PhD Software Engineering at University of Texas at Dallas

Programme overview

The Department of Computer Science offers a Doctor of Philosophy in Software Engineering. The doctoral program is tailored to the student. The student must arrange a course program with the guidance and approval of a faculty member chosen as his/her graduate advisor. Adjustments can be made as the student's interests develop and a specific dissertation topic is chosen.

Faculty: Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science | Location: Richardson, TX, United States

What you will study

Requires 75 semester credit hours beyond the baccalaureate degree. Structure: Core requirements:; Dissertation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A student may be admitted under one of two possible options: Admission Option One A master's degree in computer science or its equivalent, and A GPA (grade point average) of at least 3.5 and If submitted, GRE revised scores of at least 308, 153, 155, and 4 for the combined, verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing components, respectively, are advisable based on our experience with student success in the program. Admission Option Two A BS in related area that includes two semesters of calculus and linear algebra with, GPA of at least 3.5 in the last 60 semester credit hours, and If submitted, GRE revised scores of at least 315, 156, 159, and 4 for the combined, verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing components, respectively, are advisable based on our experience with student success in the program.

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.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; doctoral programmes follow their own deadline schedule and available terms.

Doctoral applications: Fall opens August 1 of the prior year, priority December 15, closes May 1; Spring opens January 15 of the prior year, priority May 15, closes October 1; Summer opens August 1 of the prior year, priority October 15, closes March 1. Programmes may set their own schedules. The application fee is $75.

Apply through the official page: https://enroll.utdallas.edu/

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