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Twin Cities Campus
Electrical Engineering Ph.D.Electrical and Computer Engineering
College of Science and Engineering
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, 3-166 Keller Hall, 200 Union Street S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-3564; fax: 612-626-1136)
Email:
jager001@umn.edu
Website: http://www.ece.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
The Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering offers diverse educational programs that encompass nearly all aspects of modern electrical and computer engineering, ranging from the very theoretical system and information theory to highly experimental work in novel device research and microelectronics. Emphases in the major are solid state and physical electronics, surface physics, thin films, sputtering, noise and fluctuation phenomena, quantum electronics, plasma physics, automation, power systems and power electronics theory, wave propagation, communication systems and theory, optics, lasers, fiber optics, magnetism, semiconductor properties and devices, VLSI and WSI engineering in theory and practice, network theory, signal and image processing, and computer and systems engineering. Interdisciplinary work is also available in bioelectrical sciences, control sciences, computer sciences, solar energy, applications of systems theory to urban transportation and economic planning, and biological modeling.
Students are considered for admission beginning fall semester only (except for part-time students living in Minnesota who work in industry who may apply for other terms). The deadline for applying for fall semester is December 1.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.40.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
All documents must be submitted electronically. No documents should be mailed to the department or the Graduate School.
Every applicant must submit the University of Minnesota application for graduate admission and the Electrical Engineering Department Application (this is part of the application for graduate admission).
The department requires three letters of recommendation. Letters of recommendation must be written on university stationery and include the recommender's signature. Recommenders will be emailed a link where they can submit their letters of recommendation electronically.
Every applicant must upload a resume and a writing sample to the online department application. The writing sample should consist of a minimum of one, to a maximum of three, class papers or publications.
Special Application Requirements:
Every applicant must submit the General Test of the GRE (except University of Minnesota bachelor of electrical engineering graduates who have a GPA of 3.40 or better). The GRE Subject Test is not required for admission.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
14
credits are required in the major.
12 credits are required outside the major. 24 thesis credits are required.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted under certain conditions with adviser approval.
A minimum GPA of 3.30
is required for students to remain in good standing.
At least 2 semesters must be completed
before filing a Degree Program Form.
The Ph.D. degree requires a minimum of 40 course credits and 24 thesis credits. The program must include 14 credits of EE courses 5xxx and above and 12 credits from the supporting field outside of EE but within the College of Science and Engineering.
Ph.D. students who enter the department with a M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering must pass the Ph.D. Preliminary Written Examination by the end of their third semester in residence. Ph.D. students who enter with an M.S. in another field have until the end of their second year in residence to pass the exam. Students who enter with a bachelor's degree have until the end of their second year in residence to pass the exam. Students have two chances to pass the exam. The exam is typically held in November and in April.
Students choosing to minor must satisfy both EE and the outside minor department requirements.
Courses that are cross-listed with EE must be counted for major field credit.
The department limits seminar, special investigation, and GRAD 0999 registrations.
Use of 4xxx courses toward program requirements is permitted, but limited to 9 credits. 4xxx courses may not be counted toward the major field requirement. Only 4xxx credits from the approved list may be counted toward degree requirements.
All coursework must be taken A-F unless only offered S-N to be counted toward degree requirements.
Ph.D. students may obtain a M.S. degree as part of their Ph.D. degree.
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