Doctor of Philosophy Program in Environment Engineering

Doctor of Philosophy Program in Environment Engineering

(Thai)      :   ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต (วิศวกรรมสิ่งแวดล้อม)

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

(English)  :   Doctor of Philosophy (Environment Engineering) 

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

Specialization in the Study Area

     Energy conservation and energy management, The development of alternative energy, Increasing energy efficiency in energy generating systems, Surveying for prospects and cost efficiency of energy projects, Policy allocation related to energy and accounting for greenhouse gases

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 in international journals listed in the SCIE or Scopus databases, or
  2. One article in an international journal listed in the SCIE or 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 or
  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) 4 4 4 4
(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit) – – – 9
(2)  Elective courses – – 9 12
(3)  Dissertation 48 72 36 48
Cumulative Credits for Entire Program 48 72 48 72

Courses

(1) Compulsory courses

                       (1.1) 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 without 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(3-0-6)
(Non-credit)

                    

                   (1.2) 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 without 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(3-0-6)

 

                    (1.3) Specialized Engineering Course (Non-credit)

                         For students in Type 1.1, 1.2, 2.1 and 2.2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses without earning credit (Audit) for a total of 4 credits hour, as follows:

 

EN 639 991 Environmental Engineering Seminar I 1(1-0-2)
(Non-credit)
EN 639 992 Environmental Engineering Seminar II 1(1-0-2)
(Non-credit)
EN 639 993 Environmental Engineering Seminar III 1(1-0-2)
(Non-credit)
EN 639 994 Environmental Engineering Seminar IV 1(1-0-2)
(Non-credit)

                       

(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit) 

For students under type 2.2, they must register for and pass the following courses, counted as credits, and must achieve a grade of C or higher. The total credits required are 9, as follows:

 

EN 627 000 Aquatic Chemistry 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 001 Fate and Transport of Pollutant 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 002 Kinetics and Reactor Design for Environmental Engineering 3(3-0-6)

              (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 9 credits. They must choose courses from the Environmental Engineering group of not less than 6 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, and students are also required to register for courses they have not studied at the master’s level as follows:

                For students under Type 2.2, they must register for and pass the following courses, counted as credits, totaling no fewer than 12 credits. Students are required to choose courses from the Environmental Engineering group, totaling no fewer than 18 credits, and/or from other groups or additional courses to be opened later, totaling 3 credits, with the approval of the curriculum management committee as follow:   

 

EN 627 101 Advanced Oxidation Processes 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 102 Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 103 Advanced Water Treatment Processes 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 104 Air Pollution Technology and Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 105 Environmental Separation Processes 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 106 Hazardous Waste Treatment Engineering 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 108 Solid Waste Disposal and Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 109 Biological Processes for Water and Wastewater Engineering 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 110 Water Quality Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 111 Anaerobic Treatment for Biogas Production 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 112 Industrial Waste Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 113 Advanced Building Sanitation System 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 114 Advanced Industrial Water Pollution Control 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 501 Instrumental Analysis for Environmental Engineering 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 502 Toxicology and Environment 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 503 Geographic Information System Application of Environmental Planning 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 504 Production Assessment by Cleaner Technology 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 505 Advanced Environmental Biotechnology   3(3-0-6)
EN 627 506 Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering 3(3-0-6)

 

                      Moreover, students under type 2.1 can choose to register for and pass the following additional elective courses, counted as credits:

EN 627 000 Aquatic Chemistry 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 001 Fate and Transport of Pollutant 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 002 Kinetics and Reactor Design for Environmental Engineering 3(3-0-6)
EN 627 003 Units Operations and Processes in Environmental Engineering 3(3-0-6)

 

                 (3) Dissertation

           For student in type 1.1

EN 639 996 Dissertation 48  

          For student in type 1.2

EN 639 997 Dissertation 72  

For student in type 2.1

EN 639 998 Dissertation 36  

For student in type 2.2

EN 639 999 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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