Overview
Steps towards admission
- Application: The candidate shall obtain an official application form from the Board of Postgraduate Studies (BPS) office situated at the Main Campus of the University upon payment of the prescribed fees. The candidate shall complete the said application form, attach certified copies of degree certificates and a draft research proposal prepared in a prescribed manner and return the same to the School of Engineering. The FPSC in consultation with the Department in which registration is sought will process the documents and make recommendation. Upon receipt of these documents, the Director, BPS will write to the candidate informing him/her whether he/she is eligible or not. Note: A candidate who is eligible for admission can request the BPS for interim (6 months) registration pending preparation and submission of the full research proposal.
- Full proposal development: The candidate, in close liaison with supervisors shall develop the full proposal.
- Proposal presentation: When the supervisors are satisfied that the draft proposal has attained a reasonable quality, they will allow the candidate to present it at a seminar with at least six (6) academic members of staff of the Department in attendance. A report on the recommendations made during the presentation shall be forwarded to FPSC together with the revised version of the proposal.
- Submission to Faculty Postgraduate Committee (FPSC): Three (3) copies of the revised version of the proposal will be submitted for review to FPSC. The recommendations of FPSC shall be communicated to the candidate and copied to the supervisors. The candidate, with the help of supervisors, shall attend to all significant recommendations of the FPSC and resubmit two copies of the proposal back to FPSC.
v. Submission to BPS: The Deans office shall forward the approved copy of the proposal to BPS for the Director to accord the candidate full registration status.
Structure
Research Proposal Format
The proposal should not be more than twenty (20) pages in length (News Time Roman-Font 12, double spaced OR Arial Font-12, 1.5 spacing). The left and right margins should be 25 mm (1 inch) and the top and bottom margin 30 mm (1.25 inches) and 20 mm (0.75 inches) respectively.
All proposals shall consist of the following sections:
Front page, Table of Contents, Introduction (Study Background, Problem statement, Objective), Literature review, Materials and methods / Methodology, References, Work plan / Schedule of activities, Budget, Appendices.
Admission Requirements
The common regulations of the Doctor of Philosophy Degrees in all Faculties of the University of Nairobi apply. However, admission into any Ph.D programme in the School of Engineering shall be open to holders of Master of Science degree in the respective field of specialization, either from the University of Nairobi or other Universities recognized by the Senate of the University of Nairobi.
The candidate shall obtain an official application form from the Board of Postgraduate Studies (BPS) office situated at the Main Campus of the University upon payment of the prescribed fees. The candidate shall complete the said application form, attach certified copies of degree certificates and a draft research proposal prepared in a prescribed manner and return the same to the School of Engineering. The FPSC in consultation with the Department in which registration is sought will process the documents and make recommendation. Upon receipt of these documents, the Director, BPS will write to the candidate informing him/her whether he/she is eligible or not. Note: A candidate who is eligible for admission can request the BPS for interim (6 months) registration pending preparation and submission of the full research proposal.
Careers
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
Fees and Funding
Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering
Exam Regulations
Examination regulations
This shall comprise two parts:
(i) Independent written assessment of the thesis by Internal and external examiners
(ii) oral examination of the thesis by a board of examiners as prescribed by the University of
Nairobi statutes.
Degree award
Successful candidates shall be awarded the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the respective area of specialization. Where a candidate’s thesis is assessed and found to require major revision, it shall be re-submitted once only for re-examination in a revised form within twelve months.
