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Study Programmes Faculty of Economics Chulalongkorn University |
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Study Programmes Faculty of Economics Chulalongkorn University |
Degrees Offered:
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| Bachelor's Degree |
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The Faculty of Economics, Chulalongkorn University employs the credit system to manage its teaching activities. The Faculty operates courses for Bachelor, Master�s and Doctorate degrees. All programmes require full-time study. The Faculty uses a semester system for the Bachelor degree and a three-term system for postgraduate degrees. At the postgraduate level, the Faculty offers one Master�s programme in Thai, four international Master�s programmes, and one international Dissertation Doctorate programme. The international programmes are taught in English. |
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The Bachelor of Economics programme at Chulalongkorn University is normally completed within 4 years (8 semesters) by full-time students. In order to obtain the degree, all students must complete at least 133 credit units, which are made up of the following components:
By the fifth semester, students are required to select their major from one of the following 9 fields:
In their final year, undergraduate students are required to submit either a research paper or attending a research workshop according to their selected major. |
The Faculty offers a one-year Master�s programme in 9 areas of economics:
To qualify for the degree, students are required to complete 36 credit units. They have to select either Plan A (thesis) or Plan B (non-thesis). |
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Four international programmes are available in the Faculty, all of one-year duration. Students are required to complete 36 credit units. All the programmes have 8 compulsory core courses, each lasting one month and each earning 3 credits. When students have completed these 24 credits, they are required to choose between 2 alternatives. Under Plan A, students prepare a thesis within a time-span of four months. Under Plan B, students must take 4 more courses and pass a comprehensive examination. The comprehensive examination may be taken 2 times only. |
1. Master of Science in Environmental & Natural Resource Economics
This study programme focuses on the application of economic principles to the analysis of environmental and natural resource issues within an interdisciplinary perspective. The course increases the understanding of the integration of economics with other social and environmental sciences. The course also focuses on the formulation of environmental and natural resource policies in Thailand and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region.
Graduates of this programme will be specialists on environmental issues and policy making. They will be equipped to apply economic principles to issues concerning environmental resources, to carry out independent research, and to formulate environmental-related policies and supervise their implementation in both the government and private sectors.
Courses:
Plan A: Thesis Writing
Compulsory Courses
Plan B: Four courses chosen from:
2. Master of Science in Health Economics
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The major objectives of the course are to enable students to apply economic principles and tools to analyse health care practices, to understand the nature and implications of health policy options and to improve the decision-making process in the health sector. In order to fulfill these objectives, the course encompasses both theory and applications to problem-solving issues in health sector. In this programme, a thesis is compulsory. All students are required to write a short research thesis and make an oral presentation at the end of the course work. Courses: Compulsory Courses
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3. Master of Arts in Business and Managerial Economics
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The programme is designed to produce professional economists who can contribute to the formulation of corporate strategies and government policies. Students will be able to integrate economic principles with business and managerial practices in order to improve decision making within the current environment of globalization. Graduates will be professionals who keep pace with the rapid growth of the international economy and meet the expertise and management needs of companies involving in global business.
Courses:
Plan A: Thesis Writing
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4. Master of Arts in International Economics and Finance
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The study programme aims at producing future decision makers in business and government with diverse skills and knowledge in order to respond to the new challenges of globalization. Graduates will be professionals, who keep pace with the rapid growth of the international economy and meet the expertise and management needs of companies involving in global business.
Courses:
Plan A: Thesis Writing
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The Ph.D. Programme also employs three-term system. It is a research programme without course work. A student is required to register between 9-12 credit units per semester. At the beginning of the programme, the student works under the guidance of a senior advisor until judged ready to sit for the Qualifying Examination.After passing the examination, the student will become a Ph.D. candidate and be required to submit a dissertation proposal for approval. After the dissertation proposal is approved and before the dissertation work is submitted, the Ph.D.student must either present relevant research papers at a national conference not less than three times, OR have no less than three articles published in a national or international academic journal. These presentation papers or articles will be assessed by the Students� Committee of the Advisors. The student will submit a full dissertation for final examination and is required to make its oral defence. |
