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Thailand: Post Graduate Academic Programs (Masters and PhD) in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management

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Country: Thailand
Organization: Asian Institute of Technology

Academic Programs

Professional Master’s Degree Program is a one-year academic program requiring 33 credits including an internship. August and January semesters provide lecture courses with the summer period reserved for an internship at disaster-related institutions and working out a project report of mutual interest to the student and the internship provider. This program is aimed at those who are currently working at disaster-related institutions and who would like to expand their knowledge base as well as to acquire new skills and the ability to meet the present and future performance challenges. Candidates for this program should have completed a bachelor’s degree and have gained at least 3 years of work experience in disaster-related areas. Interested students may shift to the regular master’s degree program if they meet its requirements.

Master’s Degree Programis 22 months academic program requiring 28 credits of coursework and 22 credits of master’s thesis study. The program is aimed at those who are looking for a career in disaster preparedness, mitigation and management, and at the faculty and staff of universities and research institutions. Students are expected to do a thesis directly related to aspects of natural or human-made disasters in their home countries. After successfully completing this program, these students may pursue further studies in the Doctoral Degree Program on “Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management”.

Doctoral Degree Programis designed for faculty and staff of universities and for senior staff of government and international agencies. The program requires 18 credits of coursework and 66 credits of dissertation research study. Students are expected to have gained a recognized Master’s degree in the subject areas relevant to, or related with disaster preparedness, mitigation and management. Doctoral dissertations are expected to produce new, regionally relevant findings, solutions, or technologies for disaster preparedness, mitigation and management problems. The faculty from AIT and collaborating institutions will jointly supervise doctoral students.

Post-graduate Certificate Programis a one-semester program that spans 15 weeks with a course load of 12 credits (4 courses of three credits each). This program will be offered both in January and August semesters. The credits earned in this program can be transferred to the AIT professional master’s or regular master’s degree program in “Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management”, as well as to programs in other appropriate fields of study.


How to register:

Please visit http://www.ait.ac.th/admissions/rp#.VMcOadKUd1A

Requirement

Applicants with engineering, architecture, medicine, natural and social sciences, and management backgrounds are eligible to apply for this program. Those with backgrounds in relevant fields of study or work experiences will be given priority for selection.

Please note that admission to AIT requires proof of English language proficiency such as certificate of English as medium of instruction or test scores of TOEFL, TOEIC, CU-TEP, etc. Proof of English may be submitted within a month after the application deadline.

Application Procedure

On-line application can be made at AIT website. Application forms can also be downloaded, filled up and sent to AIT by post. Application forms can be found here. For more information on application requirements and procedures of the Institute, visit the webpage of the Admissions Office.

Scholarship

A number of scholarships and fellowships are available for this program. Those who wish to apply for these scholarships must comply with, and complete the requirements as well as submit their applications before October 15 for the January semester and February 27 for the August semester for maximum consideration of credentials. Click here for more information on available scholarships and assistantships in AIT.

Tuition and Cost

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Deadline for application

Applications for admission are accepted on an ongoing basis. To ensure sufficient time for visa processing and other formalities, applications must reach AIT by November 15 for the January semester and June 15 for the August semester.

Those who wish to avail of scholarships must submit all the requirements before October 15 for the January semester and February 27 for the August semester for maximum consideration of credentials.


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