Bachelor of Public Administration | Major in Public Administration (Revised in 2017)

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1. DEGREE NAME AND AREA OF STUDY

Full name : Bachelor of Public Administration
Short name : B.P.A.

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

The Bachelor of Public Administration (Revised in 2017) aims to produce graduates who have the following qualifications:

1) Have systematic academic knowledge in public administration at the ASEAN level and be able to apply the knowledge in analyzing complex situations or problems with constructive criticism.
2) Have the ability to analyze systematic and strategic thinking and be able to make decisions and use research bases in their work.
3) Be a ble to communicate and use foreign languages.
4) Be able to analyze and interpret statistical information for use in management.
5) Be able to appropriately apply technology to their work.
6) Have human relations to work in the organization and be able to adjust their lifestyles under conflict of values, be able to adapt to diverse societies, listen to different opinions and express opinions constructively.
7) Have skills in professional ethics in Public Administration.
8) Have ethics and good governance in working and be responsible to the society and public.

3. CURRICULUM

Total credit of study is 142 credits consisting of:

General education course
Specific requirement course
- Core course
- Mandatory course
- Elective course
Free elective course

30 credits
106 credits
84 credits
16 credits
6 credits
6 credits

4. COURSES

General Education Courses (30 credits)
Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. Please click on each course name to see the course description.

	Credits
Language Courses 000 101 English I 000 102 English II 000 103 English III 000 104 English IV	12 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Social Sciences Courses 000 145 Leadership and Management	3 3 (3-0-6)
Mathematics and Science Courses 000 174 Learning Skills 000 175 Creative Thinking and Problem Solving 000 160 Basic Computer and Information Technology	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) No credit*
*000 160: Students must learn by themselves in the university's e-Learning system or apply for training on various topics specified by the university. Classroom instruction is not provided and credits are not counted. Students must take the test in the e-Testing system according to the criteria set by the university.
Faculty’s General Education Courses	9
Social Sciences Courses HS 420 001 Cross-cultural Literacy HS 430 001 Community-Based Learning Language Courses (Foreign Language 1) Students are required to register for one of the following foreign language courses (3 credits) or any additional courses offered later. HS 311 001 Chinese I HS 321 001 Basic Japanese I HS 331 001 Korean I HS 911 101 Khmer I HS 921 101 Laotian I HS 931 101 Burmese I HS 941 101 Vietnamese I HS 951 101 Bahasa Indonesia I	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Note: 3 (3-0-6) = 3 Credits (Theory - Practice - Self-study)

Specific Requirement Courses (106 credits)
Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later.

	Credits
Core Courses Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later.	84
HS 411 101 Introduction to Public Administration HS 411 102 Organization Theories and Management HS 411 301 Introduction to Political Sciences HS 411 302 Thai Politics and Government Administration HS 411 401 Academic Reading and Writing in Public Administration HS 412 103 Public Policy HS 412 104 Principles and Techniques of Planning HS 412 303 Political and Economy Systems HS 412 304 International Relations HS 412 402 Integrated Analytical Thinking in Public Administration HS 412 501 Principles of Public Law HS 412 601 Development Management HS 412 901 Political Geography HS 413 105 Strategies for Human Resource Management HS 413 106 Public Finance Management HS 413 403 Research Methodology in Public Administration HS 413 404 Strategies for Human Resource Development HS 413 405 Public Administrative Procedures and Service HS 413 406 Strategic Project Management HS 413 502 Administrative Law HS 413 602 Natural Resource and Environment Management HS 413 603 Spatial and Regional Planning HS 414 407 Psychology in Administration HS 414 408 Administrative Ethics HS 414 409 Quality Management and Innovation in Public Sector HS 414 410 Leadership HS 414 801 Local Administration 777 100 Introduction to Law	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Mandatory Courses	16
Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 16 credits.
Public Administration Mandatory Courses HS 413 411 Public and Private Management	3 (3-0-6)
Cooperative Education in Public Administration Courses Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 10 credits. Students can choose to study the courses HS 411 761 and HS 414 785 or additional courses offered later.
HS 412 785 Preparation for Cooperative Education in Public Administration I HS 413 785 Preparation for Cooperative Education in Public Administration II HS 414 761 Seminar in Public Administration HS 414 785 Cooperative Education in Public Administration	1 (1-1-2) 1 (1-1-2) 1 (1-1-2) 1 (1-1-2)
Students who will be enrolled in the course HS 414 785 Cooperative Education in Public Administration must have undergone a preparatory training provided by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences or the University before doing the Cooperative Education for not less than 30 hours OR students register for a course offered by the faculty which is equivalent to preparatory training for Cooperative Education and must be enrolled in the courses Preparation for Cooperative Education in Public Administration I and HS 413 785 Preparation for Cooperative Education in Public Administration II.
Language Courses (Foreign Language 2) Students are required to register and pass at least one of the following foreign language courses. The chosen language course must conform with the language course registered in the Language Courses (Foreign Language 1) category or additional courses offered later.
HS 311 002 Chinese II (#HS311001 or #HS311102)* HS 321 002 Basic Japanese II (#HS321001)* HS 331 002 Korean II (#HS331101 or #407101)* HS 911 102 Khmer II (#HS911101 or #HS427111)* HS 921 102 Laotian II (#HS921101 or #427212 or #427212)* HS 931 102 Burmese II (#HS931101 or #427311)* HS 941 102 Vietnamese II (#HS941101 or #427411)* HS 951 102 Bahasa Indonesia I (#HS951101 or #427511)*	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Elective Courses	6
Students are required to choose to register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 6 credits.
HS 413 305 Thai Political Development HS 413 412 Organization Behavior and Development HS 413 413 Political Economy in Public Administration HS 413 415 Human Security Administration HS 413 417 Public Policy in Global Context HS 414 414 Nonprofit Organizations Management HS 414 416 Political Economy of Development Administration HS 414 418 Comparative Public Management in ASEAN HS 414 419 Principle and Techniques of Public Services Assessment HS 414 503 Law for Human Resource Management	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
Note 1: 3 (3-0-6) = 3 Credits (Theory - Practice - Self-study) Note 2: *Student must pass the course #XXX XXX first.

