Doctor of Philosophy

The department offers doctoral degrees in both mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering.

Both degrees are research-oriented and designed to prepare students for advanced research positions in industry, government labs and university-level academics.
The doctorate program requires 60 credit hours beyond the master’s degree, including original research of sufficient quality and importance to merit publication in refereed journals.
Both mechanical and nuclear engineering programs offer a straight bachelor’s-to-doctorate option, which requires 90 credit hours.