ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาอายุรศาสตร์เขตร้อน (หลักสูตรนานาชาติ)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN TROPICAL MEDICINE (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)

Doctoral FACULTY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE

Program Information
Program Code	4801DG00
Program Name	ปรัชญาดุษฎีบัณฑิต สาขาวิชาอายุรศาสตร์เขตร้อน (หลักสูตรนานาชาติ)
Program Name	DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN TROPICAL MEDICINE (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)
Major	-
Level of Study	Doctoral
Faculty/Institute/College	คณะเวชศาสตร์เขตร้อน
Faculty/Institute/College	FACULTY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE
Website	https://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/phd-tropmed/

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

Plan 2.2 Course work and research For students with Bachelor Degree

Expected Number of Admitted Students
15 students

Admission Requirements
Plan 1 : Research only Plan 1.1 : For students with Master's Degree (1) Holding a Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Tropical Medicine or any field of Science that is related with Tropical Medicine (2) Having cumulative GPA not less than 3.50. (3) Have working experience, research related with Tropical Medicine field with the accredited and accepted International Journal Publications at least 2 research articles in which one of the researches must be the first author/The publication must not be related with the master degrees studies (4) Having an English Proficiency Examination score as the requirement of Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University. (5) Other requirements shall follow those that specified by the Faculty of Graduate Studies (6) Qualifications different from (2), (4) and (5) may be considered by the Program Administrative Committee and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Plan 2: Course work and Research (1) Plan 2.1: For students with Master's Degree 1) Holding a Master's Degree or equivalent in Tropical Medicine or any field related with the Tropical Medicine 2) Have cumulative GPA not less than 3.50. 3) Have and 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. (2) Plan 2.2: The Bachelor's Degree Holding Applicant 1) Holding a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in related field Doctor of Medicine (M.D., or M.B.B.S.), or Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, or Doctor of Dental Surgery, or Doctor of Pharmacy, with the research experience in tropical medicine field 2) Have cumulative GPA not less than 3.50. 3) Have and 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.

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 Written examination (Specific subjects of the program) Tropical Medicine Interview

Examination Schedules

Admission Process	First Semester Enrollment				Second Semester Enrollment
Online Application	Thu. 1 October - Mon. 31 May 2027				Thu. 1 July - Thu. 30 Sep 2027
	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	รอบภาคปลาย
Cut-off for Consideration (only for applicants who have completed the application fee)	Round 1 Mon. 30 Nov 2026	Round 2 Sun. 31 Jan 2027	Round 3 Wed. 31 Mar 2027	Round 4 Mon. 31 May 2027	Second Semester Thu. 30 Sep 2027
Announcement of List of Eligible Applicants for Examination	Round 1 Tue. 15 Dec 2026	Round 2 Mon. 15 Feb 2027	Round 3 Fri. 16 Apr 2027	Round 4 Tue. 15 Jun 2027	Second Semester Fri. 15 Sep 2027
Written Examination	Round 1 Thu. 17 Dec 2026	Round 2 Thu. 18 Feb 2027	Round 3 Fri. 23 Apr 2027	Round 4 Tue. 22 Jun 2027	Second Semester Thu. 21 Oct 2027
Interview	Round 1 Thu. 17 Dec 2026	Round 2 Thu. 18 Feb 2027	Round 3 Fri. 23 Apr 2027	Round 4 Tue. 22 Jun 2027	Second Semester Thu. 21 Oct 2027
Announcement of List of Successful Applicants	Round 1 Wed. 13 Jan 2027	Round 2 Fri. 5 Mar 2027	Round 3 Tue. 11 May 2027	Round 4 Thu. 8 Jul 2027	Second Semester Tue. 9 Nov 2027
New Student Check in (Online)	Round 1 Wed. 13 Jan - Thu. 21 Jan 2027	Round 2 Fri. 5 Mar - Thu. 11 Mar 2027	Round 3 Tue. 11 May - Tue. 18 May 2027	Round 4 Thu. 8 Jul - Thu. 15 Jul 2027	Second Semester Tue. 9 Nov - Tue. 16 Nov 2027
Announcement of List of New Student Check in	Round 1 Mon. 25 Jan 2027	Round 2 Mon. 16 Mar 2027	Round 3 Fri. 21 May 2027	Round 4 Thu. 22 Jul 2027	Second Semester Fri. 19 Nov 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 Working Experience Letter (If any) (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) Copy of Professional License (If any) (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) Statement of Purpose (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) English Proficiency Test Result (IELTS/TOEFL/MU-Grad Test) (If any) (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) Curriculum Vitae (for Thai and Foreigner applicant) ผลการตรวจบุคลิกภาพและสุขภาพจิต หรือแบบทดสอบสุขภาพจิต (If any) (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. Researcher, educational leaders, and healthcare project manager in Tropical Medicine related fields. 2. Specialist or consultant in Tropical Medicine 3. Policy makers who are expert in Tropical Medicine

OTHER DETAILS
For the Second Semester Enrollment ( September) , we will only be accepting applications for Plan 1: Research Only For students with Master Degree. E-mail : tmbstm@mahidol.ac.th

Available Scholarships
For more detail please see the website https://www.tm.mahidol.ac.th/bstm/ E-mail : tmbstm@mahidol.ac.th

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)	30,000	200,000	0
Plan 2.1 Course work For students with Master Degree	3.5 Years (7 Semester)	30,000	170,000	0
Plan 2.2 Course work For students with Bachelor Degree	4.5 Years (9 Semester)	30,000	170,000	15,000
Foreign Students
Plan 1.1 Research only For students with Master Degree	3 Years (6 Semester)	35,000	550,000	0
Plan 2.1 Course work For students with Master Degree	3.5 Years (7 Semester)	40,000	500,000	0
Plan 2.2 Course work For students with Bachelor Degree	4.5 Years (9 Semester)	40,000	500,000	15,000

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)) Assistant Professor Dr. Muthita Vanaporn muthita.van@mahidol.ac.th Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400. Thailand Tel: 0814429357
(เลขานุการหลักสูตร (Program Secretary)) Assistant Professor Dr. Amornrat Aroonnual amornrat.aro@mahidol.ac.th Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400. Thailand Tel: 0818999869
(ผู้ประสานงานหลักสูตร (Program Coordinator)) Miss Nattarika Waiyaput nattarika.wai@mahidol.ac.th Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University 420/6 Ratchawithi Road, Ratchathewi Bangkok 10400. Thailand Tel: 0 2306 9130, 105