Master of Engineering Program in Biomedical Engineering

(Thai) : วิศวกรรมศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต (วิศวกรรมชีวการแพทย์)

(Abbreviation in Thai) : วศ.ม. (วิศวกรรมชีวการแพทย์)

(English) : Master of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering)

(Abbreviation in English) : M.Eng. (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

Plan A1

Hold a bachelor’s degree in the field of engineering, science, technology, industrial education, or related fields, with approval from the program management committee, and should have at least 1 year of work experience.
If the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in (1), it is at the discretion of the program management committee.

Plan A2

Hold a bachelor’s degree in the field of engineering, science, technology, industrial education, or related fields, with approval from the program management committee.
If the applicant does not meet the qualifications stated in (1), it is at the discretion of the program management committee.

Graduation Qualifications

Plan A1

Students must have their work published or accepted for publication in a national journal listed in the TCI (Thai Citation Index) database or an international journal. A minimum of one article is required.

Create a promotional poster to disseminate academic work following the format specified by the academic department.

Plan A2

Students must have their work published or accepted for publication in a national journal listed in the TCI (Thai Citation Index) database or an international journal. A minimum of one article is required. OR,
Students can present research findings and full research papers at conferences that meet the standard criteria, with at least one article published in the conference proceedings.
Creating promotional posters to disseminate academic work in accordance with the specifications set by the academic department is also necessary for successful completion of the study.

Curriculum Structure

	Plan A1	Plan A2
(1) Compulsory courses
(1.1) Fundamental Engineering Course (Non-credit)	3	3
(1.2) Fundamental Engineering Course (for credit)	–	–
(1.3) Specialized Engineering Course (Non-credit)	1	–
(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit)	–	12
(2) Elective courses	–	6
(3) Thesis	36	18
Cumulative Credits for Entire Program	36	36

Courses

(1) Compulsory courses

(1.1) Fundamental Engineering Course (Non-credit)

For students in Plan A1, 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 Plan A2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a total of 3 credits, as follows:

EN 007 001

Engineering Research Methodology

3(3-0-6)

(1.3) Specialized Engineering Course (Non-credit)

For students in Plan A1, they are required to register for and pass the following courses without earning credit (Audit) for a total of 1 credit hour, as follows:

*EN 017 891

Biomedical Engineering Seminar I

1(1-0-2)

(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit)

Students enrolled in Plan A2 must register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a total of 12 credits with a minimum grade of C or higher, as follows:

EN 017 000	Introduction to Biomedical Engineering	3(3-0-6)
EN 017 001	Principal of Biomedical Engineering Principal of Biomedical Engineering	3(3-0-6)
EN 017 002	Biomedical Engineering Experiment Biomedical Engineering Experiment	1(1-0-2)
EN 017 003	Human Anatomy and Physiology for Biomedical Engineering	4(4-0-8)
EN 017 004	Fundamental Engineering for Biomedical Engineering	4(4-0-8)
EN 017 891	Biomedical Engineering Seminar I	1(1-0-2)

(2) Elective Courses

For students in Plan A2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a minimum of 6 credits. Alternatively, students can opt courses that will be made available later, contingent upon approval from 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) Thesis

For students in Plan A1

EN 017 898

Thesis

For students in Plan A2

EN 017 899

Thesis

Tuition Fees

Fees	Regular Program	Special Program
Tuition Fee	30,000 Baht	40,000 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

Master students who have research papers or parts of research papers that have been published or accepted for publication in international journals indexed in the SCIE database, with at least 1 article, and the work must have been accepted before the end of the student’s program. The student must be the first author. If the article is in the 1st or 2nd quartile, the student will receive a prize of 20,000 Baht. If the article is in the 3rd or 4th quartile, the student will receive a prize of 10,000 Baht.

How to Apply

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