ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาสังคมศาสตร์สุขภาพ (หลักสูตรนานาชาติ)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCES (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)

Doctoral FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES

Program Information
Program Code	2513DG00
Program Name	ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาสังคมศาสตร์สุขภาพ (หลักสูตรนานาชาติ)
Program Name	DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCES (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)
Major	-
Level of Study	Doctoral
Faculty/Institute/College	คณะสังคมศาสตร์และมนุษยศาสตร์
Faculty/Institute/College	FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Website	http://www.hssip.sh.mahidol.ac.th

STUDY PLAN

Study Plan Available for Admission

Plan 1.1 Research only For students with Master Degree

Plan 2.1 Course work and research For students with Master Degree

Expected Number of Admitted Students
10 students

Admission Requirements
Plan 1.1: Academic (Research Only) Applicant (1) Holding a Master's Degree or equivalent in Health Social Sciences, or be in the final year of study in the field of Social Sciences or Health Social Sciences or other related fields (2) Have cumulative GPA not less than 3.50. (3) Have at least 3 years working experience in research in Health Social Sciences and have publications in English in accredited international journals or proceedings (minimum 2 papers) (4) Have a clearly defined and complete thesis plan, which is accepted as suitable to the doctoral level by the committee of the Ph.D. Program. (5) Have an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies (6) Other requirements shall follow those that specified by the Faculty of Graduate Studies (7) Qualifications different from (2), (4) - (6) may be considered by the Program Administrative Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Plan 2: Academic (Courses work and Research) Applicant Plan 2.1 For Students with Master's Degree (1) Holding a Master's Degree or equivalent in Health Social Sciences, or be in the final year of study in the field of Social Sciences or Health Social Sciences or other related fields (2) Have cumulative GPA not less than 3.50. (3) Have an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies (4) Other requirements shall follow those that specified by the Faculty of Graduate Studies (5) Qualifications different from (2) - (4) may be considered by the Program Administrative Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Plan 2.2 For Students with Bachelor's Degree (1) Holding a Bachelor's Degreeor equivalent in Health Social Sciences, or be in the final year of study in the field of Social Sciences or Health Social Sciences or other related fields (2) Have an excellent record (First Class Honor) or with a grade point average of at least 3.50 (3) Have an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies (4) Other requirements shall follow those that specified by the Faculty of Graduate Studies (5) Qualifications different from (3) - (4) may be considered by the Program Administrative Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies.

For International Applicants, please refer to the Operative Guidelines "Operative Guidelines toward the Minimum Requirements of Thai Language Proficiency for Foreign Students in Thai-delivered Graduate Programs of Mahidol University (No. 2) B.E. 2568 (2025)"

Minimum Requirements Thai Language (EN)

English Proficiency Score Requirement

English Proficiency Test	Minimum Entry Criteria			Graduation Criteria
English Proficiency Test	Total	Speaking	Writing	Total	Speaking	Writing
IELTS	4	-	-	6	0	0
TOEFL-iBT	42	-	-	79	0	0
MU GRAD PLUS (MU GRAD TEST + SPEAKING)	48	-	-	90	0	0
TOEFL iBT (Band Score)	3	-	-	4	0	0
PTE	42	-	-	66	0	0

Condition of English Proficiency Requirements for this Program

English score is compulsory (applicant without valid English score may initially submit application, by the way, the program will make consideration for eligibility based on a case-by-case basis).

Further details, How to submit the English Proficiency score

Announcement of English Proficiency Standard

Consideration Process
Considered based on the application documents Interview

Examination Schedules

Admission Process	First Semester Enrollment
Online Application	Thu. 1 October - Mon. 31 May 2027
	Round 3	Round 4
Cut-off for Consideration (only for applicants who have completed the application fee)	Round 3 Wed. 31 Mar 2027	Round 4 Mon. 31 May 2027
Announcement of List of Eligible Applicants for Examination	Round 3 Fri. 16 Apr 2027	Round 4 Tue. 15 Jun 2027
Interview	Round 3 Fri. 23 Apr 2027	Round 4 Tue. 22 Jun 2027
Announcement of List of Successful Applicants	Round 3 Tue. 11 May 2027	Round 4 Thu. 8 Jul 2027
New Student Check in (Online)	Round 3 Tue. 11 May - Tue. 18 May 2027	Round 4 Thu. 8 Jul - Thu. 15 Jul 2027
Announcement of List of New Student Check in	Round 3 Fri. 21 May 2027	Round 4 Thu. 22 Jul 2027
หมายเหตุ : The date of your application fee payment must comply with the schedule of your selected admission round.

Application Requirements
Recent Photo Copy of Degree Certificate / Letter of Student Status (Official English Version) Copy of Transcript / Grade Report (Official English Version) Copy of Passport Statement of Purpose (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) Proposal (for Thai and Foreigner applicant)

Application Portal
Apply through the Online Admission system Apply Now For more details, visit How to Apply

Curriculum Structure
Curriculum Details

JOB OPTION AFTER GRADUATION
1. Health social science scholars and knowledge transferers in higher education 2. Health social science researchers, analysts and evaluators of health social sciences policies in public and private institutions and organizations.

OTHER DETAILS
-

Available Scholarships
-

Tuition Fees

Announcement of Tuition Fees
Announcement of Fixed-Rate Tuition Fees for Postgraduate Studies for Students Enrolling Academic Year B.E. 2570 (Important)
Estimated Total Tuition Fees of the Program

Study Plan	Duration of Study ( according to the program's curriculum)	Fixed-rate Tuition Fee (per semester)	Other Fees ^[1]
Study Plan	Duration of Study ( according to the program's curriculum)	Fixed-rate Tuition Fee (per semester)	Research Fees and/or Equipment Fees	Work-Site Study Fees
Thai Students
Plan 1.1 Research only For students with Master Degree	3 Years (6 Semester)	60,000	300,000	0
Plan 2.1 Course work For students with Master Degree	3 Years (6 Semester)	60,000	300,000	0
Foreign Students
Plan 1.1 Research only For students with Master Degree	3 Years (6 Semester)	70,000	300,000	0
Plan 2.1 Course work For students with Master Degree	3 Years (6 Semester)	70,000	300,000	0

Remarks:
[1] "Other Fees" which refer to "Research Fees and/or Equipment Fees" and "Work-Site Study Fees", The program may consider reduction or waives for students on case by case basis
[2] In the case of students required by the program to register for course or attend the defense examination of thesis thematic paper or independent study in summer semester the tuition fees shall be charged a rate of fifty-percent of the fixed rate tuition fees of each program.
[3] For foreign students, "Health Insurance Fee" is additionally required until graduation (3,500 THB per academic year).

Contact the Program
(ประธานหลักสูตร (Program Director)) Associate Professor Dr. Thammarat Marohabutr thammarat.mar@mahidol.ac.th 2 Building, Floor 2, Department of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Tel: 0 2800 2841-60 ext 1266
(เลขานุการหลักสูตร (Program Secretary)) Associate Professor DR. Patreeya Kitcharoen patreeya.kit@mahidol.ac.th 2 Building, Floor 2, Department of Society and Health, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Tel: 0 2800 2841-60 ext 1266
(ผู้ประสานงานหลักสูตร (Program Coordinator)) Mr. Chaiyaporn Rongthong Official Line ID: @563jobpj chaiyaporn.ron@mahidol.ac.th 3 Building, Floor 1, MUSH EDUCATION, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Tel: 0 2800 2841-60 ext 1259