MA ASEAN Studies for Sustainable Development program (MASD)

Overview of the program

In celebration of Thailand's Presidency of ASEAN in 2019, Mahidol University launches a new international interdisciplinary M.A. program on ASEAN Studies for Sustainable Development (MASD). Drawing on Mahidol University's strength in social sciences as well as its collaboration with regional and international experts in public and private sectors, MASD offers international and multicultural learning environment for practitioners, new graduates, and general public who wish to understand and catch up with the current dynamism of ASEAN+6, or to work and live in this growing region.

Short Courses

MA ASEAN Studies for Sustainable Development Program is pleased to announce the opening of short courses for the general public. The courses are the regular program courses currently offered as a full Master of Arts program.

These short courses will help our prospective students to re-skill or up-skill while they are working for their own job. The students will have a chance to study postgraduate level courses in case they cannot take a full time study because of their commitment in work and other conditions. To maintain the quality of the courses, the short courses will be conducted with the same learning objectives and in the same classroom with the regular students.

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The short courses from our program will have to be taken together with regular full time students in the same class room (either online through video conferencing or in a physical classroom).
The attendees are required to complete a minimum of 80% of the class attendance.
The attendees are required to submit the assignment and/or required to sit the exam which is set by the program as a requirement to pass the course.
The short courses are conducted with the same learning objectives of the regular courses running under the program.
On successful completion of the course, the attendees will get a certificate of completion. This certificate will include course name, class hours, and the level of the course such as postgraduate level and passing grade.

Completion of a Bachelor degree from an accredited institutions from Thailand or abroad
English proficiency equivalent to CEFR B2 level
Additional requirement may be set by the course coordinator for each course

Completion of application process and submission of all relevant documents
Interview by the selection committee
Consideration by the committee for admission and scholarship based on the merit of the applicants

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The course fees are to be fully paid before the commencement of the class. Fees are paid through the Payment Gateway of the Faculty of Graduate Studies. The detailed process will be instructed.

Detailed class time will be announced before commencing the class. Each credit covers 15 contact hours.

If you need further information, please feel free to contact the program officer via masd.mahidol@gmail.com.

We can also arrange online Q & A sessions and discussion for more details.

Advantages of the program

Multidisciplinary approach - can select research project from diverse fields of studies such as education, economy, environmental issues, culture, health system, renewable energy, development, human trafficking, human rights, etc
Practical concept in developmental field with background concept of ASEAN
Have a portfolio of various data analysis projects.
Expert lecturers from ASEAN countries
Some courses offering in evening and on Saturday and Sunday
Courses can be taken as certificate courses with specific credit hours. This credit hours can be accumulated for later use to earn the degree.

Research projects in the following area

Health System

Human Rights

Human Trafficking

Education

Economy

Environmental Issues

Renewable Energy

Culture

Development

Course Details

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Study Plan

Plan 1.2 Academic (Courses Work and Research)

Required Courses		Credit
Required Courses		18
Elective Courses not less than		6
Thesis		12
Total not less than		36 Credit

Plan 2 Profession

Required Courses		Credit
Required Courses		18
Elective Courses not less than		12
Indepedent Study		6
Total not less than		36 Credit

Curriculum Structure

Required Courses (18 credits)

Course ID	Required Courses	Credit
GRAS560	ASEAN Regionalization and Regionalism Economic, Social, Security and Political Perspectives	3 Credits
GRAS565	Sustaining ASEAN Through Trans-bordered Environmental Issues and Regional Disaster Management Systems	2 Credits
GRAS582	Sustainable Development in ASEAN	3 Credits
GRAS583	Seminar on Current Issues in ASEAN	2 Credits
GRAS584	Research Methodology in Social Sciences	3 Credits
GRAS589	Science, Technology and Sustainable Development in ASEAN	2 Credits
GRAS590	Management and leadership in sustainable development	3 Credits

Elective Courses

Plan 1.2 not less than 6 credits Plan 2 not less than 12 credits

Course ID	Elective Courses	Credit
GRAS561	Cultural Identities and Diversity in ASEAN	2 Credits
GRAS562	Paradigm-shift in Civil Society, Advocacy and Human Rights in ASEAN	2 Credits
GRAS563	Gender, Violence and Social Inequality in ASEAN	2 Credits
GRAS568	Emerging Issues in Population, Mobility, Trafficking and Transnational Crimes in ASEAN	2 Credits
GRAS571	Education for All: ASEAN Way Towards Education Sustainability	2 Credits
GRAS573	Entrepreneurship, Risks, Laws and Business Essentials for Cross-border Economic Relations in ASEAN	2 Credits
GRAS579	Health System Developments in ASEAN Toward Sustainability	2 Credits
GRAS580	Peace, Conflict Transformation, and Security in ASEAN	2 Credits
GRAS586	Qualitative and Mixed Methods Research	2 Credits
GRAS587	Music and Cultures in ASEAN	2 Credits
GRAS588	Comparative Education in International Context	2 Credits
GRAS591	Sustainable Environment in ASEAN: Challenges and Solutions	2 Credits

Thesis (Plan 1.2)

Course ID		Credit
GRAS698	Thesis	12 Credits

Independent Study (Plan 2)

Course ID		Credit
GRAS697	Thematic Paper	6 Credits

For details of the course description of each course,

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