Unilinks - Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering (GTE)

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM

Beside the traditional topics of soil mechanics, foundation engineering, earth structures, underground excavations, land subsidence, and landslide mitigations, land reclamation, ground improvement, geosynthetics engineering, analytical and numerical analyses, geotechnical engineers and researchers are increasingly involved in many new and dynamic areas of geoengineering and geoexploration. They are also challenged to solve geoenvironmental problems, the reduction of construction wastes, clean-up of contaminated sites, geological-relatedhazards as well as onshore and offshore exploration and production of new mineral and energy resources.

The traditional Geotechnical Engineering (GE) includes two specializations, Engineering and Applied Geology(EAG) and Soil Engineering(SE). Engineering and Applied Geology (EAG) provides a sound knowledge of geological principles, rock mechanics and geophysical techniques and their applications to civil engineering

work, mineral and energy exploration and development, land subsidence, and natural hazard mitigation. Soil Engineering (SE) exposes students to the behavior of soils as well as rocks and the use of geosynthetics for civil engineering and geoenvironmental applications, ground improvement, utilization of lightweight and waste materials, resource development, and man-made hazard mitigation. Geosystem Exploration & Petroleum Geoengineering (GEPG) is an interdisciplinary area of specialization that trains specialists in the upstream sector of petroleum exploration and production (E&P) as well as other activities related to geosystem engineering and exploration (e.g. geological and geophysical investigation, mining, groundwater and construction material, geohazards ).

The field of study of Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering (GTE) offers two major areas of specializations, Geotechnical Engineering (GE) and Geosystem Exploration & Petroleum Geoengineering (GEPG). In addition to the regular master program offered at the mother AIT campus in Bangkok, the field offers two professional master programs in Geotechnical Engineering and Management (PME-GEM) and Geo-exploration and Petroleum Geoengineering (PME-GEPG), respectively, in collaboration with AIT Vietnam since 2008.

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Location

Pathum Thani

Start Date

07 August

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Total Tuition Fees

855,600 THB In Total

Application deadline

Jul 2025

ABOUT UNIVERSITY

Asian Institute of Technology

Asian Institute of Technology, 58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway, Klong Luang, Pathumthani 12120, Thailand, Khlong Nueng, Pathum Thani 12120 Thailand

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Students

The Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) is an international English-speaking postgraduate institution, focusing on engineering, sustainability, and management studies. AIT’s rigorous academic, research, and experiential outreach programs prepare graduates for professional success and leadership roles in Asia and beyond.

Founded in 1959, AIT offers the opportunity to study at an institution in Asia which possesses a global reputation. Going forward, AIT will be stressing its global connections, injection of innovation into research and teaching, its relevance to industry, and its nurturing of entrepreneurship, while continuing to fulfill its social impact and capacity building role. Sitting on a beautiful green campus located just north of Bangkok, Thailand, AIT operates as a multicultural community where a cosmopolitan approach to living and learning is the rule. You will meet and study with people from all around the world.

Today, AIT’s internationally recognized engineering, environment, and management graduates are highly sought after by employers in their home countryand elsewhere. Across many walks of life in Asia, AIT alumni have distinguished themselves as CEO’s of private and state enterprises, as business owners, as well-respected researchers and faculty, and as senior university and government officials.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

January-May Semester (12 credits)

Course ID Course Title Credits

CE71.51 Foundation Engineering and Design 3(3-0)

CE71.56 Ground Improvement Techniques and Geosynthetics 3(3-0)

CE71.53 Underground Excavation and Tunneling 3(3-0)

CE71.xx Advanced Geotechnical Testing & Modeling 3(2-3)

The students can consider selecting one of the following recommended courses or from other programs that they see fit:

INTER SEMESTER JUNE-JULY (2 credits): one of the following customized courses can be offered depending on the demands and availability of the invited lecturers

Course ID Course Title Credits

CE71.90xx Practical Geotechnical Engineering (Customized topics) 2(2-0)

CE71.xx Unsaturated soil mechanics

SEMESTERS 3 &4 – THESIS WORKS(22 credits) FOR THE THESIS OPTION

SEMESTERS 3 &4 – COURSEWORK (12 credits) and RESEARCH WORK (10 credits) FOR THE RESEARCH STUDY OPTION

II. Engineering and Environmental Geology (Core Course)

August-December Semester (12 credits)

Course ID Course Title Credits

CE71.31 Engineering Geology 3(2-3)

CE71.12 Rock Mechanics 3(2-3)

CE71.9008 Forensic Geotechnical Engineering 3(3-0)

CE71.xxx Geoenvironmental Engineering 3(3-0)

January-May Semester (12 credits)

Course ID Course Title Credits

CE71.53 Underground Excavation and Tunneling 3(3-0)

CE71.65 Exploration Geophysics 3(2-3)

CE71.56 Ground Improvement Techniques and Geosynthetics 3(3-0)

CE71.61 Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 3(3-0)

The students can consider selecting one of the following recommended courses or from other programs that they see fit:

INTER SEMESTER JUNE-JULY (2 credits): one of the following customised courses can be offered depending on the demands and availability of the invited lecturers

Course ID Course Title Credits

CE71.90xx Landslide Mapping and Slope Stability 2(2-0)

CE71.90xx Groundwater Investigation and Land Subsidence Analysis 2(2-0)

SEMESTERS 3 &4 – THESIS WORKS(22 credits) FOR THE THESIS OPTION

SEMESTERS 3 &4 – COURSEWORK (12 credits) and RESEARCH WORK (10 credits) FOR THE RESEARCH STUDY OPTION

TUITION FEES

Tuition fees

855,600 THB / In Total

Application fees

800 THB

Application fee cannot be refunded.

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