{"id":12213,"date":"2021-06-02T17:46:20","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:46:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ait.ac.th\/program\/dual-degree-masters-program-in-water-engineering-and-management-with-colorado-state-university-copy\/"},"modified":"2022-09-18T03:50:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T03:50:12","slug":"dual-degree-masters-program-in-geotechnical-and-earth-resources-engineering-with-colorado-state-university","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/ait.ac.th\/program\/dual-degree-masters-program-in-geotechnical-and-earth-resources-engineering-with-colorado-state-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Dual Degree Master\u2019s Program in Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering with Colorado State University (USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em>MEng\/MSc in Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and MS in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, USA<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Dual Degree<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The dual degree program gives students the opportunity to obtain two Master\u2019s degrees in two years. The aim of this dual degree program is to prepare students for careers in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering fields by providing strong theoretical academic knowledge and applied practice experience to the students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advantages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Students are awarded two degrees in two years from prestigious and world-renowned universities. A degree of MEng\/MSc in Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, and an MS in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, USA.<\/li><li>Students have opportunities of networking with other students, researchers, and faculty from more than 50 countries during their studies at AIT and CSU.<\/li><li>Students acquire knowledge and skills from unique curricula offered by the two institutes, including laboratory and field-scale experimentation, and mathematical modeling with high-speed computing facilities.<\/li><li>Students have the opportunity to work jointly with AIT and CSU faculty members for their research study.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Target group<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Highly motivated and ambitious candidates with a bachelor\u2019s degree preferably in Civil, Geotechnical, Earth Resources, Geosystem Exploration &amp; Petroleum Geoengineering, or related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minimum Admissions Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Hold a Bachelor&#8217;s degree in engineering or a closely related field (normally from a four-year program), or its equivalent;<\/li><li>Have undergraduate grades significantly above average; the minimum GPA requirement for admission to the Master\u2019s Program is 3.0 or equivalent at the Bachelor&#8217;s degree level;<\/li><li>English Proficiency Requirement: IELTS 6.5 (writing 6 minimum) or TOEFL IBT: 80 (writing 21-23);<\/li><li>Three letters of recommendation<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"c-table\">\n  <div class=\"c-table__watermark \"><img class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/aitwp\/build\/images\/icons\/internet.svg\"\/><\/div>\n  <div class=\"c-table__heading\">\n              <\/div>\n  <table class=\"c-table__table  \">\n    <thead>\n      <tr>\n              <\/tr>\n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n              <tr>\n                    <td>Semester<\/td>\n                    <td>Aug-Dec<br>(Year 1)<\/td>\n                    <td>Jan-May<br>(Year 1)<\/td>\n                    <td>May-July<br>(Inter-sem)<\/td>\n                    <td>Aug-Dec<br>(Year 2)<\/td>\n                    <td>Jan-May<br>(Year 2)<\/td>\n                  <\/tr>\n              <tr>\n                    <td>Institute<\/td>\n                    <td>AIT<br>(Thailand)<\/td>\n                    <td>AIT<br>(Thailand)<\/td>\n                    <td>AIT<br>(Thailand)<\/td>\n                    <td>CSU<br>(USA)<\/td>\n                    <td>CSU<br>(USA)<\/td>\n                  <\/tr>\n              <tr>\n                    <td>Degree<\/td>\n                    <td>MEng\/MSc in Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering\t<\/td>\n                    <td><\/td>\n                    <td><\/td>\n                    <td>MS in Civil Engineering<br><\/td>\n                    <td><\/td>\n                  <\/tr>\n          <\/tbody>\n  <\/table>\n  <\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Admission Process<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested candidates apply for admission with AIT and CSU simultaneously. The application website is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ait.ac.th\/admissions\/application-form\/\">https:\/\/www.ait.ac.th\/admissions\/application-form\/<\/a>&nbsp;for AIT and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/gradadmissions.colostate.edu\/apply\/\">https:\/\/gradadmissions.colostate.edu\/apply\/<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;for CSU. The application deadline is on 30 April. AIT will coordinate with CSU on admissions and short-listed candidates will be jointly interviewed for admissions and scholarships. Students will be admitted to both AIT and CSU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scholarships<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>AIT (First year): AIT will award AIT Scholarships based on the selected candidate\u2019s academic credentials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CSU (Second year): CSU will award a graduate assistantship (GTA or GRA) which covers a monthly stipend of approximately US$ 1,800 and tuition<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Note: The cost does not include international and local travel expenses and students need to pay approximately US $1,100 per semester in student fees at CSU.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-leadership\">\n  <div class=\"c-leadership__heading\">\n    <h2>Concerned Faculty<\/h2>\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"c-leadership__row\">\n        <div class=\"c-leadership__col \">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/ait.ac.th\/people\/dr-kuo-chieh-chao\/\" class=\"o-card-people\">\n        <img class=\"o-card-people__image lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ait.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dr.-Geoff.jpg\"\/>\n        <div class=\"o-card-people__detail\">\n          <div>\n            <h6>Kuo-Chieh Chao<\/h6>\n                        <div class=\"o-card-people__position\">Associate Professor, CIE Head of Department <br>Director of ACSIG<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contacts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Dr. Kuo-Chieh Chao<\/strong><br>Associate Professor, Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering<br>Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering<br>Asian Institute of Technology<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:geoffchao@ait.ac.th\">geoffchao@ait.ac.th<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prof. Charles D. Shackelford<\/strong><br>Professor and Department Head<br>Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering<br>Colorado State University<br>Email:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Charles.Shackelford@colostate.edu\">Charles.Shackelford@colostate.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About AIT:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ait.ac.th\/\">https:\/\/www.ait.ac.th\/<\/a><br>About CSU:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.colostate.edu\/\">https:\/\/www.colostate.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"c-brochure\">\n  <div class=\"brochure-desktop\">\n    <img class=\"c-brochure__bg lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ait.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/GTE2.jpg\"\/>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"brochure-mobile\">\n    <img class=\"c-brochure__bg lazyload\" data-src=\"\"\/>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"c-brochure__text\">\n    <div class=\"c-brochure__title\">Program Brochure<\/div>\n    <div class=\"c-brochure__detail\"><\/div>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/ait.ac.th\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/CSU-AIT-SET-GTE.pdf\" class=\"o-btn download\" download>Download <i class=\"o-icon icon-download\"><\/i><\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEng\/MSc in Geotechnical and Earth Resources Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and MS in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University, USA About the Dual Degree The dual degree program gives students the opportunity to obtain two Master\u2019s degrees in two years. 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