On completion of the program, graduates will have acquired knowledge in high-level scientific research in a wide-range of engineering disciplines and developed the skills and expertise to work in senior positions in academia, or in any relevant research, industrial or business organisation in either the private or public sector. They will have developed attributes essential for a successful career of national and international recognition under professionally challenging conditions in highly competitive work environments.

The doctoral program is a four-year program based on the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and has a common structure among all Schools. To be awarded the PhD degree, the student must complete at least 240 ECTS credits of graduate level coursework, research work, and seminar attendance. The normal duration of the program is four years. The minimum time for the completion of the program is three years, while the maximum is eight years. 

The programme consists of graduate level courses and level 6 courses. Graduate level courses and level courses are taught courses whereas level 7 courses are research oriented courses. Graduate level courses should be undertaken from courses offered at the Master level courses operating in the particular School, although it is possible that some courses undertaken at other universities to be used in lieu. Students admitted to the program that have already completed or undertaken postgraduate studies elsewhere may be partly or fully exempted from Graduate Level Courses (a maximum of 60 ECTS).

Code	Title	Required-Elective	ECTS
Semester 1
	Graduate Masters Level Courses	Required		30
Semester 2
	Graduate Masters Level Courses	Required		30
Semester 3
AME601	Research Methods	Required		7
AME602	Advanced Topics I	Required		7
AME701	Research Planning I	Required		7
AME702	PhD Qualifying Exam	Required		7
AME710	Graduate Seminar I	Required		2
Semester 4
AME603	Advanced Topics II	Required		7
AME604	Advanced Topics III	Required		7
AME703	Research Planning II	Required		7
AME704	Research Proposal	Required		7
AME711	Graduate Seminar II	Required		2
Semester 5
AME721	Graduate Research	Required		21
AME722	Paper Preparation I	Required		7
AME712	Graduate Seminar III	Required		7
Semester 6
AME723	Graduate Research II	Required		21
AME724	Paper Submission I	Required		7
AME713	Graduate Seminar IV	Required		7
Semester 7
AME730	Graduate Research III	Required		14
AME731	Dissertation Writing I	Required		7
AME732	Paper Preparation II	Required		7
AME714	Graduate Seminar V	Required		2
Semester 8
AME733	Dissertation Writing II	Required		14
AME734	Paper Submission II	Required		7
AME735	Dissertation Defense	Required		7
AME715	Graduate Seminar VI	Required		2