Specialization in ICT

PhD. Program at Faculty of Engineering & Science with specialization in ICT/ Applied Mathematics/ Mechatronics / Renewable Energy/ Mathematics Education.

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PhD programme – 180 ECTS credits – 3 years – Grimstad

Admission requirements: master's degree (or equivalent) in ICT. For further information, see the supplementary regulations below.

Programme description for the PhD Programme in ICT

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Course descriptions	(85.80 kB)
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Reading list	(33.30 kB)

See also the ECTS course catalogue: http://www.uia.no/ects

Courses are normally taught in English.

Regulations

Regulations for the Degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) at the University of Agder
Transitional provisions to supplementary regulations, PhD in ICT and mechatronics (81.30 kB)
Supplementary regulations:

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Teaching and examination regulations for 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

In order to pursue a PhD in ICT at the University of Agder you must be appointed to a position as a PhD Research Fellow (PhD scholarship). 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.

About the PhD Programme in Mobile Communication Systems

On 17 December 2008, the University Board decided to discontinue the PhD Programme in Mobile Communication (S-sak 155/08). The PhD Programme in ICT was established at the same time. This means that the PhD Programme in ICT is an extension of the former PhD Programme in Mobile Communications Systems. Candidates already enrolled in the PhD Programme in Mobile Communication Systems are allowed to complete their doctoral degree according to the regulations for the former programme:

PhD Programme in Mobile Communication Systems: Network, Security and Formal Methods

PhD programme – 180 ECTS credits – 3 years – Grimstad

The programme presupposes knowledge at the master's level in at least one of these specialisations. To gain admission to the PhD programme, the applicant must have been awarded a master's degree or have completed another education programme at the master's level with an average grade of B or better. Further information can be found in the following documents.