Doctor of Engineering

The Doctor of Engineering (D.Eng. or D.Engr. or Eng.D. or Dr.Eng. or Dr.-Ing.) is a doctoral degree awarded on the basis of advanced study and research in engineering or applied sciences. In most of the countries it is a terminal research doctorate; in the United Kingdom it can be a higher doctorate.

It is awarded by a number of American universities including Cleveland State University,George Washington University,Morgan State University,Lamar University,Old Dominion University,Southern Methodist University,Texas A&M,University of California, Berkeley,University of Massachusetts Lowell, and University of Michigan. Depending on coursework and research undertaken, it may be equivalent to a PhD degree in engineering/applied sciences, while research toward the D.Eng. is applied, rather than the basic, fundamental research in a Ph.D. To be admitted as a doctoral student, one must hold a Master's degree (rarely with only a Bachelor's degree) in engineering or related science subject and pass a comprehensive entrance exam. The student must complete necessary course work, be taught examinable courses, perform independent research under supervision of a qualified doctoral advisor, and pass the thesis defense. The degree requires a high level of expertise in the theoretical aspects of relevant scientific principles and experience with details of the implementation of theory on realistic problems. The D.Eng. takes three to six years (full-time) to complete and has compulsory taught components and coursework/projects and is granted in recognition of high achievement in scholarship and an ability to apply engineering fundamentals to the solution of complex technical problems.

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