Curriculum
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCES (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)
Level
Doctoral
Faculty / Institute
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES
Degree Designation
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY(HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCES)
Additional advantages of the programme
This program differs from other programs currently offered in Mahidol University. We use the tools of
Social Sciences e.g. theoretical concepts and methodology to understand and propose solutions to
manage with health problems. Furthermore, this program will create better management of health
inequity through the mobilization of alumni, the government sector, private sector and scholarship
organizations in various countries in this region and other regions to develop human resources in the
field of Health Social Science by providing the opportunity for graduate study access of potential
students who lack the opportunity to do so. This program aims to respond to the problem of the impact
of regional transformation in society and health by utilizing the framework of lecture and research that is
expecting of students.
Admission Requirements
Curriculum Structure
Plan 1.1 For students with Master's Degree
Dissertation
48
Credits
Total not less than
48
Credits
Plan 2.1 For students with Master's Degree
Required Courses
9
Credits
Elective Courses not less than
3
Credits
Dissertation
36
Credits
Total not less than
48
Credits
Plan 2.2 For students with Bachelor's Degree
Required Courses
15
Credits
Elective Courses not less than
9
Credits
Dissertation
48
Credits
Total not less than
72
Credits
Job Option after Graduation
- Health social science scholars and knowledge transferers in higher education
- Health social science researchers, analysts and evaluators of health social sciences policies in public and private institutions and organizations.
Course Requirements
Plan 1
| Dissertation | Credit | ||
| For students with Master's degree | |||
| SHSH898 : DISSERTATION | 48 | ||
Plan 2
| Required Courses | Credit | ||
| For students with Bachelor's degree | |||
| SHSH548 : HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES | 3 | ||
| SHSH550 : RESEARCH IN HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3 | ||
| SHSH661 : SEMINAR IN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES OF HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCE | 3 | ||
| SHSH676 : ADVANCED HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES | 3 | ||
| SHSH677 : ADVANCED HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH | 3 | ||
| For students with Master's degree | |||
| SHSH661 : SEMINAR IN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES OF HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCE | 3 | ||
| SHSH676 : ADVANCED HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCE THEORIES | 3 | ||
| SHSH677 : ADVANCED HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH | 3 | ||
| Elective Courses | Credit | ||
| SHSH631 : CONTEMPORARY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY IN HEALTH | 3 | ||
| SHSH603 : GLOBALIZATION AND EMERGING AND RE-EMERGING DISEASES | 3 | ||
| SHSH604 : EVALUATION RESEARCH IN HEALTH | 3 | ||
| SHSH606 : FROM RESEARCH TO ACTION IN HEALTH DEVELOPMENT | 3 | ||
| SHSH619 : MINORITIES, MARGINALIZED POPULATION, HEALTH INEQUITY AND SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH | 3 | ||
| SHSH624 : THINKING APPROACHES AND SKILLS | 3 | ||
| SHSH626 : ADVANCE QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE DATA ANALYSIS | 3 | ||
| SHSH627 : ADVANCED QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | 3 | ||
| SHSH628 : COLLABORATIVE HEALTH CONCEPTUALIZATION USING CONTEMPORARY COGNITIVE-BEHAVIOURAL MODEL | 3 | ||
| SHSH629 : CONTEMPORARY GLOBALIZATION, GEOPOLITICS AND HEALTH | 3 | ||
| SHSH630 : CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN ASEAN HEALTH SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT | 3 | ||
| SHSH632 : DIGITAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND HEALTH | 3 | ||
| SHSH633 : DIRECTED READING IN HEALTH SOCIAL SCIENCES | 3 | ||
| SHSH634 : HEALTH FINANCING FOR SUSTAINING UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE | 3 | ||
| SHSH635 : HEALTH POLICY PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT | 3 | ||
| SHSH636 : HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY IN CONTEXT | 3 | ||
| SHSH637 : MEASUREMENT AND MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS FOR SOCIAL BEHAVIORAL, AND HEALTH RESEARCH | 3 | ||
| SHSH638 : MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 | ||
| SHSH639 : ORGANIZATIONAL THEORY | 3 | ||
| SHSH640 : POLITICAL ECONOMY AND GLOBAL HEALTH | 3 | ||
| SHSH641 : POPULATION AGEING AND WELFARE STATE IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE | 3 | ||
| SHSH642 : POVERTY STUDIES AND HEALTH | 3 | ||
| SHSH644 : QUEER ANTHROPOLOGY IN SOUTHEAST ASIA | 3 | ||
| SHSH645 : SOCIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY: THEORY AND METHODS | 3 | ||
| SHSH646 : SOCIAL PROTECTION DESIGN FOR HEALTH CARE AND INCOME SECURITY | 3 | ||
| SHSH647 : SOCIAL SCIENCE OF SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND RIGHTS | 3 | ||
| SHSH648 : THEORIES AND CONCEPTS IN ANTHROPOLOGY AND MEDICAL ANTHROPOLOGY | 3 | ||
| SHSH654 : ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS | 3 | ||
| SHSH664 : SEXUALITY, GENDER, AND HEALTH | 3 | ||
| SHSH665 : SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND EQUITY | 3 | ||
| SHSH666 : HEALTH SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT | 3 | ||
| SHSH667 : MASCULINITY AND HEALTH | 3 | ||
| SHSH675 : PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES AND SOCIAL THEORY | 3 | ||
| Dissertation | Credit | ||
| For students with Bachelor's degree | |||
| SHSH799 : DISSERTATION | 48 | ||
| For students with Master's degree | |||
| SHSH699 : DISSERTATION | 36 | ||
Program Lecturer
- Associate Professor Dr. THAMMARAT MAROHABUTR (PROGRAMME DIRECTOR)
- Associate Professor DR. PATREEYA KITCHAROEN
- Associate Professor Dr. NATTHANI MEEMON
- Associate Professor Dr. FRANCOIS RENE LAMY
- Associate Professor Dr. MARK STEPHAN FELIX
- Associate Professor Dr. SEUNG CHUN PAEK
- Associate Professor Dr. THOMAS GUADAMUZ
- Associate Professor Dr. PATTARACHIT CHOOMPOL GOZZOLI
- Associate Professor DR. PENCHAN PRADUBMOOK SHERER
- Assistant Professor Dr. AUNGSUMALEE PHOLPARK
- Assistant Professor Dr. DARUNEE PHUKAO
- Assistant Professor Dr. SITTICHAI THONGWORN
- Lecturer Dr. HAIHU GUO
