Overview

The Engineering - Resilient Infrastructure Systems Emphasis program from University of Georgia offers students the opportunity to conduct integrative research focused on built and natural infrastructure systems related to transportation, environment and water, energy, and food, and their interconnections.

Key Features

Students may tailor a plan of coursework to their interests by drawing from UGA’s extensive course offerings spanning several engineering disciplines, earth and atmospheric sciences, environmental design, ecology, public health, law and policy, and the social sciences.

Requirements for the Ph.D. in Engineering with Emphasis in Resilient Infrastructure Systems further expand on those of the Ph.D. in Engineering. These include a minimum of 72 credit hours in the student’s program of study beyond the B.S. degree.

Programme Structure

Courses Included:

Watershed-Scale Modeling

Advanced Structural Analysis

Design of Bridges

Pavement Design

Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

Advanced Strength of Materials

Prestressed Concrete Design

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

72 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Athens, United States

Disciplines

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General requirements

Completion of a B.S. and M.S. (for Ph.D. applicants) with minimum GPA of 3.00 (out of 4.00) from an ABET accredited program or program in a related field.

The average undergraduate GPA and graduate GPA of recent accepted students is 3.4 and 3.6, respectively. Average Quantitative GRE scores of recent accepted students range near the 80th percentile.

Applicants whose primary language is not English must submit official TOEFL or IELTS scores that are not more than two years old.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23832 USD / year

≈ 23832 USD / year
Out-of-State

23166 USD / year

≈ 23166 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

7524 USD / year

≈ 7524 USD / year

Living costs

Athens

United States

720 - 1170 USD / month

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