(Thai) : ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต (วิศวกรรมเครื่องกล)
(Abbreviation in Thai) : ปร.ด. (วิศวกรรมเครื่องกล)
(English) : Doctor of Philosophy (Mechanical Engineering)
(Abbreviation in English) : Ph.D. (Mechanical Engineering)
Specialization in the Study Area
Computer Fluid Dynamics, Computational Mechanics, Energy and Energy Technology, Heat transfer, Tribology, Thermal systems, Mechanical Vibration, Multidisciplinary design optimization, Aircraft Design
Type 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.
- The English language proficiency test results must meet the criteria set by the Committee on Educational Testing.
- 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
- 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.
- The English language proficiency test results must meet the criteria set by the Committee on Educational Testing.
- 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
- Holding a Master’s degree in Engineering, Science, Technology, Industrial Education, or related fields, with approval from the curriculum management committee.
- The English language proficiency test results must meet the criteria set by the Committee on Educational Testing.
- 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
- Holding a Master’s degree in Engineering or related fields, with approval from the curriculum management committee, and having graduated with honors.
- The English language proficiency test results must meet the criteria set by the Committee on Educational Testing.
- If the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in (1) and (2), it is at the discretion of the program management committee.
Students are required to publish works derived from their dissertation research or as part of the dissertation in the following formats:
- One article in an international journal indexed in the SCIE or Scopus databases, ranked in Quartile 1 – 4, and one article in another international journal, or
- One article in an international journal listed in the SCIE or Scopus databases, ranked in Quartile 1 – 3 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
- Create a poster summarizing the thesis research, 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) | – | – | – | – |
| (1.4) 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)
– None-
(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 Mechanical 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 Mechanical 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 527 100 | Theory of Elasticity | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 101 | Contact Mechanics | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 102 | Mechanics of Fatigue and Fracture | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 103 | Mechanics of Deformation Processing | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 104 | Advanced Topics in Computational Mechanics | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 200 | Computation Fluid Dynamics | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 201 | Dynamics of Viscous Fluid | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 202 | Dynamics of Vortex Flow | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 300 | Aircraft Conceptual Design | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 301 | Advanced Topics in Mechanical System Design | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 302 | Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence for Mechanical Engineers | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 303 | Advanced Topics in Engineering Control Systems | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 400 | Tribology | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 401 | Engineering Optimization | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 402 | Finite Element Methods for Engineers | 3(3-0-6) |
| EN 527 403 | Computation Aeroelasticity | 3(3-0-6) |
(3) Dissertation
For student in type 1.1
| EN 539 996 | Dissertation | 48 |
For student in type 1.2
| EN 539 997 | Dissertation | 72 |
For student in type 2.1
| EN 539 998 | Dissertation | 36 |
For student in type 2.2
| EN 539 999 | 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/