COMPUTER SCIENCE, PHD
Computer Science
Ph.D. in Computer Science
Ph.D. students must meet the minimum course credit requirement of UAB Graduate School and may take any course from our graduate catalog and any graduate course approved by their dissertation advisor and the graduate program director.
Degree Requirements:
The program consists of three phases or levels. Level 1 is devoted primarily to formal CS coursework and preparation for a written survey and critique covering the breadth of a research area and an oral presentation of the work. Level 2 consists of additional CS coursework and research in preparation for the comprehensive examination, which requires presentation of a dissertation research proposal. Successful completion of this phase leads to admission to candidacy. The final phase (Level 3) is the completion of the dissertation research and its defense.
There is a residency requirement of at least one consecutive academic year of full-time study.
| Requirements | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science Courses | ||
| Select 45 hours from the Computer Science courses at the graduate level (24 hours if entering with a master's degree appropriate to CS field) | 45 | |
| GRD 717 | Principles of Scientific Integrity | 3 |
| Dissertation | 24 | |
| Dissertation Research | ||
| Total Hours | 72 (if entering with a baccalaureate degree) 51 (if entering with a master's degree | |
