The Ph.D. in civil engineering involve the planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations of facilities and systems to control and improve the environment for modern civilizations.
What will you study?
Your doctoral work will be specific to you, especially as your work on research. You must complete the general requirements listed below and should consult the course requirements catalog or the advisor for further details.
- A minimum of thirty (30) graduate-level credit hours, excluding the dissertation, beyond the master’s
- Completion of a program of study
- Oral defense of the dissertation
- Two appropriate research tools courses
- Comprehensive qualifying examination and examination following completion of all coursework
- Enrollment on campus in four consecutive semesters or sessions
Information you need
Please contact the program coordinator, Dr. Osama Abudayyeh, when considering the Ph.D. in civil engineering.
Graduate support at WMU
Application requirements
- Admission decisions will be made by the department doctoral committee.
- All students must meet the general requirements for a doctoral degree specified in the Graduate College Catalog.
International admissions and CPT information
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