Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering 0 courses
The Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering is oriented with an emphasis on scholarship and research rather than formal coursework. Our Ph.D. program is designed to be easily tailored to the needs and interests of individual students. There are no lists of required courses, although there are required course load enrollment minimums in every semester. Students should consult the department website for detailed information on degree requirements, and may consult with their advisor/Director of Graduate Study/academic staff in their program for additional guidance. The program is directed at independent, highly motivated individuals who desire to work closely with faculty members at the forefront of research in a variety of scientific areas, such as: The Ph.D. program requirements apply to all part-time and full-time students, both residential and nonresidential, within the program. Typically, it is expected that the WSE Ph.D. will be completed within 7 years; however, a university-approved leave of absence does not count toward this limit. For further details regarding Time-to-Degree Limits, please refer to the information available in the university catalogue. The time limits for both the ECE Departmental Qualifying Exam and the Graduate Board Oral Exam are outlined within the context of full-time, residential graduate study, which is the predominant de facto status for all Ph.D. students. Part-time students, by exception only, are rare and must arrange individualized time limits for these exams in consultation with their advisor and the Director of Graduate Studies. In the absence of prearranged time limits, the standard time limits will be enforced. University requirements for the Ph.D. degree are listed under Academic Information for Graduate Students. The department requires satisfactory completion of the Ph.D. departmental qualifying examination, the university Graduate Board oral examination and submission of a research proposal, and submission of a dissertation and successful completion of a public dissertation defense. Additional departmental requirements for the Ph.D. degree are listed on the department website. The departmental qualifying examination is offered twice yearly. The student must select and complete the examinations posed by three examiners eligible to supervise doctoral dissertations in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, of which at least two must be tenure-track ECE faculty. Each faculty member prepares a set of questions, and the student must select and complete the sets. The respective examiners grade completed examinations, but it is the ECE Department faculty that makes a collective decision on whether the student has adequately fulfilled the Departmental Qualifying Examination requirement. This decision involves assessing the student's cumulative academic performance in the graduate program to that point, as well as performance on the examination. This examination must be passed before the beginning of the fourth semester of full-time graduate study. The departmental qualifying examination cannot be taken more than twice. Failure to pass the exam after two attempts will result in the student being dismissed from the PhD program. If the student passes the examination, the student can select one of those faculty members to oversee their research. Students must select a Research Advisor immediately upon passing the Departmental Qualifying Examination requirement. The newly selected research advisor then guides the student for the remainder of the studentβs program leading to the Ph.D. degree. Other requirements as guided by the advisor may include (not an exhaustive list): a teaching requirement, particular coursework, a reading program, or a preliminary research project. Prior to taking the Graduate Board Oral (GBO) examination, students should work with their research advisor and write a research proposal. The written proposal should be sent to the Graduate Board Oral Exam committee and the ECE academic program staff at least two weeks prior to the scheduled exam date. While all committee members are encouraged to provide feedback, following the GBO, the proposal must be approved by only the ECE members of the exam committee. The written proposal should be no more than 6 pages with 1 inch margins and 10 point font, excluding references. The proposal should be organized into 3 sections as follows: Description of the significance of the proposed work Describe the problem that will be addressed Summarize the current state of the art and the limitations of current approaches Summarize the current state of the art and the limitations of current approaches Description of the innovation of the proposed work Describe what is new in the proposed research and how it will address the limitations of current approaches. Describe the anticipated impact of the proposed research in terms of what difference it will make if it is successful. Describe any preliminary results that have already been achieved for the proposed work. Describe what is new in the proposed research and how it will address the limitations of current approaches.
The Johns Hopkins University catalog does not list a course sequence for this program.
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