PhD in Civil Engineering

Overview

The PhD degree is offered in the major areas of Civil Infrastructure Systems, Coastal Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, Transportation Engineering, and Water Resources Engineering. Look at our concentrations page here. We also offer an interdisciplinary PhD in Ocean Engineering.

PhD in Civil Engineering

A student’s doctoral program, comprising 72 credits beyond the bachelor’s degree (including doctoral dissertation), is planned around a central objective in applied science and mathematics. If a student who already holds a master’s degree in the specific field of study is accepted directly into the Ph.D. program, the coursework from the master’s degree will be taken into account in the design of the doctoral program. All courses in the program are selected with the approval of the student’s dissertation advisor. The Ph.D. coursework typically include at least 3 credits at the 800 level.

• Graduate Program Courses: 36 credits
• Ph.D. Dissertation: 9 credits
• Research (minimum): 9 credits
• Additional research and/or courses: 18 credits