Professional Master in Geotechnical Engineering and Management (PME-GEM)

The Professional Master of Engineering in Geotechnical Engineering and Management (GEM) started in the early of 2000s to develop strong, reflective, and responsive engineering professionals who can confidently adapt to the challenges and opportunities of this rapidly changing world. These programs are offered outside the Bangkok campus and tailored to accommodate working professionals seeking to advance their careers while continuing their jobs.

These programs offer various specializations, including Geotechnical Engineering and Management (GEM) and Geosystem Exploration and Petroleum Geoengineering (GEPG). These specializations cover a wide range of essential topics, including sire investigation, soil characterization, soil improvement techniques, tunneling in soft ground, foundation design, computational geotechnics, and the mitigation of geo hazards, mineral resources, petroleum exploration, and production, nearshore reclamation among other critical subjects.

PME-GEM: Practical Soil Engineering, Foundation Engineering and Design, Engineering Geology, Instrumentation and Advanced Soil Testing, Ground improvement & Geosynthetic’s, Underground Excavation and Tunneling, Geotechnical Investigation & Exploration, Risk Management for Infrastructure Development and Planning, Challenges in Applying Engineering Principles in Practice.

PME-GEPG: Fundamentals of Geosystem Exploration, Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, Drilling and Well Completion Operation, Devision Analysis and Risk Management in Oil and Gas Industry, Workflow of Oil Gas Operations in E&P, Exploration Geophysics, Petrophysics, Petroleum Production Engineering, Petroleum Geochemistry.

Delivery Mode and Other Features

The program will be delivered onsite in the AIT Vietnam campus during 1 year of full time studying, and in every weekday evening from 18:00-21:00, and Saturday from 9:00 – 12:00 & 13:30 – 16:30. Hybrid mode is available for those who are not able to join on-site.

Students will need to complete a 33-credit curriculum, consisting of 24 credits of course work and 9 credits of internship in one year period. Teaching is conducted in English.

To be eligible for admission to the regular Masters program, an applicant must:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree (normally from a four-year program), or its equivalent, in an appropriate field of study from an institution of good standing acceptable to AIT;
• Have undergraduate grades significantly above average.
• The minimum GPA requirement for admission to the Masters Program is 2.75 or equivalent, at the Bachelor degree level;
• English Proficiency Requirement: AIT-EET:6 or IELTS- Academic:6 (writing 6) or TOEFL Paper: 550 (writing 59-61) or TOEFL CBT: 213 (writing 25-26): TOEFL IBT: 80 (writing 21-23);
• For the PM degree program, in addition to the above-mentioned eligibility requirements, an applicant must: have at least 3 years of work experience in areas related to the academic program at AIT and be executives in organizations/companies.
• Be in satisfactory physical and mental health.
• Satisfy English requirements by AIT.

Careers as geotechnical engineers, tunneling specialists, foundation designers, or infrastructure project managers in civil engineering, construction, or transportation sectors. Those from the PME-GEPG track are well-suited for roles such as petroleum engineers, exploration geophysicists, drilling engineers, or reservoir analysts within the oil and gas industry, mineral exploration companies, or energy consulting firms. Both programs prepare professionals for leadership roles in engineering, resource development, and risk management.