PhD in Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering

This doctoral program trains students to carry out original research on electrical and computer engineering subjects and to grow into technical leaders. Graduates have gone on to gone on to teach at other universities and to research in industrial and government laboratories. Students choose a research emphasis including bioengineering, networking, computer architecture, robotics and control, electronics, hardware security, machine learning, mobile and space-based systems or signal processing. The path includes courses, a qualifying exam, teaching duties, a proposal and competency exam for the research, a seminar, dissertation research and a defense. Applicants send official transcripts together with a resume, a goals statement and three recommendation letters. GRE scores are not required, and internationally educated applicants must show English proficiency. Full course lists, advising contacts and academic policies for the current year are published in the university catalog.