Engineering Mathematics

Dalhousie University’s Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Mathematics programme offers you the opportunity to collaborate with engineers and scientists on complex engineering challenges. With this PhD, you’re well equipped to enter a variety of fields, such as aerospace, biotechnology, telecommunications, finance, environmental science, manufacturing, technology, healthcare, finance, and energy.

Choose Dalhousie University ‘s Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Mathematics programme for its interdisciplinary approach, preparing you to tackle engineering challenges with advanced mathematical analysis and collaborate effectively across diverse fields, from biological control systems to signal processing, in both research and industry.

Built on a 112-year foundation, the Faculty of Engineering is the largest engineering school in Atlantic Canada. It offers a broad range of graduate and undergraduate programmes to over 2,500 engineering students.

With a history of innovative research and teaching, Dalhousie Engineering supports a dynamic and active community that brings together scholars from multi-disciplines. Together, we collaborate with the broader community for the betterment of Nova Scotia and beyond.

From oceans to healthcare, advanced manufacturing, operations research, biomedical engineering and clean energy, we are engineering solutions that positively impact our world.

Possible careers include:

• Research scientist in research centers or academic institutions

• Data scientist in tech or finance industries

• Systems engineer for control systems or signal processing

• Environmental engineer focusing on marine ecosystem modeling or geotechnical engineering

Programme options

Thesis: Pursue independent and original research guided by a supervisor to develop and defend your thesis. 

Courses include: 

• Comprehensive Examination

• Doctoral Thesis