Overview

Choose Dalhousie University 's Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Mathematics programme for its interdisciplinary approach, preparing you to tackle engineering challenges with advanced mathematical analysis and collaborate effectively across diverse fields, from biological control systems to signal processing, in both research and industry.

Built on a 112-year foundation, the Faculty of Engineering is the largest engineering school in Atlantic Canada. It offers a broad range of graduate and undergraduate programmes to over 2,500 engineering students.

With a history of innovative research and teaching, Dalhousie Engineering supports a dynamic and active community that brings together scholars from multi-disciplines. Together, we collaborate with the broader community for the betterment of Nova Scotia and beyond.

From oceans to healthcare, advanced manufacturing, operations research, biomedical engineering and clean energy, we are engineering solutions that positively impact our world.

Possible careers include:

Research scientist in research centers or academic institutions

Data scientist in tech or finance industries

Systems engineer for control systems or signal processing

Environmental engineer focusing on marine ecosystem modeling or geotechnical engineering

Programme options

Thesis: Pursue independent and original research guided by a supervisor to develop and defend your thesis.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Comprehensive Examination

Doctoral Thesis

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-07 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-31 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-08-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-28 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-12-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-09-02 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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PTE Academic

65

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IELTS

7

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Halifax, Canada

Disciplines

Mathematics General Engineering & Technology View 31 other PhDs in Mathematics in Canada

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

92

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65

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IELTS

7

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants must hold a four-year undergraduate degree in Engineering or Applied Science as well as successful completion of a first-class, thesis based master's degree.

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Living costs

Halifax

Canada

1235 - 1956 CAD / month

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Funding

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Dalhousie offers competitive tuition rates and funding programmes to support graduate students in almost all of its degree programmes.

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