Study Plan : Research-based Course (ก2)
Course Expectation:
When students finish the course, they will have a good grasp of governance concept, debates, and practice. They will also be discerning of various ways governance could manifest itself, i.e. state governance, corporate governance, and civil society governance.
How will I learn?
The course is taught in English and begins with 6 compulsory subjects* plus 2 elective subjects***. Students in this track will be evaluated in letter grade system (A, B+, B, C+, C, D+, D, F). The student must attain GPAX of at least 3.00 (out of 4.00)
Students should complete the coursework before beginning the thesis. However, he/she can also start doing the thesis if he/she is assigned an thesis advisor vis a vis committee from the Faculty of Political Science. If the students require co-advisor, he/she could be an external resource person (terms and conditions of Graduate School applied). The thesis is an academic work written in English of approximately 15,000 words demonstrating understanding and critical analysis of governance. The student must defend his/her thesis in order to graduate. The course lasts 1 year.
Chulalongkorn University might confer scholarship according to the university's policy. Please see Scholarship Information
Course Detail:
| Name of curriculum (International) | : | Master of Arts Program in Governance |
| Name of the academic degree | : | Master of Arts (M.A.) |
| Length of course | : | 1 Year (Trimester) |
| Mode of delivery | : | Fridays (evening session) Saturdays (morning and afternoon session) |
| Total credits | 36 credits |
| Compulsory subject | 18 credits |
| Elective subject | 6 credits |
| Thesis | 12 credits |
1 credit = 1 learning hour a week
Course Structure:
Semester 1 **
| Credits | ||
| Theory and Foundation of Governance | 3 | |
| State and Governance | 3 | |
| Corporate Governance | 3 | |
| Democracy, Civil Society and Governance | 3 | |
| Governance and Public Sector Reform | 3 | |
| Total | 15 |
Semester 2 **
| Credits | ||
| Research in Governance | 3 | |
| Elective Subject *** | 6 | |
| Total | 9 |
Semester 3 **
| Credits | ||
| Thesis **** | 12 | |
| Total | 12 |
| * | Download your compulsory subjects' detail form the given link: Download compulsory subjects' detail |
| ** | The subjects available for registration are assigned according to curriculum year plan and subject to the committee of MAG program, which may sequentially differ from stated. |
| *** | Download your elective subjects' detail from the given link: Download elective subjects' detail |
| **** | Download process of research-based thesis from the given link: Download research-based thesis's process |
Qualifications
- Applicants must hold a Bachelor's Degree in any discipline.
- Applicants should also have
work experience in related field. - TOEFL: minimum paper-based score of 480 or internet-based score of 54
IELTS: minimum score of 5.5
CU-TEP: minimum score of 60 - Additional qualifications are subject to conditions announced by the Graduate School in that particular academic year or the Committee of MAG Program.