PhD in Mechatronics, specialization of the PhD programme in Technology

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PhD programme – 180 ECTS – 3 years – Grimstad

The admission requirements are a master's degree within a relevant subject area or equivalent. For further information about the admission requirements, see supplementary regulations below.

Programme description of the doctoral degree programme in Mechatronics

Programme description	PhDmechatronics.pdf
Course descriptions	CoursesMechatronics.pdf
Reading List	PhDmechatronicsLiterature191109.pdf

Courses are normally taught in English.

(TR-sak 34/10 Endring i studieplanen til ph.d.-programmet i mekatronikk: Fakultetsstyret vedtar følgende endring i studieplanen til ph.d.-programmet i mekatronikk ved Fakultet for teknologi og realfag: Obligatoriske emner for ph.d.-studenter som skal ha spesialisering i fornybar energi, er MAS601 Design, modelling and simulation of mechatronic systems og EX-601 Theory and ethics of science (enstemmig vedtatt 2011-05-31))

Regulations

• Regulations for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the University of Agder
• Transitional provisions to supplementary regulations, PhD in ICT and mechatronics
• PhDsupplementRegulationsTechnology

Rules for lessons and examinations in PhD courses

Co-authorship

• Authorship and contributorship (Ethical considerations in the conduct and reporting of research)
• Medforfatterskap i matematikk, naturvitenskap og teknologi
• Guidelines for crediting of scientific publications to institutions, see http://www.uhr.no/ressurser/forskrifter-veiledninger-retningslinjer/andre_retningslinjer (in Norwegian)

For applicants

To pursue a PhD in Mechatronics, you have to apply for a position as a PhD Research Fellow (PhD scholarship). Alternatively your company may apply for support for a three-year period for you, the employee, who wishes to pursue an ordinary doctoral degree. See the following link for more information about The Industrial PhD scheme: http://www.forskningsradet.no/en/The_Industrial_PhD_scheme/1252498541090.

From time to time the University announces relevant vacancies. See http://www.uia.no/vacancies for an overview of the vacant positions. Please follow the instructions on the web page when applying. Please note that UiA does not accept open applications or documents sent as email attachments. All applications are handled through the Easycruit online recruitment system. Please see http://www.uia.no/vacancies for more details.

The following requirements apply for admission to the PhD programme :

• The average grade for courses included in the bachelor's degree (or equivalent) must be C or higher.
• The average grade for courses included in the master's degree (or equivalent) must be B or higher.
• The master's thesis (or equivalent) must have a grade B or higher.

Proficiency in oral and written English is required. Applicants from some countries will be required to document their English skills through one of the following tests, with the stated results or better:

• TOEFL – Test of English as a Foreign Language with a minimum score of 550 on the Paper-based Test (PBT), or 80 on the Internet based Test (iBT).
• IELTS – International English Language Testing System, with a result of 6.0.

The list of countries this pertains to can be found here.

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