The Graduate School

University provides Master degree programs as follows ;

Faculty of Law

• Business Law
• Public Law
• International Law
• Law for Development
  

Faculty of Business Administration

• Business Administration

Faculty of Humanities

• Library and Information Science
• Communicative English
• German as a Foreign Language
• History
• Thai Studies
• Translation ( English - Thai)
• Translation ( French - Thai)

Faculty of Education

• Clinical and Community Psychology
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Developmental Psychology
• Educational Administration
• Education for Human Resource Development
• Education Measurement and Evaluation
• Educational Research
• Education Technology
• Foundations of Education
• Geography
• Health Education
• Higher Education
• Home Economics for Community Development
• Physical Education
• Organizational and Industrial Psychology

Faculty of Science

• Applied Chemistry
• Biology
• Mathematics
• Physics
• Computer Science
• Decision Support Systems

Faculty of Political Science

• Political Science
• Public Management

Faculty of Economics

• Economics

Note : * IN THE PROCESS OF APPROVAL

The Institute of International Studies

• Master of Business Administration
• Master of Education
• Master of Arts (Political Science)

Admission Procedures

Persons who wish to apply for admissions may purchase the applications and apply in person or by mail.

The applicants must provide the following documents upon submission of the applications otherwise applications will not be considered, neither the applicable fees will be refunded.

• Application form
• Bachelor diploma
• Transcript of record
  Other materials as specified in the application form
  

Examination and Interview

Prospective students entering any graduate programs must sit for a written examination and an interview on the dates specified by the university. The written examination is composed of the Ramkhamhaeng Graduate Record Examination (RGRE) and the Ramkhamhaeng University Test (R.U. Test). The RGRE measures the applicants'career, verbal and quantitative ability while the R.U. Test measures the English Language proficiency.

All applicants passing the examination and interview must report to the university, pay the necessary fees and present the necessary documents.

Time limit to complete Degree

A graduate student is required to spend at least 2 academic years and not more than 5 academic years to complete a master's degree program. For graduate diploma program, a student must spend at least 1 academic year and not more than 3 academic years.

Academic Advisement

Upon being admitted to a graduate program, a student will be assinged an academic advisor. The advisor will give advices on the study program, choosing of courses , conducting research, taking of comprehensive examination, and other matters with academic nature. Before registering for courses each semester, the student should consult his/her advisor.

Academic Load

The maximum course load a graduate student is permitted to undertake for a regular semester is 12 credit hours and 6 credit hours for a summer session. The minimum load for any term is 3 credit hours. However, regulation governing the minimum load is wavied when the total remaining credit of the program is less than 3.

Enrollments exceeding the specified load must receive prior permission from the dean or an authorized representative, but never to exceed l8 and 9 credit hours for regular semester and summer session, respectively.

Graduate Degree Requirements

The master degrees require a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate study including a non-credit foreign language course. All graduate programs require a thesis but some programs, students can choose comprehensive examination instead. Some programs require both thesis and comprehensive examination.

All graduate diploma degrees require a successful completion of a minimum of 24 credit hours.

A comprehensive examination is designed to measure the students' comprehensive knowledges of the subjects they have undertaken and their ability to make application of these learned principles. The examination is held once a semester and may be oral or a combination of oral and written. The university will appoint a committee, with not less than 3 members, to oversee the examination. Each student is eligible for only 2 sittings of the exam. A passing grade needs the approvals of not less than 3 committee members.

Master's Thesis

After a student has earned a cumulative credit of at least 6 semester hours, a Thesis Committee will be assigned to him. He, then, may register for thesis. The thesis proposal must receive approval from the Committee and the Director of Graduate Studies before the student can proceed further. Once approved, any changes in the proposal must first be approved by the two concerning parties. When the student completes his thesis, he must defend it in front of the thesis Defence Committee assigned to him.

In case of failure on the first defence, a waiting period of 3o days is required before the student can make the second, which is also the last defence.

Grading system

The grading system at the graduate level is as follows :

Graduate Requirements for Master's Degree

In order to graduate, candidates for the Master Degree must meet all of the requirements :

Complete the course work and thesis required by the program.
- Maintain a 3.00 GPA or over.
- Receive an S grade for the foreign language course.
- Pass a comprehensive examination or a thesis defence or both.


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