Overview

Our research expertise covers the spectrum of civil engineering disciplines, leading the field in dynamic traffic simulation, sediment transport, design and health monitoring of structures, FRP materials, and infrastructure resilience. Funding comes from national, state and local agencies, public foundations, and private companies.

Key Features

The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to devise and execute a program of study and research, which makes a fundamentally new contribution to the chosen field. The most important aspect of the doctoral program is the dissertation, which is the evidence of this fundamental contribution. The student of the Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics program from The University of Arizona should be prepared for a very demanding period of study beyond the master’s degree.

A minor field may be selected from architecture, chemistry, environmental engineering, geology, mathematics, mechanical engineering, materials science and engineering, mining engineering, nuclear engineering, physics, or systems engineering, or from within the Department of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics. Still other fields are available as minors with the approval of the head of the department.

At the option of the department, a Master of Science degree may be awarded to candidates for the Doctor of Philosophy degree who have passed the comprehensive examination, provided they write a thesis or engineering report.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Construction Project Planning, Scheduling, and Control

Construction Cost Estimating

Construction Equipment and Methods

Finite Element Method

Elasticity Theory and Application

Fracture Mechanics

Mechanical Behavior of Materials - Special Topics

Wave Propagation in Solids

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

54 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Tucson, United States

Disciplines

Civil Engineering & Construction Mechanical Engineering View 109 other PhDs in Civil Engineering & Construction in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

3.5

GRE^®

151 _(verbal)

155 _{(quantitative)}

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General requirements

Personal Statement
3 Letters of Recommendation
Official transcripts from ALL universities/colleges attended Please do not send transcripts until you have been recommended
Minimum GPA 3.5
GRE Scores
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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Out-of-State

23400 USD / year

≈ 23400 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

12700 USD / year

≈ 12700 USD / year

Living costs

Tucson

United States

830 - 1140 USD / month

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