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Ra m k h a m h a e n g University<br />
Institute of International Studies (<strong>IIS</strong>-<strong>RU</strong>)<br />
Your Key to Success: Study with<br />
International University Professors!<br />
International<br />
Ph.D. & LL.D.<br />
Degree Program
Text and layout: Prof. Ulrich Werner<br />
Last updated: 20 November 2008<br />
© 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008<br />
Institute of International Studies, Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
Institute of International Studies (<strong>IIS</strong>-<strong>RU</strong>)<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University, <strong>RU</strong> Printing Bldg., 7th Floor<br />
Ramkhamhaeng Road, Huamark, Bangkok 10240, Thailand<br />
Within Thailand: 0-2310-8895 to 9<br />
From other countries: +66-2310-8895 to 9 9<br />
Within Thailand: 0-2310-8897<br />
From other countries: +66-2310-8897xt. 7<br />
info@iis.ru.ac.th<br />
Study Centers in Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiangrai, Hat Yai,<br />
Nakhon Ratchasima, Phuket, and Surat Thani<br />
http://www.iis.ru.ac.th
Institute of International Studies (<strong>IIS</strong>) 4<br />
About <strong>IIS</strong>: The Success of Diversity 5<br />
Facilities and Study Centres 6<br />
Programs & Locations 7<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Staff Team 8<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Student Activities 10<br />
International <strong>IIS</strong> Students 2007 12<br />
A Student Talks about <strong>IIS</strong> 18<br />
Professors English Program 20<br />
Professors Chinese Program 32<br />
Rules & Regulations 34<br />
Admission Requirements for all Programs 35<br />
Application Process 36<br />
Entrance Examination 37<br />
Registration Process 39<br />
Tuition Fees 40<br />
Academic Calendar 44<br />
Study Hours & Modular Course System 44<br />
Scholarships and Awards of Academic Excellence 45<br />
Policies at <strong>IIS</strong> 46<br />
Student Services 48<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Web Site 49<br />
Central Library 50<br />
e-Book Libraries 51<br />
Online Databases 52<br />
Book Shop 55<br />
Wireless LAN & Internet Access 55<br />
Student Information System (SIS) 56<br />
<strong>RU</strong> SIS Screen Content 57<br />
Sports at Ramkhamhaeng 58<br />
English Program 60<br />
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy and LL.D. Doctorate in Laws Programs 61<br />
Ph.D. in Business Administration 66<br />
Ph.D. in Educational Administration 73<br />
LL.D. Doctor of Laws 78<br />
Ph.D. in Political Science 84<br />
Application Form 90
Institute of International<br />
Studies (<strong>IIS</strong>)
<strong>IIS</strong><br />
About <strong>IIS</strong>: The Success of Diversity<br />
Dear Students,<br />
Welcome to The Institute of International Studies (<strong>IIS</strong>), Ramkhamhaeng<br />
University (<strong>RU</strong>). <strong>IIS</strong> was initiated by President Rangsan<br />
Saengsook 8 years ago. The first program was M.B.A. with an enrollment<br />
of 52 students of which 1 was an international student.<br />
When I was appointed by <strong>RU</strong> to be a director in 2000, the first question<br />
I asked myself was “What am I going to do at <strong>IIS</strong>” I am different<br />
from the former director. <strong>RU</strong> people expected that the director<br />
running an academic institute with an M.B.A. program should be a<br />
person coming from the area of business administration. My field of<br />
expertise, however, is environmental biology. Of course, I wanted to<br />
make a difference, I still do want to make a difference as I had done<br />
when I was a vice president, the dean of the Faculty of Science, and<br />
an acting president at <strong>RU</strong>.<br />
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Piboon Puriveth<br />
Director<br />
Institute of International Studies<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
