Faculty of Political Science

The Faculty of Political Science offers programs of study leading to the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and 
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science. The Faculty consists of three academic departments which are :

1. The Department of Government
2. The Department of International Relations
3. The Department of Public Administration


Undergraduate Programs Of Study

A student working toward a degree of Bachelor of Arts in Potitical Science may
choose to concentrate on one of the following plans of study: 

Plan A  Government
Plan B  International Relations 
Plan C  Public Administration

Undergraduate Degree Requirements

All three plans require a minimum completion of 145 credit hours, as shown below :

Plan A and Plan C : 
   
    General Education Courses(52)
    Core Courses(21)
    Major Requirements(39)
    Minor Requirements(18)
    Free Electives(15)

Plan B :
   General Education Courses(64)
   Core Courses(21)
   Major Requirements(39 )
   Minor Requirements(12)
   Free Electives(9)

FACULTY OF POLITICAL SCIENCE Program of Study leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in Political ScienceB.A. (Political Science) Plan A
Freshman Year			Junior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr		Firster Semester	Sem.Cr.
EC 103	General Economics	3	PS 315	Legislative in Thailand	3
EN 101	Basic Sentences and Essential Vocabulary in Daily Life	3	PS 316	Comparative Politics	3
HI 103	World Civilization	3	PS 333	Contemporary Theories in Political Economy	3
IS 103	Using the Library (LB 103)	1	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan A)	3
PS 103	Introduction to Political Science	3	..........	Minor	3
PS 110	Thai politics and Government	3	PS.....	Free Elective	3
SO 103	Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology	3		Total	18
	Total	19

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
EN 102	Sentences and Vocabulary in General Use	3	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan A)	3
LW 104	Introduction to Law (LA 103)	3	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan A)	3
PC 103	General Psychology	3	PA,PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
TH 103	Preparation for Speech and Writing	3	..........	Minor	3
IT 105	Introduction to Computer Systems	3	..........	Minor	3
ST 103	Introduction to Statistics	3	..........	Free Elective	3
	IT 105 & ST 103 Select 1			Total	18
PY 101	Culture and Religion (PY 110)	3
PY 103	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PY 105	Introduction to Logic	3
	PY 101 & PY 103 & PY 105 Select 1
	Total	18

Sophomore Year			Senior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		First Semester	Sem.Cr.
EN 201	Reading for Comprehension	3	PS 420	Principles and Research Methodology Political Science	3
PA 200	Introduction to Public Administration (PS 250)	3	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan A)	3
PS 130	Comparative Government	3	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan A)	3
PS 190	Political Theory and Ethics 1	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
PS 202	Constitutional Principles and Political Institution	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
LW 312	Administrative Law (LA 409)	3	..........	Minor	3
	Total	18		Total	18

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
PS 120	Introduction to International Relations (PS 220)	3	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan A)	3
PS 205	Local Politics in Thailand	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
PS 215	Political Parties and Interest Groups	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
PS 290	Political Theories and Ethics 2	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
EN 202	Interpretative Reading	3	..........	Minor	3
EN 327	English in the Field of Political Science	3	..........	Minor	3
	EN 202 & EN 327 Select 1			Total	18
EC 214	History of Economic Thought	3		Total for 4 years	145
GE 253	Geography of Thailand	3
GE 264	Economic Geography (GE 224)	3
LW 403	Public International Law (LA 410)	3
PC 263	Introduction to Social Psychology
SO 477	Political Sociology (SO 310)	3
	EC 214 & GE 253 & GE 264 & LW 403 & PC 263 & SO 477 Select 1
	Total	18

B.A. (Political Science) Plan B
Freshman Year			Junior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr		Firster Semester	Sem.Cr.
EC 103	General Economics	3	PS 318	International Political Economy	3
EN 101	Basic Sentences and Essential Vocabulary in Daily Life		PS 320	International Organizations	3
HI 103	World Civilization	3	PS 339	Thai Foreign Policy	3
IS 103	Using the Library (LB 103)	1	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan B Group 1-2)	3
PS 103	Introduction to Political Science	3	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan B Group 1-2)	3
PS 110	Thai politics and Government	3	EN.....	English Language or other foreign languages Select 1	3
SO 103	Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology	3		Total	18
	Total	19

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr		Second Semester	Sem.Cr
EN 102	Sentences and Vocabulary in General Use		PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan B Group 1-2)	3
LW 104	Introduction to Law (LA 103)	3	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan B Group 1-2)	3
PC 103	General Psychology	3	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan B Group 1-2)	3
TH 103	Preparation for Speech and Writing	3	EN.....	English Language or other foreign languages Select 1	3
IT 105	Introduction to Computer Systems	3	..........	Minor	3
ST 103	Introduction to Statistics	3	..........	Minor	3
	IT105& ST 103 Select 1	3		Total	18
PY 101	Culture and Religion (PY 110)	3
PY 103	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PY 105	Introduction to Logic	3
	PY 101& PY 103& PY 105 Select 1
	Total	18