Free Elective Courses (6 credits)
Students are required to register not less than 6 credits of free elective courses offered by Khon Kaen University or another educational institution. The course registration must be approved by the Program Committee.

5. SAMPLE STUDY PLAN

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 101 000 174 HS 411 301 HS 411 101 HS 411 401 XXX XXX	English I Learning Skills Introduction to Political Sciences Introduction to Public Administration Academic Reading and Writing in Public Administration Free elective course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3
	Total credits	18

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 102 000 159 HS 411 302 HS 411 102 HS 420 001 777 100	English II Citizenship in Democratic Society Thai Politics and Government Administration Organization Theories and Management Cross-cultural Literacy Introduction to Law	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
	Total credits	18

2^nd YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 103 HS 412 303 HS 412 103 HS 412 304 HS 412 601 HS 430 001 XXX XXX	English III Political and Economy Systems Public Policy International Relations Development Management Community-Based Learning Free Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3
	Total credits	21

2^nd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 104 000 175 HS 412 901 HS 412 104 HS 412 501 HS 412 402 HS 412 785	English IV Creative Thinking and Problem Solving Political Geography Principles and Techniques of Planning Principles of Public Law Integrated Analytical Thinking in Public Administration Preparation for Cooperative Education in Public Administration I	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 1 (1-1-2)
	Total credits	18

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 413 105 HS 413 106 HS 413 502 HS 413 411 HS 413 602 XXX XXX HS 413 XXX	Strategies for Human Resource Management Public Finance Management Administrative Law Public and Private Management Natural Resource and Environment Management General Education (Foreign Language 1) Major Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3
	Total credits	21

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 413 403 HS 413 404 HS 413 405 HS 413 406 HS 413 603 HS 413 785 XXX XXX	Research Methodology in Public Administration Strategies for Human Resource Development Public Administrative Procedures and Service Strategic Project Management Spatial and Regional Planning Preparation for Cooperative Education in Public Administration II Elective Course (Foreign Language Course)	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) Not counted 3
	Total credits	18

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 414 785	Cooperative Education in Public Administration	9
	Total credits	9

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 414 407 HS 414 408 HS 414 409 HS 414 410 HS 414 801 HS 414 761 HS 414 XXX	Psychology in Administration Administrative Ethics Quality Management and Innovation in Public Sector Leadership Local Administration Seminar in Public Administration Major Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 1 (1-1-2) 3
	Total credits	19

Total = 142 Credits

6. QUALIFICATION

An applicant must have completed 6 years of high school (Matayom 6).

7. PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Assoc. Prof. Sataporn Roengtam (sataro@kku.ac.th)	Head
Assoc. Prof. Sukanya Aimimtham	Member
Assoc. Prof. Somnuek Panyasing	Member
Assoc. Prof. Pitundorn Nityasutddhi	Member
Mr. Chanavit Anusuren	Member
Ms. Rungarun Boonsayan	Member
Ms. Pornsan Piyanantisak	Member
Asst. Prof. ‪Nipapan Jensantikul‬	Member
Mr. Jackrit Kamudhamas	Member and Secretary

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