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Electrical Engineering Ph.D.
Doctoral Degree
Program type:
Major
Format:
On Campus
Est. time to complete:
4-6 years
Credit Hours:
42 (with prior M.S.) 72 (with prior B.S.)
Become a high-tech-job-creating entrepreneur of tomorrow with UNT’s first-of-its-kind
Electrical Engineering Ph.D. program.
An integrated entrepreneurship component is a unique and innovative feature of this
doctoral program. We’re the first program in the nation to feature this requirement
at the Ph.D. level, purposely engaging you in entrepreneurship and in the creation
and use of intellectual property and patent development. You'll earn a minor in Entrepreneurship
from the G. Brint Ryan College of Business in addition to your doctoral degree, providing
you in-depth knowledge that helps you move your original ideas and results to the
marketplace smoothly.
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Request More InfoWhy earn an Electrical Engineering Ph.D.?
The department houses several state-of-the-art instructional and research laboratories that provide practical and advanced hands-on experiences. They include:
- Analog/Mixed-Signal Design and Simulation Laboratory
- Autonomous Systems Laboratory
- Communications and Signal Processing Laboratory
- Embedded Sensing & Processing Systems Laboratory
- Environmental and Ecological Engineering Laboratory
- Optimization, Signal Processing, and Control Algorithm Research Laboratory
- Power Electronics and Renewable Laboratory
Marketable Skills
- Identify knowledge gaps in electrical engineering
- Expertise with modern tools
- Data analysis using computational tools
- Entrepreneurship capability
- Scientific report writing and communication
Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Highlights
Our faculty members are well-known for their expertise, spirit of innovation and emphasis
on university/industry collaboration. Their research has been supported by the National
Science Foundation, NASA, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the
MITRE Corp. and local industries, among others.
Engineering classes and research are conducted at Discovery Park, a 300-acre research
facility that brings together laboratories, offices and classrooms to maximize the
potential for creativity, collaboration and technological innovation.
The department houses several state-of-the-art instructional and research laboratories
that provide practical and advanced hands-on experiences.
The College of Engineering constantly assesses its degree programs with an eye on
tomorrow's marketplace. The Department of Electrical Engineering is a pioneer in developing
project-oriented curricula, giving students the opportunity to apply knowledge to
tangible real-world needs.
You'll also have direct access to the Materials Research Facility, the UNT Nanofabrication
Cleanroom and the Center for Advanced Scientific Computing and Modeling.
Ph.D. graduates will be prepared to conduct research into new unexplored fields for
the discovery of new knowledge principles that can revolutionize the technology sector.
What Can You do With a Electrical Engineering Ph.D.?
With up to 100% job placement rate in academia, industry and research organizations, our graduates are employed in various sectors such as high-tech, energy, defense, finance, transportation and government.
Electrical Engineering Ph.D. Courses You Could Take
Antenna Theory and Design (3 hrs)
This course provides students with the fundamental theory in antenna designs and hands-on
skills related to antenna designs and characterizations. It includes linear dipole
antennas, loop antennas, patch antennas, RFID antennas, broadband and frequency-independent
antennas and antenna arrays.
Wireless Integrated Circuit Design (3 hrs)
This course shows how to translate wireless system specification to architectures
and building blocks compatible with integrated circuit technology. Student is expected
to understand the analysis and design of wireless systems including the circuits,
blocks and architectures as demonstrated by the course project.
Computer Vision and Image Analysis (3 hrs)
Topics include introduction to computer vision and image processing, image geometry
and photogammetry, edge detection, feature extraction, shape representation, structural
descriptions, object modeling, shape matching, semantic knowledge bases and imaging
architectures, depth perception with stereo and photometric stereo, moving scene analysis
and object tracking, multi-sensor data fusion, occluded object recognition by multi-sensor/multi-view
integration and Computer Vision applications.
Wireless Communications (3 hrs)
This course provides in-depth coverage in wireless and mobile networks and introduces
fundamental theory and design of modern wireless communication systems. Topics include
2G and 3G wireless standards, cellular communications, mobile radio propagation, multipath
fading channel characterization, channel equalization and multiple access technique
for wireless communications.
Image and Video Communications (3 hrs)
This course explores topics ranging from the fundamentals of video coding, motion
estimation, source and channel coding, and transform (wavelet and discrete cosine)
coding to the state-of-the-art compression and multimedia standards such as MPEG-4,
H.264, MPEG-7 and MPEG-21. Advanced research topics include video streaming, joint
source-channel coding, distributed video coding and video surveillance using sensor
networks.
Renewable Electrical Power Systems (3 hrs)
Topics include electrical power systems, increasing efficiency, integrating renewable
power generation, relations to environmental systems, impact, monitoring and prediction
of renewable sources.
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