The Doctor of Philosophy Program in Computer Engineering consists of a formal course work, passing a qualifying exam (CSE 900), presentation a dissertation proposal and successful defense of a dissertation. The program requires a minimum of 21 credit hours of formal course work for students entering the program with a Master of Science degree or a minimum of 42 credit hours of formal course work for students entering the program with a Bachelor of Science degree. All candidates for the Ph.D. must take a minimum of 12 credit hours of formal course work from graduate level computer engineering courses. The remaining formal course work may be taken from other graduate programs with the approval of the graduate advisor.

The Doctor of Philosophy Program in Computer Engineering consists of formal coursework, passing a qualifying exam (CSE 900), presentation of a dissertation proposal and successful defense of a dissertation. The program requires a minimum of 21 credit hours of formal coursework for students entering the program with a Master of Science degree or a minimum of 42 credit hours of formal coursework for students entering the program with a Bachelor of Science degree. All candidates for the Ph.D.

At the Department of Computer Engineering, students are encouraged to hone the right mix of expertise covering both computer programming and hardware design and implementation to be able to design and utilize computing systems for industrial automation, embedded systems, robotics and multimedia.

The Computer Engineering Department conducts various research in the field of computer sciences and engineering. Research studies about information systems focus on database systems, computer networks, computer graphics, distributed and scientific calculation, online learning, cryptography, and web programming.

Given the advancing technology, developments in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, brain computer interface studies, bioinformatics and data mining, increase the need for Computer Engineer experts with theoretical and practical knowledge.Given the advancing technology, developments in fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, brain computer interface studies, bioinformatics and data mining, increase the need for Computer Engineer experts with theoretical and practical knowledge.The aim of Computer Engineering (English) with Thesis to educate researchers who have the theoretical and practical knowledge related to the field, have the ability to follow the English resources and developments in the field simultaneously with the rest of the world, are equipped in designing, to develop and ensure the security of information systems, to have advanced problem solving skills and to be focused on the application.