哲学博士（PhD）主要是研究学位，通常需要获得硕士学位。它至少需要四个课程，两个研究生研讨会，一次综合考试和一份原创研究论文。论文必须是对该学科的重大贡献和原创性，并且应包括具有可出版质量的重要材料。
Graduate studies in Mechanical Engineering at Dalhousie University are designed to help students develop and strengthen understanding of their selected specialty in Mechanical Engineering through state-of-the-art research work, lectures, tutorials, and laboratory activities. Modern, well-instrumented laboratories provide experience to ensure a thorough understanding and appreciation of the subject matter. The department consists of twenty-three full-time faculty members, seventy postgraduate students, and over three hundred undergraduate students. <br><br>Within the department of Mechanical Engineering at Dalhousie University, candidate can apply to a degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in -<br>Mechanical Engineering<br>Material Engineering<br>The Doctor of Philosophy is primarily a research degree and requires a thesis-based research master's degree for admission. It usually requires four courses, completion of the departmental gradate seminar requirements, a comprehensive examination and an original research thesis. The thesis must be significant and original contribution to the discipline and should include significant material of publishable quality.