PhD or EngD?
Engineering Doctorate: a practice-based alternative to a PhD
Do you want a more design-oriented approach? Check out our Engineering Doctorate programmes (EngD). This design-traineeship offers you an application-focused alternative to a PhD position, and provides you with a solid basis for an accelerated start of your industrial career.
Difference between PhD and EngD
Although PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) and EngD (Engineering Doctorate) are both recognised as postgraduate degrees, they are not the same. A PhD is focused on scientific research, and an EngD is a design-oriented engineering doctorate which is best suited to the direct needs for product, process and system innovation of industry and society. Which one suits you best?
PhD | EngD |
|---|---|
Four years | Two years |
You are shifting the boundaries of knowledge by fundamental research | You are creating innovative designs for industry and society by applying scientific knowledge |
You focus on a contribution to scientific knowledge that may help solve societal challenges | You focus on the creation of (technological) designs and innovations |
You mainly work at the TU Delft campus | You work both at the TU Delft campus and the (mostly) industrial partner’s location |
You aim at a career in science or scientific leadership roles in industry | You aim at a career in technological design and innovation and technological leadership roles in industry |
Read more about the EngD programmes offered by TU Delft
