Program Structures
You can choose one of the following program structures. The selection will also have to be approved by the program board.
Program structure A1 (ก1)
Total credits: 36
Specific requirements:
You must hold a bachelor's degree with honors, completed a research course with a grade A as part of the degree program; or
You have at least five-years work experience in the same area as your research interest.
Qualification examination: You must get a pass in the first semester or within the third semester after the first enrolment.
Foundation courses: You have to take four non-credit courses. You can get an exemption from one of them, English for Business Communication, when you have a satisfactory English standardized test score upon your entry. A satisfactory score on the TOEIC, for example, is 600.
Compulsory courses: -
Elective courses: -
Comprehensive examination: -
Thesis: 36 credits. You can start your thesis in the first semester of the first year; however, after you get a pass from the qualification examination.
Oral reports: One research proposal and one thesis defense.
Publication: Part of your thesis or the whole report is published in a quality local or international journal (Discuss the details with your supervisor).
GPA: -
Program structure A2 (ก2)
Total credits: 36
Specific requirements: -
Qualification examination: -
Foundation courses: You have to take four non-credit courses. You can get an exemption from one of them, English for Business Communication, when you have a satisfactory English standardized test score upon your entry. A satisfactory score on the TOEIC, for example, is 600.
Compulsory courses: 15 credits
Elective courses: 9 credits
Comprehensive examination: -
Thesis: 12 credits. You can work on your thesis in the second year; however, after you get a pass grade from 3 taught courses, which are equivalent to 9 credits, and your GPA is 3.00 as a minimum. See Grading.
Oral reports: One research proposal and one thesis defense.
Publication: Part of your thesis or the whole report is published in a quality local or international journal, or a conference proceeding (Discuss the details with your supervisor).
GPA: 3.00 as a minimum
Program structure B (ข)
Total credits: 36
Specific requirements: -
Qualification examination: -
Foundation courses: You have to take four non-credit courses. You can get an exemption from one of them: English for Business Communication, when you have a satisfactory English standardized test score upon your entry. A satisfactory score on the TOEIC, for example, is 600.
Compulsory courses: 15 credits
Elective courses: 15 credits
Comprehensive examination: You must get a pass from all of the taught courses and get a GPA of 3.00 as a minimum in order to sit the exam and before you start your Independent Study. See Grading .
Independent Study (IS): 6 credits. You work on your IS in the second semester of the second year.
Oral reports: One research proposal and one thesis defense.
Publication: Part of your IS or the whole report is disseminated in any channel of communication that is retrievable (Discuss the details with your supervisor).
GPA: 3.00 as a minimum