Sophomore Year			Senior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		First Semester	Sem.Cr.
EN 201	Reading for Comprehension	3	LW 403	Public International Law (LA 410)	3
PA 200	Introduction to Public Administration (PS 250)	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
PS 120	Introduction to International Relations (PS 220)	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
PS 130	Comparative Government		EN.....	English Language or other foreign languages Select 1	3
EN.....	English Language Or Other Foreign Languages Select 1	3	..........	Minor	3
PC 263	Introduction to Social Psychology	3	..........	Minor	3
SO 477	Political Sociology (SO 310)	3		Total	18
	PC 263 & SO 477 Select 1	3
	Total	18

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
PS 230	International Politescs	3	PS 420	Principles and Research Methodology in Political Science	3
PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3	PS.....	Elective in PS (Plan B Group 1-2)	3
PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
..........	Minor	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
..........	Free Elective	3	..........	Minor	3
EN 202	Interpretative Reading	3	..........	Minor	3
EN 327	English in the Field of Political Science	3		Total	18
	EN 202 & EN 327 Select 1			Total for 4 years	145
	Total	18

B.A. (Political Science) Plan C
Freshman Year			Junior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr		Firster Semester	Sem.Cr.
EC 103	General Economics	3	PA 260	Fiscal Administration (PS 311)	3
EN 101	Basic Sentences and Essential Vocabulary in Daily Life	3	PA 270	Public Policy (PS 251)	3
HI 103	World Civilization	3	PA.....	Elective in PS (Plan C Group 1-4)	3
IS 103	Using the Library (LB 103)	1	PA.....	Elective in PS (Plan C Group 1-4)	3
PS 103	Introduction to Political Science	3	..........	Minor	3
PS 110	Thai politics and Government	3	..........	Free Elective	3
SO 103	Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology	3		Total	18
	Total	19

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
EN 102	Sentences and Vocabulary in General Use	3	PA 280	Public Planning	3
LW 104	Introduction to Law (LA 103)	3	PA.....	Elective in PS (Plan C Group 1-4)	3
PC 103	General Psychology	3	PA.....	Elective in PS (Plan C Group 1-4)	3
TH 103	Preparation for Speech and Writing	3	..........	Minor	3
IT 105	Introduction to Computer Systems	3	..........	Minor	3
ST 103	Introduction to Statistics	3	..........	Free Elective	3
	IT 105 & ST 103 Select 1			Total	18
PY 101	Culture and Religion (PY 110)	3
PY 103	Introduction to Philosophy	3
PY 105	Introduction to Logic	3
	PY 101 & PY 103 & PY 105 Select 1
	Total	18

Sophomore Year			Senior Year
	First Semester	Sem.Cr.		First Semester	Sem.Cr.
EN 201	Reading for Comprehension	3	PA.....	Elective in PS (Plan C Group 1-4)	3
PA 200	Introduction to Public Administration (PS 250)	3	PA.....	Elective in PS (Plan C Group 1-4)	3
PA 210	Public Organization and Public Management (PS 252)	3	PS 420	Principles and Research Methodology in Political Science	3
PA 220	Secretarial Practices for Civil Servants (PS 445)	3
PS 130	Comparative Government	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
LW 312	Administrative Law (LA 409)	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
	Total	18	..........	Minor	3
				Total	18

	Second Semester	Sem.Cr.		Second Semester	Sem.Cr.
PA 240	Human Resource Management in The Public Sector		PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
PS 120	Introduction to International Relations (PS 220)	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
PA.....	Elective in PS (Plan C Group 1-4)	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
PA.....	Elective in PS (Plan C Group 1-4)	3	PA, PS...	Elective in PA, PS	3
EN 202	Interpretative Reading	3	..........	Minor	3
EN 327	English in the Field of Political Science	3	..........	Minor	3
	EN 202 & EN 327 Select 1			Total	18
EC 314	History of Economics Thought	3		Total for 4 years	145
GE 253	Geography of Thailand	3
GE 264	Economic Geography (GE 224)	3
LW 403	Public International Law (LA 410)	3
PC 263	Introduction to Social Psychology	3
SO 477	Political Sociology (SO 310)	3
	EC 214 & GE 253 & GE 264 & LW 403 & PC 263 & SO 477 Select 1
	Total	18