Bachelor of Arts


Faculty of Humanities

The Faculty of Humanities, officially opened in 1971, was one of the original four faculties of Ramkhamhaeng University.
The faculty used a temporary building which was built for the International Trade Fair of 1968 until the construction 
of its present building in 1974. At present, the Faculty of Humanities offers courses at the undergraduate level and
graduate level for Humanities' students working towards a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts and for those students
in other faculties who must take the courses as part of their general education,  minor or free electives requirements.

The Faculty of Humanities is composed of eight academic departments as follows :
1. The Department of English and Linguistics
2. The Department of Thai and Oriental Languages 
3. The Department of History
4. The Department of Library Science
5. The Department of Western Languages 
6. The Department of Philosophy
7. The Department of Sociology and Anthropology 
8. The Department of Mass Communication

Undergraduate Programs of Study

The Faculty of Humanities offers a Bachelor of Arts in 10 major fields :

	English		German
	Thai		Philosophy
	History		Mass Communication
	Library Science		Sociology and Anthropology
	French		Information Studies


Program of Study

Program of Study leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts English, Thai, History, French, German, Philosophy, Mass Communication
Freshman Year			Junior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		Firster Semester	Sem.Cr.
HI 101	Western Civilization		....	Major	9
HI 102	Eastern Civilization	3	....	Minor	6
	HI 101 & HI 102 Select 1		....	Free Elective	3
IS 103	Using the Library (LB 103)	1
PY 100	Principles for Living in a Society	3		Total	18
SO 103	Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology	3		Junior Year
TH 101	Structure of Thai and Its Usage	3		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
	Science or SC 101	3	....	Major	9
	Foreign Language 1	3	....	Minor	6
			....	Free Elective	3
	Total	19		Total	18

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
EC 103	General Economics	3
PC 103	General Psychology	3
	EC 103 & PC 103 Select 1
HI 121	Foundations of Thai Culture	3
LW 104	Introduction to Law (LA 103)	3
PS 103	Introduction to Political Science	3
PS 110	Thai Politics and Government	3
	LW104& PS103 & PS110 Select 1
TH 102	Introduction to Thai Literature	3
.....	Mathematics of SC102	3
..........	Foreign Language 2	3
	Total	18

Sophomore Year			Senior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		First Semester	Sem.Cr.
AR 103	Art Appreciation	2	RU 100	Knowledge and Morality	--
MU 103	Music Appreciation	2	..........	Major	12
	AR 103 & MU 103 Select 1		..........	Minor	6
..........	Foreign Language 3	3		Total	18
......	Major	6
.....	Minor	3
	Total	17

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
..........	Foreign Language 4	3
..........	Major	9	..........	Major	12
..........	Minor	3	..........	Minor	6
..........	Free Elective	3
	Total	18		Total	18

				Total for 4 years	144

Program of Study leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Information Studies, Spanish
Freshman Year			Junior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		Firster Semester	Sem.Cr.
HI 101	Western Civilization		....	Major	9
HI 102	Eastern Civilization	3	....	Minor	6
	HI 101 & HI 102 Select 1		....	Free Elective	3
IS 103	Using the Library (LB 103)	1
PY 100	Principles for Living in a Society	3		Total	18
SO 103	Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology	3		Junior Year
TH 101	Structure of Thai and Its Usage	3		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
	Science or SC 101	3	....	Major	9
	Foreign Language 1	3	....	Minor	6
			....	Free Elective	3
..........	Total	19		Total	18

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
EC 103	General Economics	3
PC 103	General Psychology	3
	EC 103 & PC 103 Select 1
HI 121	Foundations of Thai Culture	3
LW 104	Introduction to Law (LA 103)	3
PS 103	Introduction to Political Science	3
PS 110	Thai Politics and Government	3
	LW 104 & PS 103 & PS 110 Select 1
TH 102	Introduction to Thai Literature	3
.....	Mathematics of SC102	3
..........	Foreign Language 2	3
	Total	18

Sophomore Year			Senior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		First Semester	Sem.Cr.
AR 103	Art Appreciation	2	RU 100	Knowledge and Morality	--
MU 103	Music Appreciation	2	..........	Major	12
	AR 103 & MU 103 Select 1		..........	Minor	6
..........	Foreign Language 3	3		Total	18
......	Major	6
.....	Minor	3
	Total	17

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
..........	Foreign Language 4	3
..........	Major	9	..........	Major	12
..........	Minor	3	..........	Minor	6
..........	Free Elective	3
	Total	18		Total	18

				Total for 4 years	144

Program of Study leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Sociology and Anthropology

Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 1)

Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 2)

Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 3)

Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 4)

Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 1)

