Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
The Ph.D. program normally requires successful
completion of at least five graduate half-courses beyond the Master's
program, and successful defense of a thesis at both Departmental and
School of Graduate Studies oral examinations. A plurality of the
five courses must be Mechanical & Industrial Engineering (MIE)
courses. Normally, at most one of the courses may be a 500-level
course.
The thesis is the primary component of the degree
requirements. The research must lead to an original contribution
to knowledge in the subject field. The research is to be carried
out under the direction of the candidate's supervisor(s), in
cooperation with a Thesis Advisory Committee. The Thesis Advisory
Committee consists of the student's academic supervisor(s), who chairs
the committee, and two other professors whose areas of expertise are
relevant to the thesis investigation.
The Ph.D. program has a scheduled set of
examinations consistent with a maximum program duration of 48
months. The first such examinations is the Ph.D. Qualifying
Examinations, which must be held within 12 months of registration for
all candidates starting their program in September; the time limit is
14 months for January or May registrants. A Ph.D. seminar must be
scheduled by the candidate for a date not more than 24 months after the
start of the program. The student will present the completed
thesis for examination by a departmental committee before the end of
the 46th month from the start of the Ph.D. program.
Although a Ph.D. candidate will normally hold a
Master's degree from this or another recognized university, it is
possible for a Master's candidate to transfer registration directly to
a Ph.D. program without completing the Master's program.
Regulations covering such transfers are described in the departmental regulations.
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