– Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability
Applicants must hold a first degree in science, engineering, or technology with a GPA of at least 3.25 out of 4.00. Other applicants may be admitted on a case-by-case basis based on approval from the JGSEE’s interview committee. In all programs, candidates should consult with their would-be supervisor on a possible thesis topic before applying. Potential applicants should also observe that the teachings are conducted in English, therefore, they should have a good command of the language.
1) Doctor of Philosophy Program (Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability) Course Outline
Plan A from Master level
Total program credits 55 credits
Program Component
A. Compulsory Courses 8 credits
B. Cross-discipline 3 credits
C. Elective Courses 6 credits
D. Thesis 38 credits
E. English Course non-credit
Plan B from Bachelor level
Total program credits 75 credits
Program Component
A. Compulsory Courses 8 credits
B. Cross-discipline 3 credits
C. Elective Courses 15 credits
D. Thesis 49 credits
E. English Course non-credit
To qualify for graduation, students must fulfill the following requirements:
| Ph.D Plan A (from Master level) | Two international journal papers or equivalent and One international conference proceeding |
| Ph.D Plan B (from Bachelor level) | Two international journal papers in ISI database and One international conference proceeding |
| Structure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total program credits | |||
| – Plan A from Master level | 55 credits | ||
| – Plan B from Bachelor level | 75 credits | ||
| Program Component | |||
| A. Compulsory Course | 8 credits | ||
| B. Cross-discipline | 3 credits | ||
| C. Elective Courses | |||
| – Plan A from Master level | 6 credits | ||
| – Plan B from Bachelor level | 15 credits | ||
| D. Thesis | |||
| – Plan A from Master level | 38 credits | ||
| – Plan B from Bachelor level | 49 credits | ||
| E. English Course | non-credit | ||
| A. Compulsory courses | |||
| JEE 711 | Research Communication | 2 credits | |
| JEE 613 | Research Methodology | 3 credits | |
| JEE 649 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Energy and Environment | 3 credits | |
| B. Cross-discipline | |||
| Students must take 1 subjects with total | 3 Credits | ||
| JEE 683 | Energy, Environment and Sustainability | 3 Credits | |
| C. Elective courses | |||
| Students with master’s degree background take 2 subjects with a total of 6 Credits | |||
| Students with bachelor’s degree background take 6 subjects with a total of 15 Credits | |||
| The selection of electives is based on the research area of specialty and doctoral thesis topic. | |||
| Common | |||
| JEE 603 | Special Study I | 3 credits | |
| JEE 604 | Special Study II | 3 credits | |
| JEE 605 | Special Study III | 3 credits | |
| JEE 606 | Mathematical Techniques | 3 credits | |
| JEE 607 | Optimization Techniques | 3 credits | |
| Energy and Environmental Policy | |||
| JEE 621 | Energy Economics, Market and Policies | 3 credits | |
| JEE 622 | Energy Planning for Sustainable Development | 3 credits | |
| JEE 623 | Policies for Energy Market Transformation | 3 credits | |
| JEE 624 | Energy Modeling and Analysis | 3 credits | |
| JEE 628 | Foundations of Decision Analysis | 3 credits | |
| JEE 631 | Strategic Planning and Project Management | 3 credits | |
| Energy Efficiency | |||
| JEE 633 | Energy Management in Industry | 3 credits | |
| JEE 634 | Climate Influence on Buildings and End-use Requirements | 3 credits | |
| JEE 635 | Data-driven Energy Efficiency and Management | 3 credits | |
| JEE 637 | Daylighting Applications | 3 credits | |
| JEE 638 | Advanced Topics in Building Energy Technology | 3 credits | |
| Energy Technology | |||
| JEE 642 | Fuels and Combustion | 3 credits | |
| JEE 644 | Power Plant Engineering | 3 credits | |
| JEE 652 | Natural Gas Utilization Technologies | 3 credits | |
| JEE 657 | Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Technology | 3 credits | |
| JEE 659 | Energy from Biomass | 3 credits | |
| Energy System Integration | |||
| JEE 653 | Energy Systems Integration and Smart Power Systems | 3 credits | |
| JEE 654 | Renewable Energy Systems | 3 credits | |
| JEE 655 | Sustainable Hydrogen and Electrical Energy Storage | 3 credits | |
| Climate system modeling | |||
| JEE 661 | Tropical Climates and Boundary Layer Science | 3 credits | |
| JEE 663 | Mathematical Model on Air Pollution with Applications | 3 credits | |
| JEE 664 | Atmospheric and Air Quality Modeling | 3 credits | |
| Environmental management and Waste utilization | |||
| JEE 667 | Environmental Pollution Control Technology | 3 credits | |
| JEE 671 | Life Cycle Assessment | 3 credits | |
