Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering - Electrical Engineering

The Ph.D. degree in Engineering (with concentration in Electrical Engineering) is conferred on the basis of extended study and high scholarly attainment in the field of electrical engineering. The students are expected to apply advanced and specialized knowledge and skills, gained through the program, to solve novel and complex problems in the domain of electrical engineering, and develop appropriate professional skills. In the course of the program, the students will demonstrate effective communication skills and competency commensurate with the doctoral education by making an original and substantial contribution to the body of knowledge in electrical engineering.

Graduate courses and research include topics in communications, controls, signal processing, machine vision and imaging, power systems, power electronics, electronic materials and devices, photovoltaic devices, device modeling, laser-based advanced processing, renewable energy and smart grid, electro-optics and photonics, microelectronics, fault tolerance and reliability, electromagnetics, computer aided design and simulation, microwave electronics, antennas, plasma physics, and hardware-oriented security and trust.

Admission to the Ph.D. in Engineering (concentration in electrical engineering) program requires a B.S. or M.S. degree in electrical engineering or a closely related field.

Applicants must hold a four-year bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university

Applicants must have at least a 3.0/4.0 grade point average from previous undergraduate and graduate coursework

IELTS 6.5, TOEFL IBT 80, TOEFL PBT 550, PTE 58