The Ph.D. program

The Ph.D. program at UPC includes courses, projects, research and a doctoral dissertation. The Computer Architecture Department is responsible for the Ph.D. program on Architecture and Technology of Computers (in catalan: Arquitectura i Tecnologia de Computadors).

DAC offers intense, research-oriented programs leading to the degree of Master of Phylosophy in Computer Science. Current emphasis is on areas of Computer Architecture, Operating Systems and Computer Communications.

Department encourages qualified students with strong background in Computer Science and/or engineering to pursue the Doctor of Phylosophy degree in Computer Science. Students with strong undergraduate records and training in computer science are admitted directly to the doctoral program. In addition, students from other areas without extensive in computer science can pursue the course provide a positive inform given by the UPC's Doctoral Committee.

The Ph.D. curricula in Architecture and Technology of Computers consists of required course work, theoretical and experimental work, and culminates in the dissertation and its defense.