Informmation Science and Engineering (IST)

Doctor of Engineering Program

Information Science and Technology (International Program)

Name of Institution Vidyasirimedhi Institute of Science and Technology
School Biomolecular Science and Engineering

Curriculum
Curriculum Structure (Download Full)

1. Program Structure 1.1
	1.1 Total Credits of the Program		No less than	50	Credits
	1.2 Program Details
		Core Courses	No less than	8	Credits (non credits)
		- Seminar		2	Credits (non credits)
		- Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		Thesis	No less than	50	Credits
	1.3 Course Lists
		Core Courses	No less than	8	Credits (non credits)
		- IST 691 Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- IST 692 Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Seminar		2	Credits (non credits)
		IST 697 Seminar
		Thesis	No less than	50	Credits (non credits)
		IST 699 Thesis		1 - 50
2. Program Structure 1.2
	2.1 Total Credits of the Program		No less than	76	Credits
	2.2 Program Details
		Core Courses	No less than	10	Credits
		- Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Leadership Training Course		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Seminar		4	Credits (non credits)
		Thesis	No less than	76	Credits
	2.3 Course Lists
		Core Courses	No less than	10	Credits (non credits)
		- IST 691 Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- IST 692 Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Seminar		2	Credits (non credits)
		IST 697 Seminar		4	Credits (non credits)
		Thesis	No less than	76	Credits
		IST 699 Seminar		1 -76
3. Program Structure 2.1
	3.1 Total Credits of the Program		No less than	50	Credits
	3.2 Program Details
		Core Courses	No less than	14	Credits
		- Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Leadership Training Course		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Seminar		2	Credits
		- Compulsory Elective Core Course	No less than	12	Credits
		Thesis	No less than	36	Credits
	3.3 Course Lists
		Core Courses	No less than	14	Credits
		- IST 691 Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- IST 692 Leadership in Science and Engineering		3	Credits (non credits)
		- IST 697 Seminar		2	Credits
		- Compulsory Elective Core Course	No less than	12	Credits
		Thesis	No less than	50	Credits
		IST 699 Seminar		1 - 50

Students are required to select no less than 6 credits and 6 more credits from IST or courses from other programs. Courses other than those prescribed in the below list are at the discretion of Program advisory committee and Head of the school or Program Director or eqivalent position.

	(1) Frontiers in Information Science and Technology
		IST 511 Computer Network		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 512 Operating System		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 513 Programing Languages		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 514 Data Manipulation for Applied Machine Intelligence		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 515 Computational Machine Intelligence and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 521 Neural Networks		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 522 Optimization and Numerical Methods		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 523 Advanced Cloud Computing and Distributed System		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 524 Advanced Big Data Management		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 531 Advanced Cyber Securities		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 532 Embodied Artificial Intelligence		3 (3-0-6)
	(2) Frontiers in Energy and Materials Technology
		CHE 511 Principles of Biofuel Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 512 Oil and Natural Gas Technologies		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 513 Residue Oil Upgrading		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 611 Electrochemical Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 612 Electrochemical Energy Systems		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 613 Fuel Processing Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 522 Synthesis and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 525 Electrochemical Processing of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 541 Materials for Energy Environmental and Biological Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 542 Photovoltaic and Solar Cell Materials and Devices		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 543 Sensor and Transducer Materials and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
	(3) Petrobased Engineering and Advanced Materials
		CHE 521 Applied Catalysis		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 522 Design and Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 621 Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 622 Quantum Simulation of Molecules and Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 502 Chemical Synthesis of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 504 Characterization of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 514 Electrical, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 524 Sol-Gel Nano Materials and Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 533 Thermal Analysis		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 544 Advanced Ceramics and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 545 Catalytic Materials and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 616 Chemistry and Physics of Nanostructures		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 619 Frontiers in Materials Science and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 631 X-ray Science and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 632 Surface Analysis and Spectroscopy		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 633 Solid State Spectroscopy		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 641 Magnetic Materials and Data Storage Materials and Technology
	(4) Bioresource Engineering
		CHE 531 Biological Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 532 Biomass and Biological Waste Utilization		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 533 Food Chemistry and Microbiology		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 631 Properties and Characterization of Biomaterials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 521 Advanced Synthesis for Organic and Inorganic and Biological Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 645 Biomaterials and Soft Material		3 (3-0-6)
	(5) Molecular Design and Functional Polymers
		CHE 541 Polymer Structure and Property		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 542 Polymerization Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 543 Computational Polymer Science and Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 544 Polymer Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 641 Polymers Physics		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 526 Rheology and Processing of Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 614 Elasticity and Plasticity in Materials and Viscoelasticity of Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 621 Composite Materials and Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 624 Molecular Design of Functional Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 643 High-Performance Structural Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(6) Green Process Engineering, Process Control, and Others
		CHE 551 Advanced Process Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 552 Computer Process Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 553 Computer-aided Computation for Chemical Engineers		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 554 Chemical Reactor Analysis, Design and Scale-up		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 555 Energy Conservation and Management		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 556 Safety and Environmental Risk Analysis		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 557 Cleaner Technology, Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-Design)		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 651 Control Theory		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 652 Model-Based Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 653 Multiphase Reactors		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 654 Multifunctional Reactors		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 515 Modeling and Simulation of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 523 Ceramic Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 623 Advanced Cement-based Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(7) Frontier Reserch, Selected Topics, Seminar and Thesis
		IST 666 Selected Topics in Information Science and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		Thesis		36	Credits
		IST 699 Thesis	No less than	1 - 36

