Program Structures
You can choose one of the following program structures. The selection will also have to be approved by the program board.
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