Students may choose between a highly specialized course of study or one that broadly addresses complex, interdisciplinary issues. Each student's course of study is tailored to their scholarly interests and guided by their faculty chair and committee.
Broad areas of specialization reflect the expertise and research interests of faculty. The doctoral program's goal is to develop the creative abilities of exceptional students, thereby training them for independent work that contributes to original research and scholarship at the forefront of their chosen fields.
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Students are not to cover any additional tuition charges. Original Source. Passing the exam is a requirement for international PhD students and is necessary to ensure satisfactory progress while simultaneously confirming the ability of that student to be an effective GSI.
All international students must pass the OET by the end of their 3rd academic term after admission e. International students whose undergraduate education was taught exclusively in English may be exempt from the OET. Additional exemption criteria can be found here.
Students will assemble their dissertation committee prior to taking the DPE. Any non-faculty member must be approved by the Graduate Program. These special members require additional documentation to be submitted, ideally prior to the DPE.
Once the committee is formed, the DPE is scheduled as the first meeting of this committee. The student will prepare a written thesis proposal for the committee to review and give an oral presentation to the committee.
The format of the written thesis proposal as well as the timing of the exam is at the discretion of the committee chair. The memo should state the outcome of the DPE and list the dissertation committee members. Example memo here The signed memo is submitted to the Graduate Coordinator me-grad-coordinator umich. The official guidelines for the dissertation and defense are established by the Rackham Graduate School. In addition, the Rackham Graduate School publishes annual deadlines by which a candidate must defend a dissertation and complete all degree requirements as set forth by Rackham.
Doctoral students are expected to complete the degree within 5 years of achieving candidacy, but no more than 7 years from first enrollment. Dissertation Written. The dissertation is the most important aspect of the students PhD program experience, since it documents the original contributions made by the candidate as a result of independent research.
The student will prepare a rough draft of the dissertation and provide it for all the committee members for their comments before preparing the final draft. Students must provide the rough draft to the committee at least 10 days before the Defense. Defense Oral. The defense examination will be given after the thesis has been formally completed. The format of the examination will be a public seminar presented by the candidate, with an open question period, followed by a private examination by the Dissertation Committee.
After the dissertation committee gives preliminary approval to the final draft of the dissertation, it must be formatted to meet the standards of Rackham Academic Records and Dissertations OARD found here. Support for thesis formatting is available from the Knowledge Navigation Center in the Graduate Library, which offers tutorials, template assistance, guides, and resources for dissertation preparation. Before the oral defense, students are required to set up a pre-defense meeting with the Rackham Graduate School.
In this meeting, students will be instructed on the process and be given Dissertation Evaluation Forms. When the final draft is distributed to the committee members together with Dissertation Evaluation Forms, a defense oral is scheduled for a date approximately two weeks later. Dissertation Evaluation Forms must be completed by all Dissertation Committee members at least three working days prior to the oral defense.
The defense is public, and a notice is posted on the Rackham Graduate School website, and the Academic Services Office will send an email announcement to the ME students and faculty. After the oral defense, the student or committee chair should submit the Final Oral Examination Report within 48 hours of the defense.
The student should then attend the post-defense meeting with the Rackham Graduate School. Do you need help with one of your classes? Sections of this Page: Milestones to the Ph.
Research at the University of Michigan Research involves active, student-directed inquiry into an engineering topic. Milestones to the Ph. Program and remain fully funded, you must maintain satisfactory progress in the following ways: Maintain Cum.
GPA of 3. Solidify faculty advisor by the end of 1st semester. Identify thesis topic by the end of 2nd semester. Pass the RCC by the end of 2nd semester an extra semester may be granted via petition if necessary, but no more. Demonstrate preliminary results in research by the end of the summer term after the first year in preparation for the RFE. If you have concerns about your progress, email the Grad Coordinator to schedule a meeting with Grad Chair. Pass the RFE by the end of 4th semester.
An extra semester may be granted in either case via petition if necessary, but no more. Maintain progress toward publications and dissertation completion with the guidance of advisors. Finding a Research Advisor: To select a research advisor, the student should talk to faculty members in potential areas of research interest. Recommendations and tips for finding a research advisor: Talk to senior graduate students about their advisors. Share your interests and ask them for suggestions about whom you should meet.
Familiarize yourself with various research groups. Make a list of faculty to contact who are involved in research areas that interest you. A list of faculty by research areas can be found here.
Read about faculty research in journals, conference proceedings, or on their website. Visit their labs. A list of labs can be found here. Schedule meetings with faculty members. Typically this is done via email which includes an introduction and requests time to meet with them.
Be knowledgeable about their work in order to have an active discussion about their previous and ongoing research. Sometimes working in their lab for academic reasons only not as a Graduate Student Research Assistant GSRA will provide you with the opportunity to prove your researching capabilities and may lead to a GSRA with that faculty.
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