Three things I always keep in mind about running an educational institute. In order to be successful,<br />
we should have the best professors we can afford, the best accredited curricula, and the best reasonable<br />
tuition fees. Above all, <strong>IIS</strong>-<strong>RU</strong> still keeps the philosophy of educational opportunity.<br />
One concept I applied from my knowledge of biology is diversity. We must have diversity of professors,<br />
diversity of programs, and diversity of students. Now, we have international students of more than 35<br />
nationalities from around the world. The professors are also from different parts of the USA, Europe,<br />
and Asia.<br />
Presently, we have 15 programs of which 3 are B.B.A., M.B.A., and Graduate Diploma in Teaching Profession<br />
that are taught in Chinese by distinguished professors from Peking University, Fudan University,<br />
and Yunnan University. 12 programs are taught in English by professors from well-known universities in<br />
USA and Europe. Out of these 12 programs, 4 are Ph.D. programs in Business Administration, Political<br />
Science, Educational Administration, and Law.<br />
Besides one Graduate Diploma in Teaching Profession, four Master degree programs are in Business<br />
Administration, Mass Communication, Political Science, and Educational Administration. Three are<br />
undergraduate programs in Business Administration, Mass Communication Technology, and English.<br />
Furthermore, <strong>IIS</strong> will offer a M.A. in English Language program from June 2008.<br />
“Is <strong>IIS</strong> successful” There are many variables involved. Three of them are the success of our graduates, the<br />
growing number of enrolment, and the popularity of <strong>IIS</strong>-<strong>RU</strong>. Considering these three indicators, we are<br />
successful in turning out productive people, which will eventually lead to the significant development of<br />
Thailand. I am not saying we are the best, but I can say that we are second to none.<br />
Welcome all new students. You made the right decision, you came to the right place. I wish you success<br />
both in education and in future career.<br />
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Piboon Puriveth<br />
Director, Institute of International Studies<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
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Facilities and<br />
Study Centres<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> uses modern air-conditioned classrooms of a variety of sizes, depending<br />
on the number of students attending a course. All classrooms<br />
are equipped with contemporary presentation technology. Lecturers<br />
use the same teaching technology as is standard at North-American<br />
and European universities, such as multi-media computers, TV<br />
screen, video projectors, sound systems, video cameras, WLAN with<br />
Internet access, cordless microphone sets etc.<br />
Independent of the classroom you use, a clean and modern restroom<br />
is on the same floor, and for a good lunch it does not need more than<br />
an elevator ride downstairs and a five minute walk.<br />
Besides Bangkok, <strong>IIS</strong> offers several programs also in the following<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Study Centers. Students in the Study Centers learn with university<br />
professors from U.S. and Europe as our Bangkok students do.<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Study Center Bangkok Region<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University Main Campus, Huamark, Bangkok<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Study Center Chiang Mai Province<br />
Lanna International School, Ampheur Muang, Chiang Mai<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Study Center Chiangrai Province<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University Campus, Chiangrai<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Study Center Khorat Province<br />
