Doctor of Philosophy Program in Biomedical Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy Program in Biomedical Engineering

(Thai)      :   ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต (วิศวกรรมชีวการแพทย์)

(Abbreviation in Thai)      :   ปร.ด. (วิศวกรรมชีวการแพทย์)

(English)  :   Doctor of Philosophy (Biomedical Engineering)

(Abbreviation in English)   :   Ph.D. (Biomedical Engineering)

 

Specialization in the Study Area

Biophotonics, optical spectroscopy, medical imaging, drug delivery, tissue engineering physiological systems modeling Application of 3D Medical Modelling, Human-centered systems design, human-automation interaction, cognitive engineering, interventions for occupational and disabled populations, Haptic aided design, simulations, and other related applications, reverse engineering for biomedical applications

Eligibility

Type 1.1

  1. Holding a Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, Industrial Education, or related fields, with approval from the curriculum management committee. Additionally, a cumulative GPA of at least ‘very good’ throughout the program or a minimum of 1 year of work experience is required.
  2. The English language proficiency test results must meet the criteria set by the Committee on Educational Testing.
  3. If the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in (1) and (2), it is at the discretion of the program management committee.

 

Type 1.2 

  1. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, Industrial Education, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, or related fields, with approval from the curriculum management committee. Additionally, a cumulative GPA of at least ‘very good’ throughout the program or a minimum of 3 years of work experience is required. 
  2. The English language proficiency test results must meet the criteria set by the Committee on Educational Testing.  
  3. If the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in (1) and (2), it is at the discretion of the program management committee.

 

Type 2.1 

  1. Holding a Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, Industrial Education, or related fields, with approval from the curriculum management committee.
  2. The English language proficiency test results must meet the criteria set by the Committee on Educational Testing.
  3. If the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in (1) and (2), it is at the discretion of the program management committee.

 

Type 2.2

  1. Holding a Master’s degree in Engineering or related fields, with approval from the curriculum management committee, and having graduated with honors.
  2. The English language proficiency test results must meet the criteria set by the Committee on Educational Testing.
  3. If the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in (1) and (2), it is at the discretion of the program management committee.

Graduation Qualifications

Students are required to publish works derived from their dissertation research or as part of the dissertation in the following formats:

  1. Two articles listed in an international journal in the SCIE/Scopus databases, or
  2. One article in an international journal listed in the SCIE/Scopus databases, along with one innovative work/creative work/patent, according to the regulations of the Khon Kaen University /Intellectual Property. This could be one patent and 
  3. Create a poster summarizing the thesis research, following the format specified by the Faculty of Engineering.

Curriculum Structure

Type  1.1   Type 1.2 Type  2.1 Type 2.2
(1)  Compulsory courses 
(1.1) Fundamental Engineering Course (Non-credit) 3 3 – –
(1.2) Fundamental Engineering Course (for credit) – – 3 3
(1.3) Specialized Engineering Course (Non-credit) 2 2 – –
(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit) – – 6 6
(2)  Elective courses – – 3 15
(3)  Dissertation 48 72 36 48
Cumulative Credits for Entire Program 48 72 48 72

Courses

 1) Compulsory courses

                       (1.1) Fundamental Engineering Course (for credit)

                                  For students in Type 2.1 and Type 2.2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses earning credit (Audit) for a total of 3 credit hours. 

EN 007 001    Engineering Research Methodology 3 (2-3-5)

                      (1.2) Fundamental Engineering Course (Non-credit)

                                  For students in Type 1.1 and Type 1.2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses earning credit (Audit) for a total of 3 credit hours. The result of the study must be at the level of S (Satisfactory). 

EN 007 001    Engineering Research Methodology 3 (2-3-5)

                      (1.3) Specialized Engineering Course (Non-credit)

                         For students in Type 1.1, and 1.2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses earning credit (Audit) for a total of 2 credit hours, the result of the study must be at the level of S (Satisfactory). as follows: 

EN 017 991 Biomedical Engineering Seminar I 1 (1-0-2)
EN 017 992 Biomedical Engineering Seminar II 1 (1-0-2)

 

(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit) 

For students in Type 2.1, and 2.2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses earning credit (Audit) for a total of 6 credit hours, the result of the study must be at the level of S (Satisfactory). as follows: 

For students who graduated in Engineering, Science, or Technology 

EN 017 003 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Biomedical Engineering  4(4-0-8)
EN 017 991 Biomedical Engineering Seminar I 1 (1-0-2)
EN 017 992 Biomedical Engineering Seminar II 1 (1-0-2)

For students who graduated in Medicine , Dentistry, Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy or Health Sciences,

EN 017 004 Fundamental Engineering for Biomedical Engineering 4(4-0-8) 
EN 017 991 Biomedical Engineering Seminar I 1 (1-0-2)
EN 017 992 Biomedical Engineering Seminar II 1 (1-0-2)

(2) Elective Courses

              For students in Type 2.1, they are required to register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a minimum of 3 credits.  

               For students in Type 2.2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a minimum of 15 credits They must choose courses from the Biomedical Engineering group of not less than 12 credits and/or from other groups or courses that will be opened later for an additional 3 credits, subject to the approval of the program management committee, as follows: 

 

                

EN 017 100 Biomechanics  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 101 Computer Modeling in Bioengineering  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 200 Micro-nanorobotics for Biomedical Engineering  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 201 Advanced Nanoelectronics for Biomedical Engineering  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 202 Biomedical Machine Learning  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 300 Medical Image Processing  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 301 Three-dimensional Machine Vision for Biomedical Engineering  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 302 Brain-Machine Interfaces  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 400 Human Factors in Systems Design  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 401 Human Information Processing 3(3-0-6)
EN 017 402 Ergonomics assessment  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 403 Ergonomics for elderly and disabled persons  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 404 Occupational Biomechanics  3(3-0-6)
EN 017 405 Physiology of work  3(3-0-6)
EN 227 730 Biomedical Instrumentation  3(3-0-6)
EN 457 102 Biomaterials and Applications of Biomaterials  3(3-0-6)
EN 537 000 Advanced Engineering Mathematics  3 (3-0-6)
EN 828 763 Biomedical Devices and Sensors  3(3-0-6)
MD 627 710 Bioinfomatics  2(1-3-4)

                (3) Dissertation

           For student in type 1.1

EN 029 996 Dissertation 48  

          For student in type 1.2

EN 029 997 Dissertation 72  

            For student in type 2.1

EN 029 998 Dissertation 36  

For student in type 2.2

**EN 029 999 Dissertation 48  

Tuition Fees

Fees Regular Program Special Program
Tuition Fee 37,500 Baht 47,500 Baht
International Student Fee 15,000 Baht 15,000 Baht

 

Expected Costs

Health Insurance (Must cover all expenses in Thailand) 5,000 – 10,000 Baht/year
Accommodation 3,000 – 6,000 Baht/month
Cost of living 6,000 – 10,000 Baht/month

Financial Supports

  • Scholarships supporting research and study for graduate students to conduct thesis, dissertation or independent study

For master students: up to 30,000 Baht/person

For doctoral students: up to 30,000 Baht/person

  • Award for publishing research work

Doctoral students who have published research work or part of a research work that has been published or accepted for publication in an international journal indexed in SCIE database, starting from the first or second quartile, with at least 2 articles or more (paying only for the second article onwards) and the article must have been accepted before notifying the end of the study. The student must be the first author and will receive a prize of 20,000 Baht.

How to Apply

To apply, please visit this website: https://interadmission.gs.kku.ac.th/

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