Program Introduction:

The School of Engineering and Technology (SET) of AIT in collaboration with AIT Center in Vietnam (AITCV) offer AIT Two-satge Master Program in the field of  Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure Management for Vietnamese construction and infrastructure professionals.

The Construction, Engineering and Infrastructure field of study trains professionals to play a leading role in the international construction industry. It molds students to become active leaders in the construction development and management. It prepares students

• To become effective managers and decision-makers familiar with the modern techniques of construction management, engineering management and infrastructure management.
• To more competent and capable to manage international large construction projects.
• To be able to assist the corporation to install and develop project management system in a company.

AIT Two-stage Regular Master

The AIT regular master program lasts for 4 semesters. In the first semester, students will take basic courses from among the regular courses offered by AIT and conducted at AITCV Vietnam. During the second, third and fourth semester, students will take advanced courses selected in consultation with an academic/thesis advisor and carry out their thesis study. Students will concentrate on research under close supervision of his/her thesis committee and will be able to graduate at the end of the fourth semester. As part of the thesis study process, students may collect data needed for their research in Vietnam.

The AIT Regular Master Program requires students to do some advanced coursework and thesis defense in AIT.

Program structure:

Courses*/Semester	AIT Two-stage Master
	No. credit
Semester 1:  (AITCV - Hanoi or HCMC)
Course 1	3
Course 2	3
Course 3	3
Course 4	3
Semester 2: (AIT - Bangkok - Thailand)
Course 5	3
Course 6	3
Course 7	3
Course 8	3
Project
Semester 3 & Semester 4 (AIT- Bangkok - Thailand)
Course 9	3
Course 10	3
Thesis	18
Total	48

Note: Name of courses can be found in the annex I.

Teaching schedule in Vietnam

During the first semester in Vietnam, the AIT Regular Master Program in Construction, Engineering, Infrastructure and Management program will be delivered in the evenings of weeks as follows:

In AITCV - HCMC, 45 Dinh Tien Hoang, Dist.1 Sunday:        13h00 - 19h00 Monday:       18h00 - 21h00 Tuesday:      18h00 - 21h00 Wednesday: 18h00 - 21h00	In Vung tau, PVMTC Thursday      17h00 - 21h00 Friday:          17h00 - 21h00 Saturday:      08h00 - 17h00
In AITCV Hanoi - Building B3, University of Transport and Communications, Lang Thuong, Dong Da Dist. Sunday:        13h00 - 19h00 Monday:       18h00 - 21h00 Tuesday:      18h00 - 21h00 Wednesday: 18h00 - 21h00

Faculty :

Faculty is from Construction Engineering and Management (CE&M) programs - Asian Institute of Technology (AIT). CE&M is highly experienced in project management education, from short training program to master programs, doctoral program and post-doctoral program. So far, there are more than 200 masters and 12 doctors graduated in Project Management program and more than 500 trainees from short training programs received certificate offered by CE&M programs. CE&M also have its strong partnership with government's construction organizations and industrial zones in providing consultancy services and professional researches to enhance the quality of construction projects.

For AIT Faculty's profile, please refer to http://www.set.ait.ac.th/

Entry requirement :

Preparation English Training Program

AIT Center in Vietnam will conduct 8 week intensive English Training for those who need more English and Academic Skills before joining the program. The English Training will be scheduled from 16 June to 31 July 2009 in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Vung Tau.

Entry requirement

To be eligible for admission to the AIT master's program, an applicant must

• Hold a Bachelor degree (normally from a four-year program), or its equivalent, in an appropriate field of study.
• Have undergraduate grades significantly above average.
• Have good command of English

English Entry Requirement

AIT is an international institute with English as the sole language of instruction. Admission to AIT requires proof of English language proficiency which may be satisfied in any of the following:

• Submission of an official test score from any of the following standardized English exams: IELTS, TOEFL, ICE TEFOW, AITEIT, GRE (Analytical Writing),. The minimum scores for admission are shown in the table below.

