Mechatronic Systems Engineering
間眅埶AV Requirements
For admission to the doctor of philosophy (PhD) program, a student must have a master's degree in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics engineering or a related field, have submitted evidence of capability to undertake substantial original research, and have identified a faculty member as senior supervisor. See for other PhD program admission requirements.
Residence Requirement
Students will conform to the residence requirements stipulated in .
Transfer from the Master's Program to the PhD Program
Proceeding to a PhD program without completing a master's degree is discouraged. However, a student may be admitted after at least 12 months in the master of applied science (MASc) program if all non-thesis course requirements have been completed with a 3.67 or better cumulative grade point average (CGPA), outstanding potential for research has been shown, and approval of the student's supervisory committee, graduate program committee and senate graduate studies committee has been given.
Course Requirements
The minimum requirement is 18 units beyond that of the MASc degree. At least six units must be mechatronic systems engineering graduate courses. At most, six units may be senior undergraduate courses. At most, six units may be directed studies. Alternative technical courses outside mechatronic systems engineering can be substituted with the approval of the student's supervisory committee. Additional courses may be required to correct deficiencies in the student's background.
Previous Credit
If the subject matter of a listed course has been previously completed with graduate credit, the course may not be completed again for credit.
Qualifying Examination
To qualify the student will submit a brief written research proposal and defend it orally to his/her supervisory committee within the first 24 months of admission. The proposal's defence will be judged according to the feasibility and scientific merits of the proposed research, and demonstration of a sophisticated understanding of general material in the student's major area of research. This level of understanding is associated with senior undergraduate and first year graduate course material.
The possible outcomes of the qualifying examination are 'pass,' 'marginal' and 'fail.'A student with 'marginal' will be required to resubmit the research proposal and defend it for the second and final time within six months and/or to complete more courses. A 'failing' grade requires withdrawal.
Thesis
Students define and undertake original research, the results of which are reported in a thesis. An examining committee is formed as defined in . Students conform to residence requirements (). The senior supervisor will be Mechatronic Systems Engineering faculty approved by the graduate program committee.
The student's progress will be reviewed every 12 months by a supervisory committee of three or more faculty members. At each annual review, the student presents a summary of his/her work to date, with the second review normally being the research proposal defence described in the section for Qualifying Examination (see above). Students not making satisfactory progress in their research topics, or failing to demonstrate satisfactory knowledge and understanding of recent publications in their general area of research, or failing to have their revised research proposal approved by the supervisory committee within 24 months of admission, may be required to withdraw as per section .
Graduate Co-operative Education
Students in the PhD program may complete an optional one-term co-op practicum (MSE 793) of paid practical experience in an appropriate industrial setting, and complement their academic studies. The practicum will appear on the student's transcript, but does not count towards the student's CGPA and course requirements for the degree. Students require a pre-approval from both the senior supervisor and Graduate Program Chair in order to apply for the practicum. Arrangements for the practicum are made through the School's co-op coordinators and 間眅埶AV Co-operative Education office.
Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations
All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.