(Thai)      :   ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต (วิศวกรรมอุตสาหการ)

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

(English)  :   Doctor of Philosophy (Industrial Engineering)

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

 

Specialization in the Study Area

     Lean Manufacturing, Green Productivity, Work Study and Lean for Supply Chain, Optimization in Lean Production and Supply Chain, Modeling and Optimization, Simulation Model, Healthcare Engineering, Quality Development and Improvement in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Technology, Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis, Operations Management, Sustainable Development, Productivity in Manufacturing

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.

Type 1.1 and 1.2

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, or
  2. One article in an international journal listed in the 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.

Type 2.1 and 2.2

  1. One article in an international journal, or
  2. One research article published in international conference proceedings, and one innovative work/creative work/patent, as per the regulations of Khon Kaen University, and
  3. Prepare a thesis work poster following the format specified by the Faculty of Engineering.
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) 1 1 1 1
(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit)
(2)  Elective courses 9 21
(3)  Dissertation 48 72 36 48
Cumulative Credits for Entire Program 48 72 48 72

 (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 2.1and Type 2.2, they are required to register 

for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a total of 3 credit hours, as follows:

 

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, and 2.1, they are required to register for and pass the following courses without earning credit (Audit) for a total of 2 credit hour, as follows:

 

EN 439 991 Seminar in Industrial Engineering I 1(1-0-2)
(Non-credit)

                        

 

(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit) 

– None-

                   

(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 Industrial 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 21 credits. Students are required to choose courses from the Industrial 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 427 101 Scheduling Theory 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 105 Advanced Computer Simulation 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 110 Smart Operations Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 111 Digital Factory 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 112 Advanced Optimization: Techniques and Industrial Applications 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 113 Enterprise management in Digital Economy 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 114 Project Management for Industry 4.0 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 115 Quality Management for Extended Enterprise 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 116 Sustainable Supply Chain Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 117 Intelligent Decision Support Systems 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 118 Collaborative Manufacturing Systems 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 119 Additive Manufacturing for Industry 4.0 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 120 Human-Centric Design for Operator 4.0 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 204 Six Sigma 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 210 Applied Data Analytics 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 211 Cyber-Physical Industrial Systems 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 300 Material Handling Systems 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 301 Plant Layout and Facility Planning 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 311 Customer Experience-driven Design 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 402 Marketing Management for Industrial Engineer 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 403 Agricultural and Food Logistics and Supply Chain Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 404 Green Manufacturing Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 405 Enterprise Resource Planning 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 406 Lean Manufacturing 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 510 Innovative Product  Design and Development 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 511 Customer Experience-Driven Design 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 600 Supply Chain Cost and Economics Analysis 3(3-0-6)
EN 427 894 Current Topics in Industrial Engineering 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 100 Operations Research for Logistics and Supply Chain Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 101 Operations Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 102 Intelligence Computing for Industrial and Logistics 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 103 Transport Modes and Systems 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 104 Analysis of Linear Programming and Network Flows 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 105 Industrial and Logistics System Simulation 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 201 Reverse Logistics and Closed-Loop Supply Chain 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 202 International Logistics 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 203 Inventory Management in Supply Chains 3(3-0-6
EN 447 300 Lean Six Sigm 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 301 Statistical Methods for Logistics and Supply Chain Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 400 Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis and Performance Measurement 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 401 Geographic Information Systems for Logistics 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 500 Industrial Cost Analysis and Engineering Economy 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 501 Advance Economic Decision Analysis 3(3-0-6)
EN 447 894 Current Topics in Industrial and Logistics Engineering Management 3(3-0-6)
EN 457 100 Materials Engineering and Technology 3(3-0-6)
*194 850
EN 457 101 Structural and Surface Analysis of Materials 3(3-0-6)
EN 457 102 Biomaterials and Applications of Biomaterials 3(3-0-6)
194852
EN 457 103 Corrosion and Analysis of Materials 3(3-0-6)
EN 457 104 Science and Technology of Nanomaterials 3(3-0-6)
194854
EN 457 105 Advanced Physical Metallurgy 3(3-0-6)
EN 457 106 Electron Microscopy an X-ray Microanalysis 3(3-0-6)
194856
EN 457 107 Failure Analysis of Manufactured Components 3(3-0-6)
194772
EN 457 200 Advanced Manufacturing Process 3(3-0-6)
*194 860     
EN 457 201 Micro- and Nano-Electronics Manufacturing 3(3-0-6)
194741
EN 457 202 Metal Forming 3(3-0-6)
194773
EN 457 203 Heat Treatment in Manufacturing 3(3-0-6)
194776
EN 457 204 Reverse Engineering 3(3-0-6)
194861
EN 457 205 Product Design for Manufacturing 3(3-0-6)
194863
EN 457 206 Applied Nonlinear Control 3(3-0-6)
EN 457 207 Advanced Automation 3(3-0-6)
194862
EN 457 208 Computer Aided in Manufacturing Design and Advance Engineering 3(3-0-6)
EN 457 891 Materials and Manufacturing Engineering Seminar and Field Trip Study 1(1-0-2)
EN 457 894 Current Topics in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering 3(3-0-6)

                (3) Dissertation

           For student in type 1.1

EN 439 996 Dissertation 48  

          For student in type 1.2

EN 439 997 Dissertation 72  

For student in type 2.1

EN 439 998 Dissertation 36  

For student in type 2.2

EN 439 999 Dissertation 48  
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
  • 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.

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