IELTS	4.5	GRE (Analytical Writing)	4.2
TOEFL   Paper-based   Computer-based   Internet-based	500 173 61	CET 4 (China)	510
		CU-TEP (Thailand)	62
ICE TEFOW	120	ARC (Lao PDR)	5.0
AITEIT	4.5

 

 

 

 

• AIT ENGLISH INTERVIEW TEST SCORE (AITEIT). AITEIT is administered by AIT Center in Vietnam and is applicable only to applicants in Vietnam.

Applicant who does not have proof of English language proficiency (equivalent to paper-based TOEFL 500) can apply for the English Test offered by AIT. Test fee is US$20.

Admission schedule :

 

Intake	August 09
First Deadline for application (for those who needs English training)	30 May
First Entrance Test and Interview for admission to the Master Program	2 June - 13 June
Intensive English training	16/6 to 31/7
Second Deadline for application submission (for those who do not need more English training)	30 July
Second Entrance Test and Interview for admission to the Master Program	to 1 August - 6 August
First class	3 Sep

Application form

Fee & Scholarships :

Qualified candidates will be granted 15-credit fellowship or tuition fee  waived per credit. Tuition fee (in USD) can be paid at the beginning of each semester with breakdown as shown in the table below:

Contact person :

Contact address in Hanoi:

Ms. Kieu Phuong Ly,
Tel: +84-4-37669493 (ext. 131)
Fax: +84-4-37669492
Email: kieuly@aitcv.ac.vn

Contact address in HCMC:

Ms. Nguyen Le Tuong/ Ms. Nguyen Thuy Tram
Tel: (84-8) 3910 7423 - 39107472 - 39107473 - (ext. 117)
Fax: (84-8) 3910 7422
Email: ngletuong@aitcv.ac.vn

Annex I

Offered Courses

Core courses:

CE70.11            Project Cost and Financial
CE70.12            Management of Construction Organizations         
CE70.21            Integrated Project Planning & Control
CE70.22          Legal and Contractual Risk Management 
CE70.31            Information Technology in Construction 
CE                    Occupational Safety and Health Management in Construction                      

(Note: Students can get a general degree in CE&M by taking all core courses and selecting any other courses in the syllabus to fulfill the credit requirement)

Additional courses for CEIM:

CE70.13           Research Methodology in the Built  Environment
CE70.41         Infrastructure System Analysis and Management 
CE72.21           Structural Dynamics 
CE73.11           Transportation Systems 
CE73.12           Urban/Regional Transportation Analysis and Planning Methods 
CE74.54           Integrated Water Resources Management 
CE70.23         Project Performance Management 

Additional courses for MPM (Professional program):

CE                    Communication and Negotiation Skills for Project Managers
CE                    Quality Management in Construction
CE70.9002        Selected Topic: Project Financing                       

Applied Project Management courses

Applied Project Management in Housing and Real Estate Projects
Applied Project Management in Power-Plant Projects
Applied Project Management in High-Rise Building Projects
Applied Project Management in Highway Projects
Applied Project Management in Dam Construction

Elective courses:

CE73.14            Transportation Economics and Project Evaluation
CE70.23            Project Performance Management 
CE70.31            Information Technology in Construction 
CE70.32            International Management Issues in Construction 
CE70.41            Infrastructure System Analysis and Management 
CE70.42            Reliability of Infrastructure Systems 
CE70.12            Management of Construction Organizations 
CE70.13            Research Methodology in the Built Environment
CE71.21            Geoenvironmental Engineering I 
CE71.31            Engineering Geology 
CE72.11            Computer Methods of Structural Analysis 
CE74.13            Water Resources Systems 
CE74.21            Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 
CE70.32            International Management Issues in Construction 
CE70.42            Reliability of Infrastructure Systems 
CE71.22            Geoenvironmental Engineering II 
CE71.42            Numerical Methods in Geotechnical Engineering 
CE72.12            Finite Element Methods in Engineering 
CE72.62            Forensic Engineering, Structural Evaluation and Retrofitting of Structures 
CE73.17            Airport Planning and Design 
CE73.22            Planning for Traffic Safety and Injury Prevention 
CE74.52            Groundwater Development and Management