Arizona State University The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences 3 courses 84 total credits
The Doctor of Philosophy program in exploration systems design offers you an advanced systems approach for developing scientific exploration technologies in a wide variety of demanding environments on the Earth, planets, moons and in space. This transdisciplinary degree program you with provides a valuable platform for training as a systems engineer targeting technological development for exploration science. This collaborative program between the School of Earth and Space Exploration and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering allows you to specialize in topics related to planetary exploration, astronomical instrumentation, robotics, sensors and sensor networks. The curriculum integrates the School of Earth and Space Exploration's science, instrumentation and systems engineering core courses with related coursework from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. You must select a concentration as part of this degree program. Concentrations are available in instrumentation, systems engineering and sensor networks.
| Required Core | 1 credits |
| Electives or Research | 70 credits |
| Other Requirements | 1 credits |
| Culminating Experience | 12 credits |
| Total Credits | 84 credits |
Required Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SES 502 | Exploring SESE Research | 1 |
| Total Required Core | 1 credits | |
Electives or Research
Other Requirements
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SES 501 | SESE Colloquium | 1 |
| Total Other Requirements | 1 credits | |
Culminating Experience
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| SES 799 | Dissertation | 12 |
| Total Culminating Experience | 12 credits | |
Additional Curriculum Information
When approved by the student's supervisory committee and the Graduate College, this program allows 30 credit hours from a previously awarded master's degree in a related field to be used for this degree. Related fields include, but are not limited to, engineering, computer science, geological sciences or physics. As part of the electives or research, students take two science courses selected from the SESE graduate catalog (GLG, SES, or AST prefixes). Substitutions may be made per academic unit approval. Substitutions for Other Requirements may be made per department approval.
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