• PhD in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Victoria is offered as a 3-years program by the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
  • The University of Victoria also ranked 2nd in Maclean’s top Canadian Comprehensive Universities 2019.
  • The mechanical engineering program’s focus is on research in leading-edge and information technologies, such as robotics and advanced manufacturing, mechatronics and embedded systems, energy conversion systems, thermofluids, advanced materials, and computational mechanics. 
  • The objective of the Ph.D. program is the accomplishment of independent and original research work leading to significant advancement of knowledge in the field of mechanical engineering. 
  • As graduate students in mechanical engineering, students will use their problem-solving and teamwork skills to work on real-world problems.
  • The PhD program consists of a minimum of 38 units.