PhD in Engineering (Doctoral Programme) 3 years - Trondheim
PhD in Engineering
Engineering - PhD programme (doctoral degree)
- PhD Full-time, 3 years
- Campus Trondheim, Gjøvik, Ålesund
- Admission Application and admission
- Application deadlines Ongoing admissions
The objective of the PhD programme in Engineering is to prepare the PhD candidates for work that requires advanced scientific expertise and analytical skills and for a career in academia.
The PhD programme in Engineering is closely linked with our research groups and departments, and is a key component in the overall research strategy at the Faculty of Engineering.
The PhD programme in Engineering is comprised of both course work and a research component. The education programme combines academics with methodological schooling and hands-on experience.
The PhD programme is coordinated at the department level. The doctoral thesis topics will normally be related to research and development projects at a department or associated research groups.
Read more about our research and the PhD programme in Engineering on our departments web pages:
- Department of Marine Technology
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Department of Energy and Process Engineering
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
- Department of Geoscience and Petroleum
- Department of Structural Engineering
- Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering
- Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering
- Industrial Ecology Programme
The PhD education is a structured degree with a nominal duration of three-year full-time study. Some PhD positions may include a fourth year of required duties, usually in the form of teaching, this will be detailed in your employee contract if applicable.
A PhD degree is the highest level of formalised education in Norway.
A doctoral degree from NTNU qualifies you to a range of positions both in the private and public sector. Academia has traditionally been the main career path for doctors, but now an increasing number of doctors are going into leading positions in the private sector.
To be accepted to a PhD programme at NTNU, you must have:
- a funding plan
- completed at least five years of higher education that includes a master's degree or other equivalent degree.
- a strong academic record and a weighted average for the last two years of your master's degree equivalent to a B or higher in NTNU's grading scale.
Applications for admission to the PhD programme must to be submitted through the Department of your subject area
Applicants and candidates should first contact the relevant department, for assistance with both general information or for help with finding the right supervisor within a particular field of study.
PhD at the Faculty of Engineering
More about the Faculty of Engineerings PhD studies and forms, templates and regulations specified for the Faculty of Engineering.
Upcoming PhD defences at NTNU
After it has been determined that the doctoral work is worthy of public defence a disputation will be held. In a disputation, the work must be publicly defended and must be a contribution to the development of new scientific knowledge.
Integrated PhD education
The integrated PhD programme is for master's students at the Faculty of Engineering who wants to take a PhD in Engineering.