Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical and Materials Engineering)

Coursework (20.0 units)

• Six 3-unit courses which must be approved by the Associate Dean Graduate Students.
  • At least three courses must be 600-level or higher courses in the Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering. The following courses are considered to be equivalent to 600-level CME courses:
    • ECE 540  
    • ECE 560  
    • ECE 561  
    • ECE 760  
    • ECE 664  
    • ECE 665  
    • ENG M 646  
    • MEC E 615  
  • The remaining three courses must be at the 500-level or higher in the Faculty of Engineering, or be at the 400-level or higher in a Science department. Science courses at the 400-level must be approved by the Associate Dean Graduate Students. The following courses are considered to be equivalent to 500-level Engineering courses:
    • ECE 450  
    • ECE 457  
  • Students specializing in Materials Engineering must take two courses out of the following four courses - MAT E 640 - Advanced Materials Thermodynamics , MAT E 664 - Kinetics of Materials , MAT E 666 - Materials Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy , and MAT E 661 - Structure and Characterization of Materials , as two of their three 600- level courses.
  • Reading courses will not count towards the total course requirements.
  • Students may be eligible for a Department course exemption if they have previously completed a recognized graduate degree program at an accredited university
• CME 600  (2 units) – Introduction to Research Methods. This course must be completed in the first year in the doctoral program.

Thesis

• Registration in 900-level THES. Students are required to complete a thesis which embodies the results of independent research. All PhD students are required to deliver one public presentation on their research.

Candidacy Exam

The Candidacy exam must be held within 16 months of the initial registration in the program for full-time students. The research proposal must be submitted within 13 months of the initial registration in the program.

Seminar

Students are required to attend a minimum of six seminars of the D.B. Robinson Distinguished Seminar Series per academic year throughout the duration of their program. Students starting their program in January must attend at least three of these seminars in their first term. Students who miss the attendance requirement for the D.B. Robinson series will be assigned additional work.

Ethics Requirement

Engineering students must complete GPS ethics requirements based on their programs.

Professional Development Requirement

Engineering students must complete GPS’s professional development requirement.