics) or equivalent; other degrees considered case by case by the Bredesen Center Graduate Admissions Committee, and additional prerequisite coursework may be required.

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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