Master of Engineering Program in Industrial Engineering

(Thai) : วิศวกรรมศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต (วิศวกรรมอุตสาหการ)

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

(English) : Master of Engineering (Industrail Engineering)

(Abbreviation in English) : M.Eng. (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

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.

Plan B

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	Plan B
(1) Compulsory courses
(1.1) Fundamental Engineering Course (Non-credit)	3	3	–
(1.2) Fundamental Engineering Course (for credit)	–	–	3
(1.3) Specialized Engineering Course (Non-credit)	1	1	1
(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit)	–	12	12
(2) Elective courses	–	6	15
(3) Thesis	36	18	6
Cumulative Credits for Entire Program	36	36	36

Courses

(1) Compulsory courses

(1.1) Fundamental Engineering Course (Non-credit)

For students in Plan A1 and Plan A2, 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, Plan A2, and Plan B, 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 427 891	Industrial Engineering Seminar	1(1-0-2)
		(Non-credit)

(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit)

Students enrolled in Plan A1, Plan A2, and Plan B must register for and successfully complete the following courses, earning credit for a total of 3 credits with a minimum grade of C or higher, accumulating a total of 12 credit units, as follows:

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 427 210	Applied Data Analytics	3(3-0-6)

2) Elective Courses

For students in Plan A2, they are required to register for and pass the following courses from the Industrial and Logistics Management Engineering group of not less than 6 credits and/or from other groups or courses that will be opened later, as follows:

For students in Plan B, they are required to register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a minimum of 15 credits. They must choose courses from the Industrial and Logistics Management Engineering group of not less than 12 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, as follows

EN 427 101	Scheduling Theory	3(3-0-6)
EN 427 105	Advanced Computer Simulation	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 427 211	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	Enterprise Resource Planning	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)

(3) Thesis

For students in Plan A1

EN 427 898

Thesis

For students in Plan A2

EN 427 899

Thesis

(4) Independent Study

For students in Plan B

EN 427 897

Independent Study

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/