Close to City Hall in Nakhon Ratchasima<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Study Center Phuket Province<br />
from June 2008, location will be announced later<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Study Center Songkhla Province<br />
Hat Yai International Business School, Hat Yai<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Study Center Surat Thani Province<br />
Surat School, Ampheur Muang, Surat Thani<br />
The pictures on the right show the future<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Building on the Main Campus. The<br />
construction side is close to the university’s<br />
main entrance, opposite the President’s<br />
Building.<br />
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Programs & Locations<br />
Bangkok<br />
Chiang Mai<br />
Chiangrai (from 6/2008)<br />
Hat Yai<br />
Nakhon Ratchasima<br />
Phuket<br />
Surat Thani<br />
Chinese Program:<br />
B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration<br />
Chinese Program:<br />
M.B.A. Master of Business Administration<br />
Chinese Program:<br />
Graduate Diploma in Teaching Profession<br />
English Program:<br />
B.B.A. Bachelor of Business Administration<br />
English Program:<br />
B.A. Bachelor of Arts (Mass Comm. Technology)<br />
English Program:<br />
B.A. Bachelor of Arts (English)<br />
English Program:<br />
Graduate Diploma in Teaching Profession<br />
English Program:<br />
M.B.A. Master of Business Administration<br />
English Program:<br />
M.A. Master of Arts (Communicative English)<br />
English Program:<br />
M.A. Master of Arts (Mass Communication)<br />
English Program:<br />
M.A. Master of Arts (Political Science)<br />
English Program:<br />
M.Ed. Master of Education (Ed. Administration)<br />
English Program:<br />
LL.D. Doctor of Laws<br />
English Program:<br />
Ph.D. in Business Administration<br />
English Program:<br />
Ph.D. in Educational Administration<br />
English Program:<br />
Ph.D. in Political Science<br />
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<strong>IIS</strong> Staff Team<br />
Please find below the right person for your questions. Our office maintains an open-door policiy.<br />
You are always welcome!<br />
Somjitt (Lek) Thaetiang<br />
Head, Educational Service<br />
Ph.D./M.Ed. Coordinator<br />
Secretary of Director Office<br />
Chotima (Ae) Vesaracharnont<br />
M.B.A. English Program<br />
Napaporn (Taew) Prayoonpat<br />
B.B.A. English Program<br />
M.A. English Program<br />
Chavalee (Big) Chantasadkosol<br />
Finance & Accounting<br />
Saipin (Nuy) Palaporn<br />
Finance & Accounting<br />
Phatapaporn (Apple)<br />
Waythongkhum<br />
Office Staff<br />
Vakul (Eed) Jaroonwong<br />
Office Staff<br />
Prajit (Prajit) Sudsri<br />
Office Staff<br />
Audio Visual Technician<br />
Pattana (Boy) Panakat<br />
Office Staff<br />
Audio Visual Technician<br />
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Weerawan (Wan) Saowakul<br />
Office Staff<br />
Thongyeam (Niam)<br />
Phoungwilai<br />
Office Staff<br />
Nuchanad (Noon) Imjidee<br />
Office Staff<br />
Pinnaporn (Oam) Kongtan<br />
Office Staff<br />
Sunadda (Da) Thawatcharaphon<br />
Office Staff<br />
Pissanusak (Eh) Saengsook<br />
Audio Visual Technician<br />
Kanokwan (Rat) Janma<br />
Audio Visual Technician<br />
Thaweesak (Wee) Janma<br />
Driver<br />
... and many more helpful<br />
people who make studying<br />
easier with their friendly smiles.<br />
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<strong>IIS</strong> Student Activities<br />
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International <strong>IIS</strong> Students 2007<br />
To develop the skills and knowledge one needs for competing in an<br />
international environment needs much more than just an international<br />
textbook. Above all, it needs living and working in an international<br />
environment while studying.<br />
Nothing gives you more cross-cultural experience than working and<br />
interacting with fellow students from as many countries, continents,<br />