Program of Study leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 1)
Freshman Year			Junior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		Firster Semester	Sem.Cr.
HI 101	Western Civilization		AN 278	Family and Kinships	3
HI 102	Eastern Civilization	3	SO 266	Rural Sociology	3
	HI 101 & HI 102 Select 1		SO 267	Urban Sociology	3
IS 103	Using the Library (LB 103)	1	AN 357	Thai Society and Culture	3
PY 100	Principles for Living in a Society	3	..........	Minor	6
SO 103	Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology	3		Total	18
TH 101	Structure of Thai and Its Usage	3
ST 103	Introduction to Statistics	3
ST 203	Principles of Statistics	3
	ST 103 & ST 203 Select 1
..........	Foreign Language 1	3
	Total	19

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
EC 103	General Economics	3	SO 291	Research Methods in Sociology and Anthropology 1	3
PC 103	General Psychology	3	AN 350	Society and Culture in Southeast Asia	3
	EC 103 & PC 103 Select 1		SO 383	Social Organization	3
HI 121	Foundations of Thai Culture	3	..........	Minor	6
LW 104	Introduction to Law (LA 103)	3	..........	Free Elective	3
PS 103	Introduction to Political Science	3		Total	18
PS 110	Thai Politics and Government	3
	LW 104 & PS 103 & PS 110 Select 1
TH 102	Introduction to Thai Literature	3
IT 105	Introduction to Computer Systems	3
..........	Foreign Language 2	3
	Total	18

Sophomore Year			Senior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		First Semester	Sem.Cr.
AR 103	Art Appreciation	2	AN 313	Physical Anthropologh	3
MU 103	Music Appreciation	2	AN 327	Minority Groups	3
	AR 103 & MU 103 Select 1		SO 483	Sociological & Anthropological Theory	3
..........	Foreign Language 3	3	SO 492	Research Methods in Sociology and Anthropology 2	3
AN 113	Introduction to Anthropology	3	..........	Minor	6
SO 233	Social and Cultural Change	3		Total	18
..........	Minor	3			3
..........	Free Elective	3
	Total	17

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
..........	Foreign Language 4	3	SO 374	Sociology of Education	3
AN 213	Introduction to Archaeology	3	SO 376	Sociology of Religion	3
AN 229	Culture and Personality	3	SO 477	Polotical Sociology	3
SO 243	Demography	3	SO 495	Seminar in Sociology and Anthropology	3
..........	Minor	3	..........	Minor	6
..........	Free Elective	3		Total	18
	Total	18		Total for 4 years	144

Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 2)

Program of Study leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 2)
Freshman Year			Junior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		Firster Semester	Sem.Cr.
HI 101	Western Civilization	3	AN 278	Family and Kinships	3
HI 102	Eastern Civilization	3	SO 266	Rural Sociology	3
	HI 101 & HI 102 Select 1		SO 267	Urban Sociology	3
IS 103	Using the Library (LB 103)	1	AN 357	Thai Society and Culture	3
PY 100	Principles for Living in a Society	3	..........	Minor	6
SO 103	Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology	3		Total	18
TH 101	Structure of Thai and Its Usage	3
ST 103	Introduction to Statistics	3
ST 203	Principles of Statistics	3
	ST 103 & ST 203 Select 1
..........	Foreign Language 1	3
	Total	19

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
EC 103	General Economics	3	SO 291	Research Methods in Sociology and Anthropology 1	3
PC 103	General Psychology	3	SO 335	Community Development	3
	EC 103 & PC 103 Select 1		SO 383	Social Organization	3
HI 121	Foundations of Thai Culture	3	..........	Minor	6
LW 104	Introduction to Law (LA 103)	3	..........	Free Elective	3
PS 103	Introduction to Political Science	3		Total	18
PS 110	Thai Politics and Government	3
	LW 104 & PS 103 & PS 110 Select 1
TH 102	Introduction to Thai Literature	3
IT 105	Introduction to Computer Systems	3
..........	Foreign Language 2	3
	Total	18

Sophomore Year			Senior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		First Semester	Sem.Cr.
AR 103	Art Appreciation	2	SO 336	Agribusiness and Rural Development	3
MU 103	Music Appreciation	2	SO 434	Social Policy and Planning	3
..........	Foreign Language 3	3	SO 483	Sociological & Anthropological Theory	3
AN 113	Introduction to Anthropology	3	SO 492	Research Methods in Sociology and Anthropology 2	3
SO 233	Social and Cultural Change	3	..........	Minor	6
..........	Minor	3		Total	18
..........	Free Elective	3			3
	Total	17

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
..........	Foreign Language 4	3	SO 376	Sociology of Religion	3
AN 229	Culture and Personality	3	SO 433	Sociology of Development	3
SO 243	Demography	3	SO 468	Applied Sociology in Development Program	3
SO 265	Social Problems	3	SO 496	Special Problems in Social Development	3
..........	Minor	3	..........	Minor	6
..........	Free Elective	3		Total	18
	Total	18		Total for 4 years	144

Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 3)