| JEE 673 | Waste and Climate Change | 3 credits | |
| JEE 674 | Waste to Energy and Its Sustainable Mitigation | 3 credits | |
| JEE 675 | Sustainable waste management and technologies | 3 credits | |
| Environmental system analysis and Data Science | |||
| JEE 681 | Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology | 3 credits | |
| JEE 682 | Environmental and Health Risk Assessment | 3 credits | |
| JEE 683 | Energy, Environment, and Sustainability | 3 credits | |
| JEE 684 | GIS and Remote Sensing | 3 credits | |
| JEE 688 | Data science for environmental and energy studies | 3 credits | |
| Air quality and atmospheric chemistry | |||
| JEE 693 | Essentials of tropical climate and atmospheric environment | 3 credits | |
| JEE 696 | Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Mitigation, and Monitoring Technology | 3 credits | |
| Climate change and carbon | |||
| JEE 685 | Climate change: Physical Science Basis | 3 credits | |
| JEE 686 | Greenhouse gas inventory and carbon accounting | 3 credits | |
| JEE 687 | Biogeochemistry | 3 credits | |
| JEE 691 | Climate Change Policy | 3 credits | |
| JEE 696 | Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Mitigation, and Monitoring Technology | 3 credits | |
| JEE 699 | Climate Change Policy for Sustainability | 3 credits | |
| D. Thesis | |||
| JEE 712 | Dissertation for Ph.D. (Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability) for students with a master’s degree background | 38 credits | |
| JEE 714 | Dissertation for Ph.D. (Environment, Climate Change and Sustainability) for students with a bachelor’s degree background | 49 credits | |
| E. English courses | |||
| LNG 601 | Foundation English for International Programs | non-credit | |
| LNG 602 | Thesis Writing | non-credit | |
Note:
| Study Plan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Plan A from Master level | |||
| Year 1 / Semester 1 | |||
| JEE 711 | Research Communication | 2 (0-6-6) | |
| JEE 613 | Research Methodology | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| JEE 629 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Energy and Environment | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| JEE 683 | Energy, Environment and Sustainability | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| Total | 11 (9-6-33) | ||
| Year 1 / Semester 2 | |||
| XXX | Elective (As recommended by advisor) | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| XXX | Elective (As recommended by advisor) | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| JEE 712 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 6 (0-0-18) | |
| Total | 12 (6-0-36) | ||
| Year 2 / Semester 1 | |||
| JEE 712 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 9 (0-0-27) | |
| Total | 9 (0-0-27) | ||
| Year 2 / Semester 2 | |||
| JEE 712 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 9 (0-0-27) | |
| Total | 9 (0-0-27) | ||
| Year 3 / Semester 1 | |||
| JEE 712 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 9 (0-0-27) | |
| Total | 9 (0-0-27) | ||
| Year 3 / Semester 2 | |||
| JEE 712 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 5 (0-0-15) | |
| Total | 5 (0-0-15) | ||
| Plan B from Bachelor level | |||
| Year 1 / Semester 1 | |||
| JEE 711 | Research Communication | 2 (0-6-6) | |
| JEE 613 | Research Methodology | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| JEE 629 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Energy and Environment | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| JEE 683 | Energy, Environment and Sustainability | 3 ((3-0-9) | |
| Total | 11 (9-6-33) | ||
| Year 1 / Semester 2 | |||
| XXX | Elective (As recommended by advisor) | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| XXX | Elective (As recommended by advisor) | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| XXX | Elective (As recommended by advisor) | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| XXX | Elective (As recommended by advisor) | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| Total | 12 (12-0-36) | ||
| Year 2 / Semester 1 | |||
| XXX | Elective (As recommended by advisor) | 3 (3-0-9) | |
| JEE 714 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 9 (3-0-27) | |
| Total | 12 (6-0-36) | ||
| Year 2 / Semester 2 | |||
| JEE 714 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 10 (0-0-30) | |
| Total | 10 (0-0-30) | ||
| Year 3 / Semester 1 | |||
| JEE 714 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 10 (0-0-30) | |
| Total | 10 (0-0-30) | ||
| Year 3 / Semester 2 | |||
| JEE 714 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 10 (0-0-30) | |
| Total | 10 (0-0-30) | ||
| Year 4 / Semester 1 | |||
| JEE 714 | Dissertation for Ph.D. | 10 (0-0-30) | |
| Total | 10 (0-0-30) | ||