Program Description

The PhD in telecommunications 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 telecommunications, network theory and technology.

Courses and research are offered in a variety of subfields of telecommunications engineering, including: fault-tolerant computing, parallel processing, digital signal processing, digital communications, modulation and coding, electromagnetic- wave propagation, fiber and integrated optics, lasers, wireless communications, mobile IP, wireless multimedia, DWDM networks, QoS assurance protocols, network design and optimization, telecommunications software, performance of systems, ad-hoc and PCS wireless networks, network security and high speed networks.

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.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of the program seek positions such as: professor; researcher and consulting engineer in the public and private sectors. TE 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 telecommunications engineering, electrical engineering, computer science or a closely associated discipline from an institution of higher education in the U.S. or from an acceptable foreign university. Consideration will be given to highly qualified students wishing to pursue the doctorate without satisfying all of the requirements for a master’s degree.

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

Test score required: Yes

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 on official school or business letterhead or the UT Dallas Letter of Recommendation form from individuals who are familiar with the student record and able to judge the candidate’s probability of success in purchasing doctoral study in Telecommunications Engineering.

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.