Program Description

The PhD in Electrical Engineering program offers intensive preparation in design, programming, theory and applications. Training is provided for both academically oriented students and students with professional goals in the business, industrial and governmental occupations requiring advanced knowledge of modern electrical engineering.

The program prepares individuals to perform original, leading-edge research in the broad areas of communications and signal processing; mixed-signal integrated circuit design; digital systems; power electronics; microelectronics and nanoelectronics; optics; optoelectronics; light-wave devices and systems; radio frequency (RF) and microwave systems; very-large-scale integration (VLSI) design; power electronics; renewable energy; vehicular technology, control theory, robotics and wireless communications. Due to our strong collaborative programs with Dallas-area high-tech companies, significant emphasis is placed on preparation for research and development positions in these specialized industries.

The University maintains a large network of computer facilities, including PCs, Unix work stations and specialized computers for research within the program and faculty laboratories. The Jonsson School has developed a state-of-the-art information infrastructure consisting of a wireless network in all buildings and an extensive fiber-optic Ethernet.

Benefits

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the program seek positions such as: Professor, Research and Development Engineer and Consulting Engineer in the public and private sectors. EE graduates find employment in local, national and international enterprises.

Marketable Skills

Review the marketable skills for this academic program.

Application Requirements

Degree requirements: A master’s degree in electrical engineering or a closely associated discipline from an institution of higher education in the U.S. or from an acceptable foreign university.

GPA: A grade point average (GPA) in graduate coursework of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 point scale.

Test score required: Yes. (Temporarily waived)

GRE revised scores of 154, 156, and 4 for the verbal, quantitative, and analytical writing components, respectively, are advisable based on our experience with student success in the program.

Letters of recommendation: Applicants must submit three letters of recommendation from individuals who are able to judge the candidate’s probability of success in pursuing a program of study leading to the master’s degree.

Admissions essay required: Yes

Applicants must also submit a narrative describing their motivation for doctoral study and how it relates to their professional goals.

Deadlines: University deadlines apply.