Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Civil Engineering

The program information below was valid for the spring 2018 term (May 1, 2018 - August 31, 2018). This is the archived version; the most up-to-date program information is available through the current Graduate Studies Academic Calendar.

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• Admit term(s) 
  • Fall
  • Winter
  • Spring
• Delivery mode 
  • On-campus
• Program type 
  • Doctoral
  • Research
• Registration option(s) 
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
• Study option(s) 
  • Thesis

• Minimum requirements 
  • A Master's degree, an 80% average in coursework and evidence of ability to pursue independent research.
• Application materials 
  • Résumé
  • Supplementary information form
  • Transcript(s)
• References 
  • Number of references:  3
  • Type of references: 

    at least 2 academic

• English language proficiency (ELP) (if applicable)

Thesis option:

Graduate Academic Integrity Module (Graduate AIM)

Courses 

• Students must complete 3 one-term (600 or 700 series) graduate level courses (0.50 unit weight) acceptable for graduate credit by the Department with an overall average of 70%.

Link(s) to courses

• Civil Engineering (CIVE) courses

Research Principles and Applications

• Seminar attendance: students are required to attend 20 seminars (for example, Master’s Seminar, PhD Comprehensive Examination, Defense or External Seminar).
• Students are also required to attend and complete the Graduate Skills Workshop.

PhD Comprehensive Examination

• Satisfactory performance in a Comprehensive Examination. The examination consists of the following two parts:
  • An examination of the research proposal that the student intends to develop into a successful PhD research thesis.
  • An examination of the breadth of the student’s knowledge in the field of research.

PhD Thesis

• Students must submit and orally defend a thesis, embodying the results of original research.