Graduate Study
Microsystems Engineering
Program Overview
Rochester Institute of Technology offers a unique educational and research program that leads to a Ph.D. in Microsystems Engineering. This multi-disciplinary program builds on the strengths in microelectronic fabrications, photonics, imaging science, and micro-power research programs at RIT. The program is designed to be application oriented without sacrificing the scientific and engineering fundamentals. Students will be involved in cutting edge research and have access to modern facilities that are one of the largest of its kind in any academic institution.
The program is multidisciplinary, and students with a bachelor's degree in science or engineering can be accepted to pursue their Ph.D. in Microsystems Engineering.
Program highlights
* A program designed for students with excellent preparation in the physical sciences and engineering.
* Multidisciplinary faculty sharing resources and expertise.
* Program administered by the Ph.D. program in microsystems engineering committee, which includes core faculty members from the colleges of Engineering and Science.
* A unique clean-room and research laboratories designed for and dedicated to providing a world-class focus for microsystems engineering research across traditional disciplinary boundaries.
* Collaboration with industry and government laboratories.
* The Ph.D. in microsystems engineering is first of its kind in the nation.
Curriculum Review
A total of 92 quarter credit hours of graduate course work are required, of which 16-quarter credit hours are in designated microsystems foundation courses and 36 quarter credit hours are in required courses in a major and two minor specialty areas. An additional 24-quarter credit hours (minimum) are expected in dissertation research. Students will be required to take Preliminary and Qualifying examinations.
An overall B average must be maintained to stay in the microsystem engineering program. In addition, all other requirements of graduate enrollment must be met to remain in good standing.
ConcentrationFive courses in major specialization areas and two courses in each minor concentration are required.