Master of Arts in Thai (Revised 2022)

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1. DEGREE NAME AND AREA OF STUDY

Full name : Master of Arts (Thai)
Short name : M.A. (Thai)

2. OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM

The Master of Arts in Thai (Revised in 2022) aims to produce graduates with the following qualifications:

(1) Profoundly understand the concepts, principles, and theories that are related to the Thai language and literature

(2) Have a critical thinking ability to integrate the knowledge of the Thai language and literature with Isan society

(3) Can analyze, synthesize, and effectively apply communication and information technology knowledge for Thai language and literature research

(4) Have morality, professional ethics, and responsibility to themselves and society

3. CURRICULUM AND TYPE OF PROGRAM

Total credit of study is 36 credits consisting of:

Category	Credits
Category	Plan A2
Mandatory course	12
Elective course	12
Thesis	12
Total	36

The program is a Special Project. The Special Project's classes are taught on Weekends.

A2 = Reseach + Coursework

4. COURSES

Mandatory Courses

	Credits
HS647101 THEORY OF LANGUAGE HS647102 THEORY OF LITERATURE HS647103 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN THAI LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE HS647104 ISAN CULTURAL STUDIES	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6)

Elective Courses

	Credits
HS647201 นิเวศวิทยาทางภาษา HS647202 ปรากฏการณ์ทางภาษาและวัฒนธรรม HS647203 DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN NEW MEDIA HS647204 ISAN LANGUAGE IN SOCIAL CONTEXT HS647205 การรับรู้ภาษา HS647206 LITERATURE AND GENDER HS647207 LITERATURE AND LOCAL IDENTITIES HS 647 208 FOLKLORE IN THAI LANGUAGE	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)

Thesis Courses

	Credits
HS647899 THESIS	12

Note 1: 3 (3-0-6) = 3 Credits (Theory - Practice - Self-study)
Note 2: Not counted = Non-credit courses must be registered as 'AU' (Auditing)
Note 3: Thesis course must be registered as 'SU' (Satisfied-Unstatisfied)

5. SAMPLE STUDY PLAN

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 1
Courses	Credits
Courses	Type A2
HS647101 THEORY OF LANGUAGE HS647102 THEORY OF LITERATURE HS647XXX ELECTIVE COURSE	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 6
Total	12
Cumulative credits	12

1^st YEAR - SEMESTER 2
Courses	Credits
Courses	Type A2
HS647103 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY IN THAI LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE HS647104 ISAN CULTURAL STUDIES HS647XX ELECTIVE COURSE	3 (3-0-6) 3 (3-0-6) 6
Total	12
Cumulative credits	24

2^ndYEAR - SEMESTER 1
Courses	Credits
Courses	Type A2
HS647899 THESIS	9
Total	9
Cumulative credits	33

2^ndYEAR - SEMESTER 2
Courses	Credits
Courses	Type A2
HS647899 THESIS	3
Total	3
Cumulative credits	36

6. QUALIFICATION

6.1 Be qualified according to Khon Kaen University regulations year 2016, Section 5, Item 21.2, or under the later revised Khon Kaen University regulations

6.2 Hold a Bachelor's degree in the Thai Language or other related fields of study, including the Thai Language for Communication, Thai Language and Literature, Thai Literature, Thai Language Teaching, Thai Linguistics, Thai Language and Culture, Thai As A Foreign Language, Thai Translation, or other fields of study according to the discretion of the Program Administrative Committee

6.3 International students are required to have Thai language proficiency following the criteria set by the Program Administrative Committee

6.4 In case the qualifications do not follow items 7.2 and 7.3, the Program Administration Committee will give the final discretion

7. PROGRAM CHAIR

Asst. Prof. Dr. Wirat Wongpinunwatana

wirat@kku.ac.th

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