Overview

Education

Specific departmental requirements for the PhD include:

A minimum of 72 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree, exclusive of credit for the MS thesis. Of this number, a minimum of 24 credit hours in 600 Doctoral Research and Dissertation will be required. It is expected that the research work will be in journal publication form prior to approval of the dissertation.

A minimum of 18 credit hours of graduate courses in civil engineering or environmental engineering, exclusive of thesis or dissertation credit, at least 6 credit hours of which must be 600-level courses.

At the discretion of the student’s dissertation committee and depending on the student’s background, more than 36 credit hours of courses may be required.

A maximum of 24 course credits from the master’s degree may be used to satisfy the course requirements for the PhD.

One foreign language if the student’s faculty committee feels that a reading knowledge of a foreign language is crucial to the student’s research efforts.

Upon completion of at least one-half of all coursework, each student must pass a comprehensive examination. After completion of the dissertation, prior to graduation, each student must pass a dissertation defense examination administered by a faculty committee.

The Civil Engineering program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

Programme Structure

Concentrations (Required)

Climate Impacts Engineering

Construction Engineering

Energy Science and Engineering

Environmental Engineering

Geotechnical/Materials Engineering

Public Works Engineering

Structural Engineering

Transportation Engineering

Water Resources Engineering

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Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-05 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-05-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-05-10 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-08-03 00:00:00 , National

More details

Domestic applicants can apply up to two weeks before the term starts, unless the program has an earlier deadline.

Language

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Knoxville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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General requirements

A minimum of a 3.0/4.0 is required for the MS; individual evaluations are made for admission to the PhD program.

The evaluation will consider scholastic performance and supplemental information such as GRE scores, FE and PE test performance, professional experience, letters of recommendation, and other pertinent information. Please note taking the GRE test is optional for US applicants.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Out-of-State

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

13784 USD / year

≈ 13784 USD / year

Living costs

Knoxville

United States

885 - 1454 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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