The findings will be reported in the form of an appropriate engineering report. A master's degree is not required as a prerequisite to the doctoral degree. Preliminary Examination . Program of Study . Students must acquire both a broad knowledge of the theoretical and practical aspects of their field of study and an in-depth knowledge in a specialty area within their field.
Departments differ in their unit requirements for programs of study.
Programs of study contain from 38 to 60 units of graduate and upper-division courses. For graduate PhD programs that require 45 units, the minimum number of units that must be taken at UCD is 24, and the minimum number of units that must be taken at the graduate level, exclusive of seminar and research, is 30. Students may offer units earned in a master's program at UCD in satisfaction of these unit requirements. All programs of study must be approved by the college Graduate Study Committee, which is the sole body with authority to grant exceptions from the stated requirements. Qualifying Examination .