Engineering (Ph.D.) with an emphasis in Electrical and Computer Engineering degree provides students with a rigorous, adaptive curriculum and research environment that prepares them to integrate discoveries from multiple fields and address multi-scale problems beyond the bounds of traditional engineering disciplines. It provides broad training in science and engineering oriented to solving complex problems that transcend specialized engineering disciplines or fields.
Director of Graduate Studies Peter Kner kner@uga.edu
73 hours if entering with a Bachelor’s Degree 43 hours if entering with a Master’s Degree
Completion of a B.S. and M.S. (for Ph.D. applicants) with minimum GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.00) from an ABET accredited program or program in a related field. The average undergraduate GPA and graduate GPA of recent accepted students is 3.4 and 3.6, respectively. Statement of Purpose to include your goals in pursuing graduate study, research experience, names of faculty with whom you’d like to work, as well as explanations for any perceived deficiencies in your application. Resume Contact information for three references who can speak to your academic record and/or research experiences.
Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores that are not more than two years old. Applicants who have received degrees from accredited institutions in the U.S. or from institutions in countries where English is the primary language (see list here) are usually are not required to submit scores. If such an applicant received the degree more than two years prior to application to the Graduate School and has been residing/working in a country where the primary language is not English, he or she must submit current scores. UGA will accept satisfactory scores on either the TOEFL or IELTS language proficiency examinations. Scores must be reported to UGA electronically by the testing agency. The minimum TOEFL score requirement: overall score of 80 with at least 20 on speaking and writing The minimum IELTS score requirement: overall band-width of 6.5, with no single band (score) below 6.0
Exceptional and highly motivated students with a B.S. degree who have not completed an M.S. degree may apply for direct admission to a Ph.D. program provided they have demonstrated research experience. The student’s desire and suitability to enter a Ph.D. program should be clearly articulated in their statement of purpose and in accompanying letters of recommendation. https://www.engineering.uga.edu/graduate-programs/admissions
If entering with BS degree, a minimum of 73 hours beyond the bachelors is required as follows:
| ENGR 8910 | Foundations for Engineering Research | 3 |
Choose a minimum of 2 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ENGR 8950 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
(Students need to take ENGR 8950 twice.)
Choose 12 credit hour(s) from the following:
ECE Area of Emphasis coursework at the 8000 level (listed below):
Choose 21 credit hour(s) from the following:
At least 9 hours must be at the 8000 level. The remainder must be at the 6000 level or higher.
| ENGR 9300 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1-9 |
Choose a minimum of 32 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ENGR 9000 | Doctoral Research | 1-18 |
| ENGR 9010 | Project-Focused Doctoral Research | 1-9 |
If entering with MS degree, a minimum of 43 hours beyond the masters is required as follows:
Choose a minimum of 2 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ENGR 8950 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
(Students need to take ENGR 8950 twice.)
Choose 9 credit hour(s) from the following:
ECE Area of Emphasis at the 8000 level (listed below):
Choose 6 credit hour(s) from the following:
Coursework at the 8000 level
| ENGR 9300 | Doctoral Dissertation | 1-9 |
Choose a minimum of 23 credit hour(s) from the following:
| ENGR 9000 | Doctoral Research | 1-18 |
| ENGR 9010 | Project-Focused Doctoral Research | 1-9 |
Track 1: Robotic and Automation
| ELEE 8220 | Nonlinear Control Systems | 3 |
| ELEE 8240 | Instrumentation Programming | 3 |
| ELEE 8410 | Advanced Motor Drives | 3 |
| ENGR 8930 | Optimization Theory and Engineering Applications | 3 |
Track 2: Electronics and Photonics
| CSEE(CSCI) 8840 | Advanced Image Analysis | 3 |
| ELEE 8320 | Fiber Optic Sensors | 3 |
| ELEE 8510 | Microwave Photonics | 3 |
| ELEE 8530 | Advanced Optics and Photonics | 3 |
| ELEE 8580 | Biological Microscopy | 3 |
| ELEE 8745 | Advanced Power Electronics | 3 |
| ENGR 8570 | Topics in Advanced Optical Microscopy | 3 |
Track 3: Intelligent and Cyber-Physical Systems
| CSEE 8300 | Principles of Cyber-Physical Systems | 3 |
| CSEE 8310 | Security in Cyber-Physical Systems | 3 |
| CSEE 8830 | Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality User Interface Design | 3 |
| INFO 8000 | Foundations of Informatics for Research and Practice | 3 |
| GRSC 7001 | GradFIRST: First-year Research and Scholarship Training Seminar | 1 |
PHD Advisory Committee Form Curriculum Checklist and Final Program of Study Forms Completion of Written and Oral Comprehensive Exam Application for Admission to Candidacy PHD Dissertation Proposal Defense Form Dissertation Defense and Final Defense Approval Form Submission of Doctoral Dissertation
Select additional courses, as needed, in consultation with an advisor to meet the minimum number of required credit hours for this program.
Graduates have gone on to careers in academia, government, and industry.
Presidential Graduate Fellow Award https://grad.uga.edu/scholarship-and-fellowship-awards/presidential-graduate-fellow-award/ College of Engineering Doctoral Fellowship Award The CENGR Doctoral Fellowship Award is presented to an outstanding doctoral candidate in any research area. Fellows receive a $30k/year stipend, tuition waiver, and travel funds.
Dean's Engineering Education Fellowship This is an annual award sponsored by the Engineering Education Transformations Institute (EETI) that fully funds two College of Engineering Ph.D. students to engage with engineering education research and practice for one year. The purpose of the fellowship is to provide an avenue for engineering graduate students from technical areas who want to cultivate and maintain a focus on education as part of their future careers to develop as teachers and educational scholars. Fellows will have the opportunity to serve one semester as an instructor of record in a technical engineering course, via a unique teaching assistant position.
During the other semester, fellows will have the opportunity to serve as a research assistant on an engineering education research project led by one or more engineering faculty members. Fellows will receive mentoring for each role from engineering education faculty members within EETI. Please direct any questions to Dr. John Morelock.
A limited number of Teaching Assistantships are available for incoming students. Students also are encouraged to seek outside fellowships and scholarships (e.g., NSF Graduate Research Fellowships).