The PhD programme in Engineering is comprised of both course work and a research component. The education programme combines academics with methodological schooling and hands-on experience.

The PhD programme is coordinated at the department level. The doctoral thesis topics will normally be related to research and development projects at a department or associated research groups. 

Read more about our research and the PhD programme in Engineering on our departments web pages:

• Department of Marine Technology
• Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Department of Energy and Process Engineering
• Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
• Department of Geoscience
• Department of Structural Engineering
• Department of Manufacturing and Civil Engineering
• Department of Ocean Operations and Civil Engineering
• Industrial Ecology Programme

Read more about the programme

The PhD education is a structured degree with a nominal duration of three-year full-time study. Some PhD positions may include a fourth year of required duties, usually in the form of teaching, this will be detailed in your employee contract if applicable.

Read more about the programme structure

A PhD degree is the highest level of formalised education in Norway.

A doctoral degree from NTNU qualifies you to a range of positions both in the private and public sector. Academia has traditionally been the main career path for doctors, but now an increasing number of doctors are going into leading positions in the private sector.

To be accepted to a PhD programme at NTNU, you must have:

• a funding plan
• completed at least five years of higher education that includes a master's degree or other equivalent degree.
• a strong academic record and a weighted average for the last two years of your master's degree equivalent to a B or higher in NTNU's grading scale.

Applications for admission to the PhD programme must to be submitted through the Department of your subject area 

Read more about how to apply and admission

Applicants and candidates should first contact the relevant department, for assistance with both general information or for help with finding the right supervisor within a particular field of study.

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