Program Introduction:

                                                                                                                       Tiếng Việt

To provide a needed master program in Geotechnical Engineering and Management (GEM) with an emphasis on solving geotechnical problems related to soft and thick clay deposit facing the urban and infrastructure development of major cities in the Red River and Mekong deltas and vicinities like Hanoi, HCM City, Can Tho etc., and especially for construction of oil and gas facilities on the coastal areas.

The participants will be able to learn the up-to-date knowledge in geotechnical engineering and management for infrastructure development projects, including site investigation, geoexploration, soil characterization, soil improvement, tunneling in soft ground, foundation design, computational geotechnics, mitigation of the geo-hazards.

A valuable program offered by one of the most prestigious geotechnical engineering programs in Asia and catered for the major geotechnical and construction companies, both local and overseas, operating in Vietnam.

Notable features

1. Focus of the program

•  Advanced site characterization for mega infrastructure projects
• Engineered soils and rocks including modern techniques for underground space development, tunneling, ground improvement.
• Mitigation of geotechnical hazards related to infrastructure development (land subsidence, slope stability, coastal and river bank erosion etc.)
• Management of infrastructure project
• Internship at major geotechnical companies in the SE Asia

2. Resources and Management

• Faculty from the School of Engineering and Technology (SET), Asian Institute of Technology
• Highly qualified and experienced invited lecturers, high-ranking officers from construction big companies and projects
• Operation would follow the procedure approved by SET for Two-Stage and Professional Programs with Vietnam.

Program structure:

Students who expect to obtain a Professional Master of Engineering (PME) degree in Geotechnical Engineering and Management (GEM) will need to complete a 33-credit curriculum, consisting of 24 credits of course work and 9 credits of project work and/or customized courses over a period of 12 months (8 months of course work + 3 months of project work/customized courses).

Duration: two main semesters of coursework at AITCV (HCM city) and an internship period at AIT for project work or customized courses.

Enrollment: January Intake

Total Credit: 33 Credits

Total Courses Offered	No. credit/course	Total Credits To Be Completed
August Semester -Coursework at AITCV (HCM City)
4	3	4 x 3 = 12
January  Semester -Coursework at AITCV (HCM City)
4	3	4 x 3 = 12
Customized courses and/or Internship at AIT		9
Total coursework credits		33

Program curricula:

Basic Figures: Total number of credits = 12+12+9 = 33; Tuition fee per credit = USD 350 per credit;

   Registration fee = USD 500 per program

Sem.	Course/ Project	Location	DurATION (Months)	CrEDITs	Tuition (USD)	RegISTRA-TION FEE  (USD)	Cost (USD)
Sept.-Dec.	Coursework	HCM City	4	12	4,200	500	4,700
Jan.- May	Coursework	HCM City	4	12	4,200		4,200
Jun.-Aug,	Internship trip	At a major geotechnical company					1,750
	Project report/ customized courses	HCM City	3	9	3,150		3,150
	Total Cost for the Entire Program						13,800

Teaching schedule

Each course is separated in two modules. Duration of a module is a week from Monday through Saturday. The students need to spend about two weeks per month to attend two the classes as scheduled below:

• Monday:            18h00 - 21h00
• Tuesday:           18h00 - 21h00
• Wednesday:      18h00 - 21h00
• Thurday:            18h00 - 21h00
• Friday:              18h00 - 21h00
• Saturday:          09h00 - 12h00 & 13h00 - 16h00

Faculty :

Please visit Website: www.set.ait.ac.th for faculty list.

Entry requirement :

• Hold a 4-years bachelor degree or equivalent in Engineering or Science Geology, Geotechnical engineering, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Geophysics or other related fields.
• Professional staffs with at least two years of working experiences in infrastructure development.
• Proficiency in English that meet AIT requipment.

Application fee is of 20 USD. The fee is settled when the applicant sumits his/her application to AITCV

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 SCORES (AITEIT

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.

Preparation English training program

AIT Center in Vietnam will conduct 8 weeks intensive English Training for those who need more English and Academic Skills before joining the program.

To apply for admission, applicants must submit:

•  A completed AIT application form
•  A certified copy of undergraduate certificate (in English).
•  A certified official student transcript (in English).
• Two letters of recommendation.
• TOEFL (Internet-based: 61, Computer-Based: 173, or Paper-Based: 500), IELTS (4.5) or a Certificate of English proficiency 

Admission schedule :

 

Intake	August
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 June - 31 July
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
Start of class	September

Application form

Fee & Scholarships :

Basic Figures: Total number of credits = 12+12+9 = 33; Tuition fee per credit = USD 350 per credit;

   Registration fee = USD 500 per program

Sem.	Course/ Project	Location	DurATION (Months)	CrEDITs	Tuition (USD)	RegISTRA-TION FEE  (USD)	Cost (USD)
Sept.-Dec.	Coursework	HCM City	4	12	4,200	500	4,700
Jan.- May	Coursework	HCM City	4	12	4,200		4,200
Jun.-Aug,	Internship trip	At a major geotechnical company					1,750
	Project report/ customized courses	HCM City	3	9	3,150		3,150
	Total Cost for the Entire Program						13,800

Contact person :

In HCMC:

Ms. Ta Thi Thoang; Tel: +84-8-9107423 ext 116, Fax: +84-8-9107422; Mobile: (84) 166 4385 189; Email: thoang@aitcv.ac.vn

or Ms. Pham Cam Tu, Tel: +84-8-9107423 ext 113 , Fax: +84-8-9107422; Hand-phone: +84-919 096 278; Email:  camtu@aitcv.ac.vn

In Hanoi:

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