and cultures within teams, in class, and after class. Over the time of<br />
your studies, and with a lot of fun, you will develop your cross-cultural<br />
communication, mediation, and negotiation skills to the fullest.<br />
The following students study our international programs in 2007.<br />
From Argentina:<br />
Daniel Alejandro Cabandie (B.B.A.)<br />
From Australia:<br />
Barry Samuels (Grad. Dipl.)<br />
Jason Curnock (B.B.A.)<br />
Jeffrey Walter Campion (M.Ed.)<br />
Lydia R. Nechay (B.A. English)<br />
Paul Samual Scheirich (B.A. English)<br />
Robert Patrick Cummins (B.A. English)<br />
From Austria:<br />
Iris Michaela Paludnik (B.B.A.)<br />
Joachim Christian Winkel (B.A. Mass)<br />
Markus Groschel (B.A. English)<br />
Sarah Krivic (B.A. English)<br />
From Bangladesh:<br />
Evance Rozario (M.B.A.)<br />
Muhammad Farhan (B.A. English)<br />
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From Cambodia:<br />
Chan Bunnarith (M.A. Political Science)<br />
Kon So Bent (B.B.A.)<br />
Kuk Bo Siw (B.B.A.)<br />
Molivann Song (B.A. Mass)<br />
Sam Mam (M.A. Political Science)<br />
Van Nak Hou (M.B.A.)<br />
From Cameroon:<br />
Pierre Christian Nsame (B.B.A.)<br />
From Canada:<br />
Cameron Whitehead (B.A. Mass)<br />
Eric Buracond (B.B.A.)<br />
Jääe Ricard (B.B.A.)<br />
Katherine Sevinski (B.A. Mass)<br />
Manwe Trembley Darcy (B.A. Mass)<br />
From China:<br />
An Yang (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Bai Qun Fang (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Bo Fang (B.B.A.)<br />
Cai Nang (B.B.A.)<br />
Cai Peng Hui (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Chang Kang Hsin (B.A. English)<br />
Chen Bi Yu (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Chen Li Lin (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Chen Xuan Yu (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Dila Jin (B.A. Mass)<br />
Duan Yuan Yuan (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Fan Fajuan (B.B.A.)<br />
Guo Chao (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Guo Hong Mei (B.A. English)<br />
Guo Jing (B.A. Mass)<br />
Guolin Zheng (B.B.A.)<br />
Haoyang Zhang (B.B.A.)<br />
Hu Ming Tao (B.B.A.)<br />
Huang Jingyang (B.B.A.)<br />
Huang Liang Bin (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Huang Yi Hsuan (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Huifang Chen (B.B.A.)<br />
Jia Qu (B.B.A.)<br />
Jia Zhao Hui (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Jiang Nong Fei (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Jiang Yuan Qiang (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Jiayin Wu (B.B.A.)<br />
Jie Chen (B.B.A.)<br />
Jie Lin (M.Ed.)<br />
Jie Yin (B.A. English)<br />
Jiehan Ji (Grad. Dipl.)<br />
Jin Cai (M.B.A.)<br />
Jing Jing Liu (B.B.A.)<br />
Lai Po Hung (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Lai Wai (B.B.A.)<br />
Le Wei (B.B.A. Chinese Program)<br />
Li Abby (B.A. Mass)<br />
Li Bing (Grad. Dipl.)<br />
Li Chen (B.B.A.)<br />
Li Ning (B.B.A.)<br />
Li Ning (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Li Peng (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Li Shu Chen (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Li Si (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Li Xian (B.B.A.)<br />
Li Yang (B.A. Mass)<br />
Li Yu (B.B.A.)<br />
Li Xi (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Liang Kai (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Lichen Qiu (B.B.A.)<br />
Lin Na (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Lin Yu Qian (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Liu Jia Xiang (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Liu Jie (B.B.A.)<br />
Liu Lin (B.B.A.)<br />
Liu Yu Jie (B.B.A.)<br />
Liu Ying Ying (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Liu Yong (B.A. Mass)<br />
Lu Qian (B.A. English)<br />
Lulin Zeng (B.B.A.)<br />
Luo Fu Dong (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Luoqin Yang (B.B.A.)<br />
