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The remaining six credit hours must be selected from approved
electives.
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied
Science
The Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied Science is an
interdisciplinary, integrative degree involving faculty from the College
of Engineering and the College of Sciences. The program is designed
for engineers who need to improve their interdisciplinary skills and
is intended for engineers who want to understand how to use technology
as a competitive advantage and to use advanced methods to
achieve that end.
Admissions
Admission to the doctoral program is based on reasonable evidence
that the applicant will prove capable of scholarly research on a broad
intellectual foundation. All students enrolling in the program must
have a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in
engineering, physics, mathematics, geology/geophysics, computer science,
or a closely related field, or be willing to complete coursework
required in an existing Master’s program in one of the participating
departments at UNO while pursuing the Ph.D. Admission decisions will
be based primarily on grade-point average, Graduate Record Examination
scores, and letters of recommendation. Foreign applicants
(non-English speaking countries) must also have a satisfactory TOEFL
score.
Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering and Applied Science
Degree Requirements
Students enrolled in the program must satisfy all general requirements
of the UNO Graduate School. Following are the formal procedural
requirements for students to receive the Ph.D. degree in Engineering
and Applied Science.
Ph.D. candidates must complete a minimum of 51 semester credit
hours of graduate course work in an approved program beyond the
Bachelor’s degree, not including dissertation writing. The credit hours
may include up to 30 semester hour credits obtained in a Master’s
degree program, if the area of the Master’s degree is relevant to
the doctoral program. Up to six of these 30 credits may be for thesis
research. In addition, a doctoral dissertation based on the results
of original research under the guidance of a faculty committee and
defended in a public examination is required for the doctoral program.
At least 30 semester hours of dissertation credit must be earned.
Departments participating in the program are Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering,
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, Computer Science, Geology
and Geophysics, Mathematics, and Physics. The student’s dissertation
advisory committee will consist of at least five members. No more
than three can be from any one department. There must be at least
one committee member from each of the colleges of Engineering and
Sciences. Program qualification is administered by the department of
the principal advisor(s). It is based on material in a typical departmentalized
master’s degree program, or equivalent. Courses are chosen
with the consent of the dissertation advisory committee. The committee
shall consider the interdisciplinary nature of the program when
it approves the courses. A minimum of nine credits (three courses)
must be taken in each college. A General (comprehensive) Examination
will be administered by the dissertation advisory committee.
The examination will be based on material in the student’s program
of study. After passing the General Examination the Ph.D. student is
expected to write a dissertation prospectus and defend it before the
dissertation advisory committee. After a successful defense and committee
approval of the prospectus the student may pursue research
leading to the dissertation. (The student may register for a maximum
of 12 dissertation credits before successful defense and approval of
the prospectus provided that Program Qualification has been successfully
completed.) The dissertation should reflect the interdisciplinary
nature of the program. There must be a final public defense of the
dissertation administered by the dissertation advisory committee.
Financial Aid
Teaching and research assistantships are available to qualified
graduate students on a competitive basis.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS IN LIBERAL ARTS
Applied Anthropology Track
The Department of Anthropology and the Department of Planning
in the School of Urban and Regional Studies provide an Applied Urban
Anthropology track within the Master of Science in Urban Studies.
The program allows students to gain significant background in
applied anthropology through course work in cultural anthropology,
cultural resource management, and preservation. Applicants must submit
transcripts of prior academic work, Graduate Record Examination
score, and three letters of recommendation. Please refer to a detailed
description of the program in the Master of Science in Urban Studies
degree section in this catalog.
Arts Administration
The Master of Arts in Arts Administration is interdisciplinary in
nature, involving the Department of Film, Theatre and Communication
Arts, Department of Fine Arts, Department of Music, and the College
of Business Administration. It is built on graduate courses offered
by those departments and on specialized courses in Arts Administration.
The Arts Administration faculty consists of core faculty from the
areas involved and other faculty whose interests are relevant to the
program.
The Master of Arts in Arts Administration is designed to prepare
students to serve as administrators and managers in all types of arts
institutions, among them galleries, theatres, performing arts centers,
and community arts centers. Included in the curriculum are courses
in both business and the arts, as well as an internship designed to give
students practical experience in the field.
Admission
A student must be accepted by both the Graduate School and the
Advisory Committee for Arts Administration. To be admitted to graduate
studies in Arts Administration, a student must have:
1. a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university;
2. a composite score verbal and quantitative of 1000 on the Graduate
Record Examination or a minimum of 400 on the Graduate
Management Admission Test (depending upon the student’s area
of undergraduate study);
3. a grade-point average of 2.5 for undergraduate work and 3.0 for
post-baccalaureate work, on a 4-point scale; and
4. satisfactory academic standing at the last college or university
attended.
In addition to the above, experience in business and/or the arts is
desirable but not required.
Financial Aid
Graduate assistantships are available to a limited number of qualified
applicants each year.
Master of Arts in Arts Administration Degree
Requirements
Foundation Courses: Students will be required to present credit for
the following foundation courses (or equivalents): Business Administration
3010, Film, Theatre, and Communication Arts 2770, Finance
3300, and Management 3401. (Note: Prerequisites for the Finance and
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