Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mechanical Engineering

Dalhousie University

Graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at Dalhousie University are designed to help students develop and strengthen understanding of their selected specialty in Mechanical Engineering through state-of-the-art research work lectures tutorials and laboratory activities. Modern well-instrumented laboratories provide experience to ensure a thorough understanding and appreciation of the subject matter. The department consists of twenty-three full-time faculty members seventy postgraduate students and over three hundred undergraduate students. Within the department of Mechanical Engineering at Dalhousie University candidate can apply to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in -Mechanical EngineeringMaterial EngineeringThe Doctor of Philosophy is primarily a research degree and requires a thesis-based research masters degree for admission. It usually requires four courses completion of the departmental gradate seminar requirements a comprehensive examination and an original research thesis. The thesis must be significant and original contribution to the discipline and should include significant material of publishable quality.

Faculty of Engineering