Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences | Major in Sociology and Anthropology (Revised 2019)

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1. DEGREE NAME AND AREA OF STUDY

Full name : Bachelor of Arts (Social Scienes)
Short name : B.A. (Social Scienes)

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

The Bachelor of Arts (Social Sciences) major in Sociology and Anthropology (Revised in 2019) aims to produce graduates who have the following qualifications:

1) Have extensive knowledge and able to seek extensive knowledge. Be able to work in the field of Social Science effectively.
2) Have ability to think and analyze problems that arise in society and initiate creativity by applying knowledge and experience in the field of Social Science to solve problems in a systematic way.
3) Have skills of communication, research analysis, use of computer and information technology, and management in modern conditions.
4) Have morals and academic ethics. Have social skills that are necessary for work and life in the future including social and public responsibility.
5) Have good human relations and be able to adapt to the situation, and be able to live in a society of diverse and diverse.

3. CURRICULUM

Total credit of study is 135 credits consisting of:

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

30 credits
99 credits
24 credits
60 credits
15 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 000 160 Basic Computer and Information Technology	12 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) No credit*
Social Sciences Courses 000 159 Citizenship in Democratic Society	3 3 (3-0-6)
Mathematics and Science Courses 000 174 Learning Skills 000 176 Creative Entrepreneurs	6 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
*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. 407 101 Korean I 408 101 Chinese I 410 101 Basic Japanese I 427 111 Khmer I 427 211 Laotian I 427 311 Burmese I 427 411 Vietnamese I 427 511 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 (111 credits)
Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later.

Basic Course HS 401 201 Globalization and World Society HS 401 501 Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy and Social Development HS 401 801 Development in Socio-economic Transition HS 402 101 Introduction to Social Sciences HS 402 202 Current Issues in Social Sciences HS 402 301 Social Organization HS 402 302 Natural Resources and Environmental Management HS 402 401 Basic Research Methodology in Social Sciences	24 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	60
Sociology and Anthropology Mandatory Courses Students must register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 57 credits. HS 421 101 Introduction to Sociology HS 421 102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology HS 422 103 Sociological Concepts and Theories HS 422 104 Population and Society HS 422 105 Anthropological Concepts and Theories HS 422 106 Ethnology HS 422 110 English for Sociology and Anthropology HS 422 401 Introduction to Research Methodology in Sociological and Anthropological HS 423 108 Economic Sociology HS 423 109 Basic Statistics for Social Sciences Research HS 423 201 Cultural Studies HS 423 402 Quantitative Research Methodology HS 423 403 Qualitative Research Methodology HS 423 404 Research Data Management Technique HS 424 202 Principles of Community Analysis HS 424 405 Evaluation Research HS 424 785 Co-operative Education in Sociology and Anthropology* *Students who will be enrolled in the course HS 424 785 Cooperative Education in Sociology and Anthropology are required to undergo a preparatory training provided by the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences or the University before doing the Cooperative Education.	57 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 (2-3-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-3-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-3-5) 3 (2-3-5) 3 (2-3-5) 3 (2-3-5) 3 (2-3-5) 9
Sociology and Anthropology Elective Courses Students are required to register and pass the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 15 credits.
HS 423 107 Sociology of Communication HS 423 111 Applied Anthropology HS 423 112 Rural Sociology HS 423 113 Urban Sociology HS 423 114 Social Psychology HS 423 115 Political Sociology HS 423 117 Sociology of Sexuality HS 423 119 Anthropology of the Body HS 423 120 Anthropology of Media HS 423 121 Socio - Cultural Change HS 423 206 Mekong Studies HS 423 207 Gender Culture and Society HS 423 301 Human Resource Development HS 423 302 Organization Sociology HS 423 304 International Organization and Development HS 423 405 Public Opinion Survey HS 424 116 Health Sociology HS 424 118 Border Studies HS 424 203 Migration and Urbanization HS 424 204 Labor and Society HS 424 205 Social Movement and Civil Society HS 424 303 Development Sociology	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 (2-3-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)
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)
Minor Courses	15
Students are required to choose to register only one of the following courses or additional courses offered later. The total number of credits is not less than 15 credits.
1) Minor in English 2) Minor in Chinese 3) Minor in German 4) Minor in Spanish 5) Minor in Japanese 6) Minor in Thai 7) Minor in Mass Communication 8) Minor in Ecotourism 9) Minor in Sociology and Anthropology 10) Minor in History 11) Minor in Philosophy 12) Minor in Religion 13) Minor in Public Relations
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 401 801 HS 402 101 HS 421 102 HS XXX XXX	English I Learning Skills Development in Socio-economic Transition Introduction to Social Sciences Introduction to Cultural Anthropology General Education Course (Foreign Language 1)	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 401 501 HS 421 101 HS 402 202 HS 402 401	English II Citizenship in Democratic Society Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy and Social Development Introduction to Sociology Current Issues in Social Sciences Basic Research Methodology in Social Sciences	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 401 201 HS 420 001 HS 422 103 HS 422 104 HS 422 401	English III Globalization and World Society Cross-cultural Literacy Sociological Concepts and Theories Population and Society Introduction to Research Methodology In Sociological and Anthropological	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-3-5)
	Total credits	18

2^nd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 104 000 176 HS 402 301 HS 402 302 HS 422 105 HS 422 110 HS 430 001	English IV Creative Entrepreneurs Social Organization Natural Resources and Environmental Management Anthropological Concepts and Theories English for Sociology and Anthropology Community Based Learning	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)
	Total credits	21

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 422 106 HS 423 109 HS 423 201 HS 423 403 HS XXX XXX XXX XXX	Ethnology Basic Statistics for Social Sciences Research Cultural Studies Qualitative Research Methodology Major elective or Minor course Free Elective	3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-3-5) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-3-5) 3 3
	Total credits	18

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 423 108 HS 423 402 HS 423 404 HS XXX XXX HS XXX XXX	Economic Sociology Qualitative Research Methodology Research Data Management Technique Elective Course (Foreign Language 2) Major elective or Minor course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (2-3-5) 3 (2-3-5) 3 6
	Total credits	18

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 424 202 HS 424 405 HS XXX XXX XXX XXX	Principles of Community Analysis Evaluation Research Major elective or Minor course Free Elective Coirse	3 (2-3-5) 3 (2-3-5) 6 3
	Total credits	15

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 424 785	Co-operative Education in Sociology and Anthropology	9
	Total credits	9

Total = 135 Credits

6. QUALIFICATION

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

7. PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Asst. Prof. Dr. Keeratiporn Jutaviriya (keersr@kku.ac.th)	Head
Asst. Prof. Dr. Jaggapan Cadchumsang	Member
Asst. Prof. Somjai Srila	Member
Dr. Wanichcha Narongchai	Member and Secretary

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