Overview

Energy Science and Engineering Concentration

This concentration is offered in collaboration with the Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education (CIRE). The CIRE is a joint effort between University of Tennessee colleges and the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The students who wish to pursue this concentration will normally have completed 6 credit hours of the ESE Core for CIRE students, 8 credit hours of the Core for EEB students, and 1 credit hour of CIRE seminar. The Ecology and Evolutionary Biology program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

In addition to general requirements of the Graduate Council, aspirants for the Doctor of Philosophy degree are expected to:

Complete course requirements as determined by the department and the student’s faculty dissertation research committee.

Pass a written and oral comprehensive examination designed to test for adequate knowledge in those areas essential to the student’s research program.

Satisfactorily complete and defend a dissertation.

Programme Structure

The department does not require a reading knowledge of a foreign language, but this may be imposed by the student’s faculty dissertation research committee.

If so, the student has the option of demonstrating reading knowledge of the prescribed language by either passing the official reading examination given by the language department or earning a grade of at least a B in the second semester of a special language reading course for graduate students.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Knoxville, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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General requirements

Applications are accepted once a year.

The deadline for receipt of all application materials is December 1 for those applicants wishing to enroll in the following fall or spring semesters.

Applications incomplete as of that date or received after that date will not be considered.

Applicants are expected to have an academic background consistent with a bachelor’s degree in one of the life sciences.

They are expected to have completed a minimum of one year of general biology, two years of chemistry including one year of general chemistry, one year of physics, and one year of college-level calculus.

Occasionally, applicants who are highly qualified otherwise but lack one of these courses or course sequences will be admitted with the expectation that the deficiency will be made up within the first year of graduate study.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Out-of-State

32288 USD / year

≈ 32288 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

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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Energy Science and Engineering Concentration

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