Master of Engineering Program in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering

(Thai) : วิศวกรรมศาสตรมหาบัณฑิต (วิศวกรรมวัสดุและการผลิต)

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

(English) : Master of Engineering (Materials and Manufacturing Engineering)

(Abbreviation in English) : M.Eng. (Materials and Manufacturing Engineering g)

Specialization in the Study Area

Biomaterials and Calcium Phosphate Bio-Ceramics, Failure analysis of materials

Instrumentation and Industrial Automation/ Smart Control System for Agriculture/Energy

Conservation/Applied Nonlinear Control for Industry/Unmanned Aircraft and Vehicle

Systems/Advanced Drying Technology Nanomaterials/Coating Materials for Electronics and Automobiles Industries Computational Geometry/Reverse Engineering/Haptic Aided Design and Control/Biomedical Devices/Healthcare Engineering Semi solid processing / Metal forming and

heat treatment processing/ Composites processing

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	–	–
(1.2) Fundamental Engineering Course (for credit)	–	3	3
(1.3) Specialized Engineering Course (Non-credit)	1	1	1
(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit)	–	9	9
(2) Elective courses	–	6	18
(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, 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 and Plan B, 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 457 891	Materials and Manufacturing Engineering Seminar and Field Trip Study	1(1-0-2)
		(Non-credit)

(1.4) Specialized Engineering Course (for credit)

Students enrolled in Plan A2, and Plan B must register for and successfully complete the following courses, earning credit for a total of 9 credits with a minimum grade of C or higher, as follows:

EN 457 100	Materials Engineering and Technology	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 101	Structural and Surface Analysis of Materials	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 200	Advanced Manufacturing Process	3(3-0-6)

(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 for courses that will be made available later, contingent upon approval from the program management committee, as follows:

For students in Plan B, they are required to register for and pass the following courses, earning credit for a minimum of 18 credits. They must choose courses from the Industrial and Logistics Engineering Management group of not less than 16 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 457 102	Biomaterials and Applications of Biomaterials	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 103	Corrosion and Analysis of Materials	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 104	Science and Technology of Nanomaterials	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 105	Advanced Physical Metallurgy	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 106	Electron Microscopy an X-ray Microanalysis	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 107	Failure Analysis of Manufactured Components	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 201	Micro- and Nano-Electronics Manufacturing	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 202	Metal Forming	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 203	Heat Treatment in Manufacturing	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 204	Reverse Engineering	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 205	Product Design for Manufacturing	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 206	Applied Nonlinear Control	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 207	Advanced Automation	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 208	Computer Aided in Manufacturing Design and Advance Engineering	3(3-0-6)
EN 457 894	Current Topics in Materials and Manufacturing Engineering	3(3-0-6)

(3) Thesis

For students in Plan A1

EN 457 898	Thesis	36
194898

For students in Plan A2

EN 457 899

Thesis

(4) Independent Study

For students in Plan B

EN 457 897

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/