Doctor's Degree in Civil Engineering at Drexel University |
Drexel University
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Drexel University is a Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above Research Universities (high research activity) with 20,682 students in Philadelphia, PA.
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This school offers the following degree levels:
Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificate, Associate degree, Bachelor degree, Certificates/Postbaccalaureate Certificate, Masters degree, Certificates/Post-Master's Certificate, Doctor's degree, First-Professional degree |
| Also, students of this school are eligible for federal aid such as Pell Grants and Direct Loans from the US Department of Education. |
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Drexel University
Doctor's degree
Civil Engineering
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The Ph.D. degree is awarded for original research on a significant civil engineering problem. Graduate students who have completed their M.S. degrees work closely with individual faculty members (see Faculty Research Interests below). Ph.D. dissertation research is usually supported by a research grant from a government agency or an industrial contract.
Doctoral students normally take at least 45 credits, including research credits, beyond the master’s degree requirements. Full-time residency for one continuous academic year is required for the Ph.D. degree to ensure students the opportunity for intellectual association with other scholars. Many doctoral students take two, three, or four years of full-time graduate study to complete their degrees. Involvement in the teaching activity of the Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Department is required of all Ph.D. applicants.
After approximately one year of study beyond the master’s degree, doctoral students take a qualifying examination, consisting of written and oral parts. Each Ph.D. candidate is supervised by a major professor and a doctoral committee chaired by the major professor.
Ph.D. candidates submit a detailed proposal for dissertation research to the doctoral committee. The students then take a candidacy examination; successful completion of this examination is required to become a Ph.D candidate. After approval of the proposal, the committee meets from time to time to review the progress of the research. The dissertation must be submitted to the doctoral committee at least 90 days before the graduation date. The committee schedules and conducts a final oral examination before approval of the dissertation.
Ph.D. graduates find positions in
Universities
Consulting engineering
Industrial or government research
Public operating agencies
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