Mao Jing Sai (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Maoquiang Zhen (B.B.A.)<br />
Meng Ke (B.A. Mass)<br />
Meng Yue Hua (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Ming Yuan (B.B.A.)<br />
Pin-Chun Cheng (B.A. English)<br />
Qiao Yu (Grad. Dipl.)<br />
Shao Xian Wei (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Shi Chai (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Shu-Fen Chen (B.A. English)<br />
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Shu Yi Zhai (B.B.A.)<br />
Song Qin (B.A. Mass)<br />
Suqin Zhang (B.A. English)<br />
Sun Biao (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Sun Ke (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Sun Nan Ching (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Tao Yang (B.B.A.)<br />
Ting-Chun Liu (B.A. English)<br />
Wang An Na (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Wang Bin (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Wang Cheng Chuan (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Wang Li Li (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Wang Shao Wei (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Wang Shun Fa (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Wei Yangwen (B.B.A.)<br />
Wu Jia Yin (B.B.A.)<br />
Wu Sixiao (B.B.A.)<br />
Xiaochen Hu (B.B.A.)<br />
Xin Tian (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Xin Ke (B.B.A.)<br />
Xin Xin Wang (B.B.A.)<br />
Xiwei Wang (B.B.A.)<br />
Xuan Wu Qiu (B.A. English)<br />
Xue He (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Ya-Hsueh Chang (B.A. English)<br />
Yan Bo Qing (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Yan Yu Chen (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Yang Li (B.B.A.)<br />
Yin Yi Yang (B.B.A.)<br />
Yuan Ying Zi Li (B.A. Mass)<br />
Yu-Chieh Cheng (B.A. English)<br />
Yu Hai Na (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Yu Wei Qi (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Yu Qiao (Grad. Dipl)<br />
Yuling Zheng (B.B.A.)<br />
Ze Hong (B.B.A.)<br />
Zhang Gui Mao (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Zhang Ke (B.A. Mass)<br />
Zhang Ke Xue (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Zhang Rong (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Zhang Te (M.B.A.)<br />
Zhang Yan Jun (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Zhang Xue Xin (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Zhao Shuai (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Zheng Haining (M.A. Political Science)<br />
Zhong Chen (B.A. English)<br />
Zhong Mei (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Zhong Xi (B.A. English)<br />
Zhu Hui (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
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Zi Yang (B.B.A.)<br />
Zu Jing (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
From Denmark:<br />
Christoffer Andla (B.B.A.)<br />
Eric Petersen (B.A. English)<br />
From Estonia:<br />
Jan Plaan (M.B.A.)<br />
Kristjan Lepmets (M.B.A.)<br />
From Ethiopia:<br />
Melkerest Nigatu (B.B.A.)<br />
From Finland:<br />
Kari Aatos Rajatalo (B.A. Mass)<br />
Sakari Yari Ylipekkla (B.B.A.)<br />
From France:<br />
Alexandre Saviano (B.A. Mass)<br />
Cecile Campagne (B.A. Mass)<br />
Cyril Chaccour (B.B.A.)<br />
Hugo Babin (B.B.A.)<br />
Jean Louis Martinett (B.B.A.)<br />
Loic Herel (B.A. English)<br />
Nicolas Peron (B.A. English)<br />
Yann Louri (B.A. English)<br />
From Germany:<br />
Bettina Friedrich (B.A. Mass)<br />
Daniel Balaban (B.B.A.)<br />
Daniel Unser (B.B.A.)<br />
Fabian Donsbach (B.A. English)<br />
Felix Roth (B.B.A.)<br />
Felix Schrick (B.B.A.)<br />
Franziska Ritter (B.B.A.)<br />
Hans Schrader (B.B.A.)<br />
Julia Stechert (B.B.A.)<br />
Kai Schwind (B.A. Mass)<br />
Katharina Blersch (B.A. Mass)<br />
Katharina Lindenthal (B.A. Mass)
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Kathrin Goeschel (B.B.A.)<br />
Luise Seegers (B.B.A.)<br />
Marcel Tulaszewski (B.A. Mass)<br />
Maximilian Wuerz (B.B.A.)<br />
