Doctor of Philosophy

Doctoral studies consist of selected courses and independent research culminating in a dissertation (minimum 60 coursework hours plus 12 dissertation hours). Each student’s degree plan is individually formulated through consultation with a faculty advisory committee.  Applicants to the program must apply to one of the following doctoral tracks:

• Construction Engineering
• Environmental Engineering
• Geotechnical Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Transportation Engineering
• Water Resources Engineering
• Wind Engineering 

Typically, students with M.S. degrees in engineering programs enter the civil engineering doctoral program. Students with graduate degrees in non-engineering sciences initially may be accepted subject to completing specified leveling courses in civil engineering. Students with master's degrees in civil or environmental engineering who have not completed courses equivalent to the core courses required for the M.S.C.E. degree will be required to satisfactorily complete the missing core courses at the earliest opportunity. Degree and tool course requirements are detailed in the latest edition of the Texas Tech University Graduate Catalog. 

 

Admission

Admission requirements to Texas Tech University and the Whitacre College of Engineering are detailed in the latest Texas Tech University Graduate Catalog. Specific admission requirements to graduate programs administered by the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering include an examination of Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, review of the last sixty hours of undergraduate work, and acceptance by the Graduate Faculty. In addition, students entering the M.S.C.E. or Ph.D. programs not possessing a baccalaureate degree from an engineering program will be required to take leveling engineering courses to prepare them for advanced course work. Additionally, applicants for the doctoral program should secure funding prior to completing their application. Individual faculty manage their own research funding and as such should be contacted directly to determine a fit to their research program and acceptance with funding. If you are supported by other external funding, you will need to provide details of that funding and it should be equivalent to all fees, tuition, and housing costs as found on the Student Business Services Tuition Estimator page. Admission will not be granted if full funding support is not provided by some means.

Graduate Courses

Click on the links below to view graduate course offerings in Civil, Environmental, and Construction Engineering.

Civil Engineering (CE)
Environmental Engineering (MENVE)

Further Information