Bachelor of Arts (Social Science) | Major in Social Development (Revised in 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 Social Development (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
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 433 501 Concepts and Process of Community Development HS 433 601 Participatory Action Research HS 433 602 Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research for Development HS 433 801 Social Welfare and Community Welfare HS 433 802 Social Entrepreneur HS 433 803 Public Spirit and Civil Organization HS 433 804 Media Utilization for Social Development HS 433 901 Community Study HS 433 902 Learning Process and Knowledge Management of Community HS 433 903 Community Enterprise and Social Enterprise HS 433 904 Development in ASEAN Communit HS 434 785 Cooperative Education in Social Development* HS 434 805 System Thinking and Social Development HS 434 806 Good Governance in Social Development HS 434 807 English for Social Development HS 434 905 Urbanization and Urban Community Development HS 434 906 Community Organization and Social Network Development *Students who will be enrolled in the course HS 434 785 Cooperative Education in Social Development 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 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 9 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6)
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.	3
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
000 101 000 159 000 174 HS 401 801 HS 420 001 HS XXX XXX	English I Citizenship in Democratic Society Learning Skills Development in Socio-economic Transition Cross-cultural Literacy 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 HS 430 001 HS 401 201 HS 401 501 HS XXX XXX XXX XXX	English II Community-Based Learning Globalization and World Society Philosophy of Sufficiency Economy and Social Development General Education Course (Foreign Language 2) Free Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 3
	Total credits	18

2^nd YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 103 000 176 HS 402 101 HS 402 301 XXX XXX	English III Creative Entrepreneurs Introduction to Social Sciences Social Organization Minor Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 9
	Total credits	21

2^nd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
000 104 HS 402 202 HS 402 302 HS 402 401 HS XXX XXX XXX XXX	English IV Current Issues in Social Sciences Natural Resources and Environmental Management Basic Research Methodology in Social Sciences Minor Course Free Elective Course	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 6 3
	Total credits	21

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 433 501 HS 433 602 HS 433 801 HS 433 901 HS 433 902	Concepts and Process of Community Development Quantitative Research and Qualitative Research for Development Social Welfare and Community Welfare Community Study Learning Process and Knowledge Management of Community	3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6)
	Total credits	15

3^rd YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 433 802 HS 433 903 HS 433 904 HS 434 805 HS 434 905	Social Enterpreneur Community Enterprise and Social Enterprise Development in ASEAN Community System Thinking and Social Development Urbanization and Urban Community Development	3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6)
	Total credits	15

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 1
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 433 601 HS 433 803 HS 433 804 HS 434 806 HS 434 807 HS 434 906	Participatory Action Research Public Spirit and Civil Organization Media Utilization for Social Development Good Governance in Social Development English for Social Development Community Organization and Social Network Development	3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6) 3 (2-1-6)
	Total credits	18

4^th YEAR – SEMESTER 2
Course No.	Courses	Credits
HS 434 785	Co-operative Education in Sociol Development	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. Mana Nakham (mana@kku.ac.th)	Head
Asst. Prof. Dr. Silapakit Teekantikun	Member
อาจารย์สมพันธ์ เตชะอธิก	Member
อาจารย์กนิษฐา แย้มโพธิ์ใช้	Member and Secretary

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