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We offer the Ph.D. in Decision Sciences and Engineering Systems
(DSES). The program allows qualified students to pursue advanced
study in industrial engineering and related disciplines. Specializations
available to doctoral students are information engineering,
operations engineering and enterprise engineering. The breadth
of expertise of our faculty allows students to pursue a broad
range of research programs. Graduates of our doctoral program
have accepted positions in academia, private industry and
government.
Program Requirements
Students holding a bachelor's
degree upon entering the program complete a minimum 72 credit-hour
plan of study; those holding a master's degree complete a
minimum 42 credit-hour plan of study. To meet doctoral qualifying
exam requirements, students must complete a special seminar
course in which they are introduced to faculty research and
to research methods, identify a research advisor and then
submit a research proposal for their dissertation. During
this first year, doctoral students elect major and minor areas
based directly on the core strengths in information engineering,
operation engineering and enterprise engineering. They are
required to take a minimum of two courses in each core strength
area during the first year of residency while maintaining
a minimum 3.7 GPA in the major area and a minimum 3.5 GPA
in the two minor areas. (Special oral exams are given by faculty
committees convened under the three core areas at the end
of each academic year for students failing to meet the minimum
GPA requirement.)
After passing the Doctoral Qualifying Exam requirements, each doctoral student
forms a dissertation committee in consultation with the faculty
advisor. The committee administers a candidacy
exam at which the student presents the proposed dissertation
topic and obtains the committee's agreement that the topic
is worthy of the Ph.D. and that the student possesses the
necessary background to complete the proposed research successfully.
The doctoral program culminates in the public defense
of the dissertation.
The complete description
of the program's requirements is available from the department.
Financial
Aid
Financial aid for qualified students is available in the form
of teaching assistantships, research assistantships and scholarships.
Outstanding students may qualify for institute-supported Rensselaer
Scholar Fellowships. Low-interest, deferred-payment graduate
loans are also available for U.S. citizens with demonstrated
need.
For
more information...
For information about the
requirements for completing the plan of study, see the online
RPI catalogue.
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