Degree Offer

Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering (2016 Curriculum)

Abbreviation: Ph.D. (Computer Engineering)

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Program description

The PhD (Computer Engineering) program focuses on applied research with the aim of producing highly equipped researchers with adequate skills that enable them to contribute to the development and innovation required by our society both industry and academia, nationally as well as abroad. Scientific creativity and research skills are the major drivers of the program.

Application process

For application process and requirements, please see more details at www.grad.cmu.ac.th

Credit hours

Total of 48 credit hours are required for the PhD (Computer Engineering) program. The expected time to completion is 3 years.

Tuition

The PhD (Computer Engineering) program only offers a full-time study with the tuition rate of 35,000 Baht per semester.

Examples of potential careers include

 - Computer engineer
 - Researcher
 - Educator
 - System design engineer
 - Senior computer programmer
 - Project organizer 
 - Data scientist
 - Network architect
 - Database developer
 - Senior technical analyst

Plan 1.1 (Pure Research for students with Master’s Degree) A total of 48 credit hours.

A. Thesis hours

A total of 48 credit hours.

B. Required academic activities

1. A student has to organize and present a seminar on the topic related to his/her thesis once every semester for at least three semesters and students have to attend seminar every semester that the course is offered.

2. The whole or part of a thesis of the students who study in type 1.1 must be published/accepted for publication as full paper in a national journal or an international journal according with the regulation on criteria of journal for publication by the office of the higher education commission at least 2 full academic paper. At least one of them must be published in an international journal and ISI or SCOPUS. At least 1 academic paper must have the student’s name as the first author.

3. A student has to report thesis progression every semester for approval by the Chairman of Graduate Study Committee.

C. Noncredit hours

1. Graduate school’s conditions: Foreign language courses.

2. Departmental conditions: None.

D. Qualifying Examination

1. A student must complete a qualifying examination to evaluate his/her ability before presenting a thesis proposal.

2. An unsuccessful examinee may take re-examination within the following regular semester. 

3. An unsuccessful examinee will be transfe rred to Master’s Degree studies with the approval of the Graduate Program Administrative Committee.

Plan 2.1 (Research with course work for students with Master’s Degree)  A total of 48 credit hours.

A. Course work

A minumum of 12 credit hours.

B. Thesis hours

A total of 36 credit hours.

C. Required academic activities

1. A student has to organize and present a seminar on the topic related to his/her thesis once every semester for at least three semesters and students have to attend seminar every semester that the course is offered.

2. The whole or part of a thesis of the students who study in type 2.1 must be published/accepted for publication in an international journal according with the regulation on criteria of journal for publication by the office of the higher education commission and must be in ISI or SCOPUS at least 1 full academic paper. Or it must be patented. Also, it must be presented in an international conference that has peer reviews and must be published in a proceedings at least 1 full academic paper. The process of acceptance to publish or in press is acceptable. At least 1 academic paper must have the student’s name as the first author.

3. A student has to report thesis progression every semester, for approval by the Chairman of the Graduate Study Committee.

D. Noncredit hours

1. Graduate school’s conditions: Foreign language courses.

2. Departmental conditions: None.

F. Qualifying Examination

1. A student must complete a qualifying examination to evaluate his/her ability before presenting a thesis proposal.

2. An unsuccessful examinee may take re-examination within the following regular semester. 

3. An unsuccessful examinee will be transferred to Master’s Degree studies with the approval of the Graduate Program Administrative Committee.