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  • Introduction
  • Doctoral Programs
  • Interdepartmental
    Master of Science


    Departments:

  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Science
  • Electrical and
    Computer Engineering

  • Mechanical and
    Industrial Engineering

  • Metallurgical and
    Materials Engineering


    Dr. Andrew Swift,
    Interim Dean
    Dr. Stephen Stafford,
    Associate Dean
    Dr. Darrell Schroder,
    Assistant Dean
    Engineering/Science Complex,
    Engineering Building,
    Room E230
    Phone: (915) 747-5460
    Fax: (915) 747-5616

  • Doctoral Programs
    Web site at: http://www.utep.edu/engineer/

    1.- Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Computer Engineering
    2.- Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Science and Engineering
    3.- Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering

    1.- Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Computer Engineering

    Requirements for Admission:

    1. Bachelor's or Master's degree from an accredited institution in the United State or proof of equivalent education in a foreign institution;
    2. undergraduate or graduate degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field;
    3. satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE);
    4. superior academic record; normally 3.5 (4.0 scale) from all Master's work or, if applying without a completed MS, a 3.6 GPA from an ABET or CSAB accredited program; and
    5. a TOEFL score of 550 or higher for international applicants whose first language is not English or who have not completed a university degree in the U.S. While some exceptional students may enter the PhD program immediately upon completion of the bachelor's degree, more typically students enter the program after the conclusion of the MS degree.

    Requirements for Degree:

    The specific course work required of each student will be determined by his/her Advisory Committee. However, each student must complete at least 90 credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree or at least 60 hours beyond the master's degree. Thirty semester credit hours are devoted to dissertation and research, the primary requirement of the degree.

    Each student's course work must include:

    1. At least three courses from the following:
      EE 3500Advanced Math for Engineers I
      EE 3501Advanced Math for Engineers II
      CS 3515Theory of Computation
      CS 3550Advanced Algorithms

    2. At least three courses from the following:
      EE 3574Advanced Digital System Design I
      EE 3575Advanced Digital System Design II
      EE 3576Computer Architecture I
      EE 3577Computer Architecture II
      EE 3578Advanced VLSI Design

    3. At least three courses from the following:
      EE 3530Data Communications
      CS 3522Database Theory
      CS 3534Parallel and Concurrent Computing
      CS 3514Artificial Intelligence I
      EE 3570Operating Systems
      CS 3540Advanced Operating Systems

    4. At least three courses from an approved list of computer engineering/computer science courses. An additional 24 credit hours of supporting work will be required of each student. These courses will be selected from advanced offerings in engineering, physical science and mathematics. The remaining 30 credit hours will be earned in dissertation and research as stated above.

    Foreign Language Requirement:

    Under exceptional circumstances the candidate may be required to demonstrate reading proficiency in a foreign language, if the Doctoral Advisory Committee considers it necessary for his/her dissertation research.

    Committees:

    For each degree candidate, a Doctoral Advisory Committee will be formed consisting of a dissertation advisor and at least three additional faculty with expertise in areas related to his/her program of study and research. At least one committee member must be from a department other than Computer Science or Electrical Engineering. The Doctoral Advisory Committee will be appointed in consultation with the candidate after completion of 9-12 hours of course work applicable to the doctoral degree. The appointment must be approved by the Graduate School and either the Graduate Advisor of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering or the Department of Computer Science. The Doctoral Advisory Committee will administer the candidate's Comprehensive Examination and, together with an additional faculty member from outside the College of Engineering, approved by and representing the Associate Vice President of Research and Graduate Studies, will conduct the Final Dissertation Examination.

    Examinations: Upon entering the program, each student will be required to complete a Qualifying Examination. To pass this examination a student must demonstrate competency in the fundamentals of computer engineering. Upon completion of all course work, each student will take a Comprehensive Examination administered by histher Doctoral Advisory Committee. Upon completion of the dissertation research, each student will be examined with regard to the outcome of the research project.

    Dissertation: The dissertation must demonstrate both the ability to do independent research and competence in scholarly exposition. It should present original investigations at an advanced level of a significant problem in computer engineering and should provide the basis for a publishable contribution to the research literature in the field. Dissertation topics will deal with the structure, function and application of computer systems and/or digital information processing. Problems may emphasize digital architecture, hardware structures, functions, system design and analysis, or software. Draft copies of the dissertation must be submitted to the Doctoral Committee at least six days before the defense and any suggested corrections must be made. Two copies of the final bound dissertation, and the unbound original, must be submitted to the Graduate School Office by the posted deadlines. Two bound copies must also be submitted to the Graduate Advisor.

    Microfilming of the Dissertation: The doctoral candidate who has successfully completed all requirements for the degree is required to pay the cost of microfilm reproduction of the complete dissertation. The signed original copy (unbound) of the doctoral dissertation is sent from the Graduate School to University Microfilms, Ann Arbor, Michigan, for reproduction. Along with the dissertation, the student must also submit to the Graduate School two copies of an abstract, not to exceed 350 words in length (double-spaced) which has been approved in final form by the supervising committee. This will be published in "Dissertation Abstracts International.

    Publication by microfilm does not preclude subsequent publication of the dissertation, in whole or in part, as a monograph or in a journal. Copyright at the author's expense may be arranged, if desired, by completing a special form to be secured in the Graduate School Office. In orderto protectpatentor anyother rights, the Graduate School may be requested to delay publication by microfilm for a period of one year. This request must be supported by a written recommendation of the supervising professor.

    Time Limits and Catalog Changes: All requirements for the degree must be completed within one eight-year period preceding the awarding of the doctoral degree. Work more than eight years old is lost and can be reinstated only by special permission of the Graduate School upon recommendation of the Departmental Committee on Graduate Studies. Further, all requirements for the doctorate must be completed within five years after passing the Comprehensive Examination. General and specific requirements for degrees in the Graduate School may be altered in successive catalogs. Provided the requisite course continues to be offered, the student is bound only by the course requirements of the catalog in force at the time of admission or readmission within an eight-year limit, unless, with the approval of the Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, the student elects to be bound by the course requirements of a subsequent catalog. This regulation applies to course requirements only.



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