Michael Biedassek (B.A. English)<br />
Michael Hube (B.A. Mass)<br />
Miro Demel (B.B.A.)<br />
Natalie Richter (B.A. Mass)<br />
René Hoerner (B.B.A.)<br />
Sarah Weinknecht (B.A. Mass)<br />
Tilmann Schroppel (B.B.A.)<br />
Tom Kuenzel (B.B.A.)<br />
Volker Handing (B.B.A.)<br />
Zahava Rodrigo (B.A. Mass)<br />
From India:<br />
Atanu Kumar Goswami (M.B.A.)<br />
Ninotchka Araujo (B.A. English)<br />
Rajesh Sharma (B.A. English)<br />
Rahul Kumar Shahi (B.A. English)<br />
Saqnwar Kumar Agrawal (Ph.D.)<br />
Sylvia Araujo (B.A. English)<br />
Varun Tiwari (B.B.A.)<br />
Viketuno Iralu (B.A. English)<br />
Yusof Khan (B.B.A.)<br />
From Iran:<br />
Abdulkadir Yassin (B.B.A.)<br />
Ali Kamali Aknoonazad (B.B.A.)<br />
Danial Pavin (B.B.A.)<br />
Medhi Fereidoony (B.A. English)<br />
Mojtaba Asadi (B.A. Mass)<br />
From Ireland:<br />
Kirsten Delyse McGilivray (B.A. Mass)<br />
Patrick Joseph Clifford (B.A. English)<br />
From Israel:<br />
Boris Glikman (B.A. English)<br />
Moran Alfasa (B.B.A.)<br />
From Italy:<br />
Valerio Pittore (B.A. Mass)<br />
From Japan:<br />
Aya Warasawa (B.A. English)<br />
Ayumi Koga (M.B.A.)<br />
Ayumi Nakamura (M.A. Political Science)<br />
Hideyuki Hatori (B.A. English)<br />
Keiko Sakane (B.A. Mass)<br />
Kotaro Sato (M.Ed.)<br />
Manami Kuki (B.B.A.)<br />
Masanari Akao (B.A. English)<br />
Shun Yajima (B.A. English)<br />
Tashiro Taketoshi (B.B.A.)<br />
Tomoaki Nakahama (B.A. English)<br />
Toru Akiba (B.B.A.)<br />
Teppei Asai (B.A. English)<br />
From Korea (North):<br />
Choe Won Ok (B.A. English)<br />
Choe Won Chol (B.B.A.)<br />
From Korea (South):<br />
Choi Kwang Duk (M.B.A.)<br />
Gummi Lee (M.B.A.)<br />
In-Seon Lee (B.A. Mass)<br />
Kim Sung Yup (B.A. Mass)<br />
Sung Woo Jung (B.B.A.)<br />
From Laos:<br />
Phetyasone Xaysonkham (B.B.A.)<br />
Vimala Bulyaphol (M.B.A.)<br />
From Malaysia:<br />
Kho Kwang Khen (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Jun Wei Ooi (B.B.A.)<br />
From Morocco:<br />
Youssef Housni (B.A. Mass)<br />
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From Myanmar:<br />
Ana Ann (M.Ed.)<br />
Aye Aye Htun (M.Ed.)<br />
Kyaw Lin Oo (M.A. Political Science)<br />
Ma Nang Ve Lai (Grad. Dipl.)<br />
Ma Thin Mar (B.A. English)<br />
Mehm Tun Myat Aye (B.A. English)<br />
Myo Myo Ei (B.A. Mass)<br />
Nang Su Su Hlaing (B.B.A.)<br />
Nyein Chan Win (B.B.A.)<br />
Sai Noom (B.A. English)<br />
Sam San Win (B.B.A.)<br />
Soe Myint (Ph.D. Ed.)<br />
Thet Swe Aung (M.Ed.)<br />
Thi Ha Win (M.Ed.)<br />
Tin Zar Lwin (B.B.A.)<br />
Win Nyunt (B.B.A.)<br />
Ya Da Na (B.B.A.)<br />
From Nepal:<br />
Anup Amatya (M.B.A.)<br />
Bijay Jit Kunwar (M.Ed.)<br />
Kushal Wagle (B.B.A.)<br />
Pranam Dhoj Joshi (B.B.A.)<br />
From the Netherlands:<br />
Bastiaan de Jong (B.A. Mass)<br />
Damian Orrin Schut (B.B.A.)<br />
Elske De Vries (B.A. Mass)<br />
Petrus Paul Matthijs Cornelissen (B.A. Mass)<br />
Thomas Vulsma (B.B.A.)<br />
From New Zealand:<br />
Jackson Kerr (B.B.A.)<br />
From Nigeria:<br />
Emmanuel Nweke Okafor (Grad. Dipl.)<br />
Enofe Safety (B.B.A.)<br />
Godwin Okechukwu Ikwundu (B.B.A.)<br />
Joseph Okafor (B.A. Mass)<br />
Joseph Osita-Dimma (B.A. Mass)<br />
From Norway:<br />
Audun Fuglem Syversen (B.A. Mass)<br />
Rune Stoelan (B.B.A.)<br />
From Pakistan:<br />
Asif Muhammad Ali Shah (M.B.A.)<br />
Rehan Haider (Ph.D.)<br />
From Palestine:<br />
Bahjat Rajabi (B.B.A.)<br />
Salman Gill (B.B.A.)<br />
From the Philippines:<br />
Jonathan Batac (B.B.A.)<br />
Joyce Camille Julio (B.A. Mass)<br />
Kriska Bulosan (B.A. Mass)<br />
Marie Elizabeth Torres Sy (B.A. Mass)<br />
Merlie Solinap (B.A. Mass)<br />
Marilyn Vasquez (B.A. English)<br />
Ritchelle Navor Tamon (B.B.A.)<br />
Rowena Margas (B.A. English)<br />
Victoria Jimenez (B.B.A.)<br />
From Portugal:<br />
Carlos Pereira (B.B.A.)<br />
From Rwanda:<br />
Christmas Umerewemeza (B.B.A.)<br />
From Sierra Leone:<br />
Samuel K. Boamah (B.A. Mass)<br />
From Singapore:<br />
Hwa Law Teng (M.B.A.)<br />
From Spain:<br />
Raul Jimenez (B.B.A.)