4. Program Structure 2.2
	4.1 Total Credits of the Program		No less than	76	Credits
	4.2 Program Details
		Core Courses	No less than	28	Credits
		- Professional Development		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Leadership Training Course		3	Credits (non credits)
		- Seminar		4	Credits
		- Compulsory Core Course	No less than	12	Credits
		- Compulsory Elective Core Course	No less than	12	Credits
		Thesis	No less than	48	Credits
	4.3 Course Lists
		Core Courses	No less than	28	Credits
		- IST 691 Professional Development Training Course		3	Credits (non credits)
		- IST 692 Leadership Training Course		3	Credits (non credits)
		- IST 697 Seminar		4	Credits
		- Compulsory Core Course	No less than	12	Credits
		IST 501 Mathematical Foundations		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 502 Data Structures		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 503 Algorithm Design and Analysis		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 504 Computer Architechtures		3 (3-0-6)
		- Compulsory Elective Core Course	No less than	12	Credits

Students are required to select no less than 6 credits and 6 more credits from IST or courses from other programs. Courses other than those prescribed in the below list are at the discretion of Program advisory committee and Head of the school or Program Director or eqivalent position.

	(1) Frontiers in Information Science and Technology
		IST 511 Computer Network		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 512 Operating System		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 513 Programing Languages		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 514 Data Manipulation for Applied Machine Intelligence		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 515 Computational Machine Intelligence and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 521 Neural Networks		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 522 Optimization and Numerical Methods		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 523 Advanced Cloud Computing and Distributed System		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 524 Advanced Big Data Management		3 (3-0-6)
		IST 531 Advanced Cyber Securities		3 (3-0-6)
	(2) Frontiers in Energy and Materials Technology
		CHE 511 Principles of Biofuel Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 512 Oil and Natural Gas Technologies		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 513 Residue Oil Upgrading		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 611 Electrochemical Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 612 Electrochemical Energy Systems		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 613 Fuel Processing Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 522 Synthesis and Processing of Electronic and Photonic Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 525 Electrochemical Processing of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 541 Materials for Energy Environmental and Biological Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 542 Photovoltaic and Solar Cell Materials and Devices		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 543 Sensor and Transducer Materials and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 625 Semiconductor Materials, Devices, and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 626 Surface Coating Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 642 Nano Electronic and Photonics Materials and Devices		3 (3-0-6)
	(3) Petrobased Engineering and Advanced Materials
		CHE 521 Applied Catalysis		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 522 Design and Preparation of Heterogeneous Catalysts		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 621 Applied Surface and Colloid Chemistry		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 622 Quantum Simulation of Molecules and Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 502 Chemical Synthesis of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 504 Characterization of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 514 Electrical, Magnetic, and Optical Properties of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 524 Sol-Gel Nano Materials and Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 533 Thermal Analysis		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 544 Advanced Ceramics and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 545 Catalytic Materials and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 616 Chemistry and Physics of Nanostructures		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 619 Frontiers in Materials Science and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 631 X-ray Science and Applications		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 632 Surface Analysis and Spectroscopy		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 633 Solid State Spectroscopy		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 641 Magnetic Materials and Data Storage Materials and Technology		3 (3-0-6)
	(4) Bioresource Engineering
		CHE 531 Biological Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 532 Biomass and Biological Waste Utilization		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 533 Food Chemistry and Microbiology		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 533 Properties and Characterization of		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 533 Biomaterials		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 533 Advanced Synthesis for Organic and Inorganic and Biological Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 533 Biomaterials and Soft Material		3 (3-0-6)
	(5) Molecular Design and Functional Polymers
		CHE 541 Polymer Structure and Property		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 542 Polymerization Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 543 Computational Polymer Science and Engineering		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 544 Polymer Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 641 Polymers Physics		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 526 Rheology and Processing of Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 614 Elasticity and Plasticity in Materials and Viscoelasticity of Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 621 Composite Materials and Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 624 Molecular Design of Functional Polymers		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 643 High-Performance Structural Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(6) Green Process Engineering, Process Control, and Others
		CHE 551 Advanced Process Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 552 Computer Process Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 553 Computer-aided Computation for Chemical Engineers		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 554 Chemical Reactor Analysis, Design and Scale-up		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 555 Energy Conservation and Management		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 556 Safety and Environmental Risk Analysis		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 557 Cleaner Technology, Life Cycle Assessment and Eco-Design		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 651 Control Theory		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 652 Model-Based Control		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 653 Multiphase Reactors		3 (3-0-6)
		CHE 654 Multifunctional Reactors		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 515 Modeling and Simulation of Materials		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 523 Ceramic Processing		3 (3-0-6)
		MSE 623 Advanced Cement-based Materials		3 (3-0-6)
	(7) Frontiers Research Saminar and Thesis
		IST 666 Selected Topics in Information Science and Technology
		Thesis	No less than	48	Credits
		IST 666 Thesis		48

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