Program of Study leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 3)
Freshman Year			Junior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		Firster Semester	Sem.Cr.
HI 101	Western Civilization	3	AN 278	Family and Kinships	3
HI 102	Eastern Civilization	3	SO 266	Rural Sociology	3
	HI 101 & HI 102 Select 1		SO 267	Urban Sociology	3
IS 103	Using the Library (LB 103)	1	AN 357	Thai Society and Culture	3
PY 100	Principles for Living in a Society	3	..........	Minor	6
SO 103	Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology	3		Total	18
TH 101	Structure of Thai and Its Usage	3
ST 103	Introduction to Statistics	3
ST 203	Principles of Statistics	3
	ST 103 & ST 203 Select 1
..........	Foreign Language 1	3
	Total	19

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
EC 103	General Economics	3	SO 291	Research Methods in Sociology and Anthropology 1	3
PC 103	General Psychology	3	SO 345	Public Health and Urban Human Ecology	3
	EC 103 & PC 103 Select 1		SO 383	Social Organization	3
HI 121	Foundations of Thai Culture	3	..........	Minor	6
LW 104	Introduction to Law (LA 103)	3	..........	Free Elective	3
PS 103	Introduction to Political Science	3		Total	18
PS 110	Thai Politics and Government	3
	LW 104 & PS 103 & PS 110 Select 1
TH 102	Introduction to Thai Literature	3
IT 105	Introduction to Computer Systems	3
..........	Foreign Language 2	3
	Total	18

Sophomore Year			Senior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		First Semester	Sem.Cr.
AR 103	Art Appreciation	2	SO 434	Social Policy and Planning	3
MU 103	Music Appreciation	2	SO 435	City Planning	3
	AR 103 & MU 103 Select 1		SO 483	Sociological & Anthropological Theory	3
..........	Foreign Language 3	3	SO 492	Research Methods in Sociology and Anthropology 2	3
AN 113	Introduction to Anthropology	3	..........	Minor	6
SO 233	Social and Cultural Change	3		Total	18
..........	Minor	3
..........	Free Elective	3
	Total	17

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
..........	Foreign Language 4	3	SO 387	Collective Behavior	3
AN 229	Culture and Personality	3	SO 446	Sociology of Housing	3
SO 243	Demography	3	SO 475	Industrial Sociology	3
SO 244	Human Ecology	3	SO 497	Special Problems in Urban Studies and Ecology	3
..........	Minor	3	..........	Minor	6
..........	Free Elective	3		Total	18
	Total	18		Total for 4 years	144

Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 4)

Program of Study leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts Sociology and Anthropology (Plan 4)
Freshman Year			Junior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		Firster Semester	Sem.Cr.
HI 101	Western Civilization	3	AN 278	Family and Kinships	3
HI 102	Eastern Civilization	3	SO 266	Rural Sociology	3
	HI 101 & HI 102 Select 1		SO 267	Urban Sociology	3
IS 103	Using the Library (LB 103)	1	AN 357	Thai Society and Culture	3
PY 100	Principles for Living in a Society	3	..........	Minor	6
SO 103	Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology	3		Total	18
TH 101	Structure of Thai and Its Usage	3
ST 103	Introduction to Statistics	3
ST 203	Principles of Statistics	3
	ST 103 & ST 203 Select 1
..........	Foreign Language 1	3
	Total	19

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
EC 103	General Economics	3	SO 265	Social Problems	3
PC 103	General Psychology	3	SO 291	Research Methods in Sociology and Anthropology 1	3
	EC 103 & PC 103 Select 1		SO 383	Social Organization	3
HI 121	Foundations of Thai Culture	3	..........	Minor	6
LW 104	Introduction to Law (LA 103)	3	..........	Free Elective	3
PS 103	Introduction to Political Science	3		Total	18
PS 110	Thai Politics and Government	3
	LW 104 & PS 103 & PS 110 Select 1
TH 102	Introduction to Thai Literature	3
IT 105	Introduction to Computer Systems	3
..........	Foreign Language 2	3
	Total	18

Sophomore Year			Senior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		First Semester	Sem.Cr.
AR 103	Art Appreciation	2	SO 264	Social Welfare	3
MU 103	Music Appreciation	2	SO 407	Social Insurance	3
	AR 103 & MU 103 Select 1		SO 483	Sociological & Anthropological Theory	3
..........	Foreign Language 3	3	SO 492	Research Methods in Sociology and Anthropology 2	3
AN 113	Introduction to Anthropology	3	..........	Minor	6
SO 233	Social and Cultural Change	3		Total	18
..........	Minor	3
..........	Free Elective	3
	Total	17

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
..........	Foreign Language 4	3	SO 367	Sociology of Aging	3
AN 229	Culture and Personality	3	SO 378	Sociology of Woman	3
SO 243	Demography	3	SO 484	Theory of Social Development for Social Work	3
SO 263	Introduction to Social Work	3	SO 498	Special Problems in Social Work	3
..........	Minor	3	..........	Minor	6
..........	Free Elective	3		Total	18
	Total	18		Total for 4 years	144