PhD Mechanical Engineering at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The doctoral program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering prepares students to perform independent research in areas of faculty expertise within the department. The PhD program in Mechanical Engineering is designed to train outstanding students for advanced work in industry, national labs, and academia through a combination of coursework and hands on research. PhD students are mentored by faculty to become world-class researchers.

Department: Mechanical Engineering | Duration: 60 credits | Study mode: full-time | Intake: Fall (deadline December 15), Spring (deadline September 1), Summer (deadline December 15) | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 60 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include M E 903 Graduate Seminar; M E 790 Master's Research and Thesis; M E 890 PhD Research and Thesis; M E 990 Dissertator Research and Thesis; M E 737 Scientific Computing and Machine Learning for Engineering Applications; E P 476 Introduction to Scientific Computing for Engineering Physics.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE (Graduate Record Examinations) Not Required.*; Letters of Recommendation Required 3; * Submitted scores will not be used in admission decisions; Applicant Considerations; Applicants to our program should have the following:; Degree Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering OR Bachelor of Science in any other engineering or physics and natural science discipline. International applicants must have a degree comparable to a regionally accredited US bachelor's degree. Review the Graduate School webpage to learn more about comparable degrees by country. GPA The Department of Mechanical Engineering prefers a 3.2/4.0 GPA. The minimum GPA to be reviewed by the admission committee is 3.0. Faculty Advisor Applicants must seek out and secure their own faculty advisor as part of the application process. This may be done prior to, during, and/or after submission of the online application.

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 (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.wisc.edu/apply/requirements/

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