Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering
A total of 96 graduate hours of credit including a PhD thesis are required for the PhD in Systems and Entrepreneurial Engineering. At least 64 of the hours of credit, which may include thesis credit, must be earned in residence. In addition, the student must take the departmental PhD Qualifying Examination, and by passing it be admitted to PhD candidacy, and then must pass the Preliminary and Final Examinations for the PhD degree. Students in the SEE masters program must take the Qualifying Examination before obtaining the MS degree; students entering the program with a masters degree earned elsewhere must pass the Qualifying Examination before or during their third semester in the PhD program.
The 96 graduate hours of credit may be divided into three stages of 32 hours each, consisting of 32 hours generally represented by an MS degree or equivalent (Stage I), 32 hours of course work beyond the MS degree (Stage II), and 32 hours of thesis work for the doctoral thesis (Stage III). Stage I requirements are satisfied by completion of an MS degree in the Department or in a related engineering or technical discipline from the University of Illinois or other accredited university. A non-technical MS or MBA would normally not count toward the completion of Stage I. Such students would be required to enroll in one of the Master of Science Programs in the Department and satisfy the requirements therein in order to satisfy Stage I of the PhD degree.
In Stage II, a total of 32 hours of formal graded coursework are required, at least 16 of which must be 500-level engineering courses and at least 16 of which must be from the list of approved GE courses. To advance to Stage II all students must pass the Qualifying Examination. To advance from Stage II to Stage III the student must pass the Preliminary Exam. Stage III is comprised of a minimum of 32 hours of GE 599 (Thesis Research) credit and a written dissertation followed by a final oral thesis defense.
For both the IE and SEE PhD programs, the Preliminary Examination is taken after the Qualifying Examination. A minimum of six months should elapse between the successful completion of the doctoral Preliminary Examination and the doctoral final examination (oral dissertation defense).
A joint Ph.D./M.D. degree is also offered. More information is available at the Medical Scholars Program web site.
If you have questions about this program, please contact:
Donna J. Eiskamp
Coordinator of Graduate Programs and Academic Services
117 Transportation Building
104 S. Mathews St.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Telephone: (217) 333-2730
Fax: (217) 244-5705
e-mail: deiskamp@illinois.edu
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