Doctor of Philosophy Program in Water Resource Management

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. 

1. 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 course 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 course earning credit for a total of 3 credit hours.

   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 course without earning credit (Audit) for a total of 1 credit hour.

   EN 069 991

   Dissertation Seminar in Water Resources Management

   1(0-3-2) (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 Water Resources Management 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 Water Resources Management 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 147 101	Water Governance	3(3-0-6)
   EN 147 102	Groundwater Development and Management	3(3-0-6)
   EN 147 201	Flood and drought management	3(3-0-6)
   EN 147 202	Community water supply system	3(3-0-6)
   EN 147 301	Alternative energy for water management	3(3-0-6)
   EN 127 600	Hydrologic System	3(3-0-6)
   EN 127 606	Integrated River Basin Management	3(3-0-6)
   EN 127 620	Application of Geographic Information System in Water Resources Engineering	3(3-0-6)
   EN 127 603	Groundwater Development and Management	3(3-0-6)
   EN 327 304	Irrigation and Drainage System Management	3(3-0-6)
   EN 627 102	Advanced Wastewater Treatment Processes	3(3-0-6)
   EN 627 110	Water quality and management	3(3-0-6)

Expected Costs

• 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/