Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD

Degree Requirements

The requirements described here are in addition to the general degree requirements for the Doctor of/Doctorate in Philosophy (PhD) .  

Please see the Engineering Courses page for course descriptions.

Fully-qualified candidates are required to complete a minimum of 90 credits.

Electrical and Computer Engineering PhD (90 credits)

12 credits of coursework chosen from the list of Engineering Courses section approved by the student’s supervisor and either the Graduate Program Director or the chair of the department.

8 credits:

• ENCS 8501 Comprehensive Examination (0.00)
• ENCS 8511 Doctoral Research Proposal (6.00)
• ENCS 8011 PhD Seminar (2.00)

70 credits Research and Thesis:

• ENGR 8911 Doctoral Research and Thesis (70.00)