Mechanical Engineering, PhD (Boston)

Source: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/engineering/mechanical-industrial/mechanical-engineering-phd/ Parent: https://catalog.northeastern.edu/graduate/phdprograms/

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Doctoral qualifying exams (both written comprehensive and oral area exams)\ Annual review\ Dissertation committee formation\ Dissertation proposal \ Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Recommended Courses | | | | Note: Semester hours can be counted toward coursework component with advisor approval. | | | | MEIE 6830 | Graduate Traineeship 1, Technical Writing and Communications | | | MEIE 6860 | Graduate Traineeship 2, Research Ethics and Professional Development | | | Approved Coursework | | | | Requires 40 semester hours of coursework. Students who apply to earn an MS degree along the way to a PhD must complete a total of 52 semester hours (32 semester hours toward the sought MS degree and 20 semester hours beyond the earned MS degree). The 32 semester hours applied toward the master's degree may include up to 8 semester hours of MS Thesis or 4 semester hours of MS Project or approved independent study coursework. Please consult your faculty advisor for acceptable courses. | | 40 |

Dissertation

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Complete the following two courses (must register in two consecutive semesters, which may include full summer term): | | | | ME 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | ME 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | |

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

40 total semester hours required\ Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Doctoral qualifying exams (both written comprehensive and oral area exams)\ Annual review\ Dissertation committee formation\ Dissertation proposal\ Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Recommended Courses (semester hours can be counted toward coursework component with adviser approval) | | | | MEIE 6830 | Graduate Traineeship 1, Technical Writing and Communications | | | MEIE 6860 | Graduate Traineeship 2, Research Ethics and Professional Development | | | Approved Course Work | | | | Requires 20 semester hours of coursework. Please consult your faculty advisor for acceptable courses. | | 20 |

Dissertation

Course List

 | Code | Title | Hours |

| --- | --- | --- | | Complete the following two courses. Must register in two consecutive semesters (may include full summer term): | | | | ME 9990 | Dissertation Term 1 | | | ME 9991 | Dissertation Term 2 | |

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

20 total semester hours required\ Minimum 3.000 GPA required