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Dec 06, 2025
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2025-2026 Academic Catalog
Electrical Engineering, PhD
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Contact Information
Long Zhao
Assistant Professor/Edwin E Clark Professor
Electrical Engineering/Physics 317
Phone: (605) 394-6861
Email: Long.Zhao@sdsmt.edu
Department Website
Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.
PhD in Electrical Engineering
The goal of the Electrical Engineering (EE) doctoral program is to provide students with an education in advanced electrical engineering topics and mentoring in research skills to produce experts/scholars as well as leaders for academia, government, and industry.
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Distribution of credits
Required courses: 3 credits
Elective requirements: 33 credits
Research requirements: 36 credits
Total credits: 72 Students may apply 24 coursework credits and 6 research credits from a previous MS degree in a relevant discipline toward the PhD requirements, subject to approval by the student’s department. Required courses
Students must complete three credits of EE 690, or two credits of EE 690 and one credit of IENG 579. Elective requirements
This degree requires 33 credits of electives. All electives must be approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee. EE elective courses must be taken at the 500-level or above. Up to 12 credits of elective coursework at the 400-level or higher can be taken from disciplines other than EE. Research requirements
The completion of a doctoral dissertation, approved by the student’s graduate committee and the Dean of Graduate Education, is required for this degree. All research credits taken by the PhD student must be EE 898D Dissertation. Examinations
Detailed information about PhD examinations may be found in the EE Graduate Handbook and in the Graduate Education policies. Qualifying examination
The qualifying examination has two components to demonstrate the student’s aptitude for doctoral work: 1) proficiency in the foundational material of the discipline and 2) necessary skills and drive for advanced research. The format and timing of the examination are set by each program, but it must be completed within the first two years of study. Admission to candidacy
PhD students must prepare a dissertation prospectus, which is a plan describing the proposed content and format of the dissertation in sufficient detail for the student’s graduate committee to evaluate whether the scope and value of the work warrants a PhD degree. The student is admitted to candidacy upon approval of the prospectus by the committee. The format and timing of the prospectus is set by each program, but it must be completed no later than two years after the qualifying exam. Dissertation defense
A successful dissertation defense and a final oral examination are required for this degree. Objectives and Outcomes
Student Outcomes: - Proficiency in effective communication, both in writing and through oral presentations.
- Intellectual integrity in handling data and concepts.
- The capacity to make an original contribution to their field of study.
- Advanced knowledge and understanding of key electrical engineering concepts, including but not limited to, signal processing, control systems, electronics, electromagnetics, power and energy systems.
- The ability to apply advanced mathematical, engineering, and computational tools to analyze and solve complex electrical engineering problems.
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