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Program Learning Outcomes—Graduates awarded the PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering will be able to: Demonstrate a solid foundation in civil and environmental engineering at the graduate level. Acquire advanced knowledge of the principles of civil... Read more
Program Learning Outcomes—Graduates awarded the PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering will be able to: Demonstrate a solid foundation in civil and environmental engineering at the graduate level. Acquire advanced knowledge of the principles of civil and environmental engineering and apply them to advanced technical problems. Conduct an independent research program. Demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills. Degree Requirements—To earn a PhD degree, candidates must spend at least four semesters in full time study at Rice and successfully accomplish the following. (See the candidacy, oral examinations, and thesis section.) Complete 90 semester hours of approved credits past BS (60 semester hours past MS) with high standing (see guidelines on the department website External Link) Pass a preliminary examination in civil and environmental engineering (see guidelines on the department website External Link) Pass a qualifying examination on course work, proposed research, and related topics Complete a dissertation indicating an ability to conduct original and scholarly research Pass a formal public oral examination on the thesis and related topics. PhD students in the EES track take the preliminary exam, administered by department faculty, after two semesters of course work. Civil engineering graduate students will be required to take their written preliminary exam on Friday before the classes of the spring semester, 1.5 years from the fall semester they enter into the program, and take the oral exam on Friday of the first week of classes. If a student enters in the spring semester, he/she needs to take the exam in the following spring semester along with other students. Students who pass this exam then form a doctoral committee according to department requirements. The qualifying examination is administered by the doctoral committee after students develop a research proposal to demonstrate their preparation for the proposed research and identify any areas requiring additional course work or study. As part of the advanced degree training, we also may require students to assist the faculty in undergraduate courses and laboratory instructions. Read less
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Built Environment
Study Level
PHD
Program Learning Outcomes—Graduates awarded the PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering will be able to: Demonstrate a solid foundation in civil and environmental engineering at the graduate level. Acquire advanced knowledge of the principles of civil... Read more
Program Learning Outcomes—Graduates awarded the PhD in Civil and Environmental Engineering will be able to: Demonstrate a solid foundation in civil and environmental engineering at the graduate level. Acquire advanced knowledge of the principles of civil and environmental engineering and apply them to advanced technical problems. Conduct an independent research program. Demonstrate professional written and oral communication skills. Degree Requirements—To earn a PhD degree, candidates must spend at least four semesters in full time study at Rice and successfully accomplish the following. (See the candidacy, oral examinations, and thesis section.) Complete 90 semester hours of approved credits past BS (60 semester hours past MS) with high standing (see guidelines on the department website External Link) Pass a preliminary examination in civil and environmental engineering (see guidelines on the department website External Link) Pass a qualifying examination on course work, proposed research, and related topics Complete a dissertation indicating an ability to conduct original and scholarly research Pass a formal public oral examination on the thesis and related topics. PhD students in the EES track take the preliminary exam, administered by department faculty, after two semesters of course work. Civil engineering graduate students will be required to take their written preliminary exam on Friday before the classes of the spring semester, 1.5 years from the fall semester they enter into the program, and take the oral exam on Friday of the first week of classes. If a student enters in the spring semester, he/she needs to take the exam in the following spring semester along with other students. Students who pass this exam then form a doctoral committee according to department requirements. The qualifying examination is administered by the doctoral committee after students develop a research proposal to demonstrate their preparation for the proposed research and identify any areas requiring additional course work or study. As part of the advanced degree training, we also may require students to assist the faculty in undergraduate courses and laboratory instructions. Read less
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