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From Sweden:<br />
Carl Emil Kaunisto (B.B.A.)<br />
Lars Kristofer Petterson (B.B.A.)<br />
From Switzerland:<br />
Chih-Fang Schmid-Ha (Grad. Dipl.)<br />
Kai Ruchti (B.B.A.)<br />
Marcel Moser (B.A. Mass)<br />
From Taiwan:<br />
Chang Chin-Chien MD (M.B.A.)<br />
Feng Chin-Te (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Hsu Chun Hsiung (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Jian-Jung Huang (B.A. English)<br />
Lin I-Ying (B.A. Mass)<br />
Lin Shan Te (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Lin Te-June (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Sanfu Weng (B.B.A.)<br />
Su Yiyun (M.B.A.)<br />
Wu Ming-Chich (M.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Wu Po Ching (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Wu Shih Wei (B.A. English)<br />
Yu-Chin Wen (B.B.A.)<br />
From Turkey:<br />
Basar Caliskan (B.B.A.)<br />
Jeren Polatova (M.B.A.)<br />
Kemal Karabay (B.B.A.)<br />
Ulgen Ahu Overton (B.A. English)<br />
From Turkmenistan:<br />
Jeren Yazmuradouna Polatova (M.B.A.)<br />
Mark Rodgers (Grad. Dipl.)<br />
Paul Andrew Laverick (B.A. English)<br />
Raymond Bury (B.A. English)<br />
Stephen Horton (B.A. English)<br />
From U.S.A.:<br />
Aaron M. Woodward (B.A. English)<br />
Chen Steven (B.B.A. Chinese)<br />
Christopher M. Harkins (B.A. English)<br />
Douglas Arthur McLean (B.A. English)<br />
Gregory Leonard (M.A. Political Science)<br />
Jason Bruscha (M.Ed.)<br />
Jeremy R. Fugal (B.A. English)<br />
Kai Dan Rachti (B.B.A.)<br />
Kalan Robert Burnham (B.B.A.)<br />
Lysandra Brooks (B.B.A.)<br />
Noah Gil Severs (B.B.A.)<br />
Orpheus Sebastian Stephens (B.A. English)<br />
Robert Carmichael (B.A. Mass)<br />
Russel E. Sullivan (B.A. English)<br />
From Vietnam:<br />
Hoa Doan Thi Ngoc (B.A. Mass)<br />
Vengly Ly Lim (B.B.A.)<br />
From Zambia:<br />
Abishai Malama Sampa (B.B.A.)<br />
From Zimbabwe:<br />
Chengetai Thomas Makwembere (B.B.A.)<br />
From United Kingdom:<br />
Alan Striangman (B.B.A.)<br />
David Gevaux (B.A. Mass)<br />
Duncan E. McNamara (B.A. English)<br />
Gordon McKenzie (B.A. English)<br />
Kevin M. Solomich (M.B.A.)<br />
Leonard Milintacupt-Taylor (B.A. Mass)<br />
Lydia Hodgkins (B.B.A.)<br />
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A Student Talks about <strong>IIS</strong><br />
Sonam (‘Camel’) Phuntsho<br />
To say it short: Life as an international student in <strong>IIS</strong> ...<br />
... is meeting people from all over the world<br />
... is wondering how these Thais manage to be slim considering<br />
the amount of Oishi, a Japanese green tea drink that they<br />
drink, and the amount of snacks that they eat<br />
... is getting used to fashion since you never see so many well<br />
dressed people in one city<br />
... is trying hard to learn Thai language knowing that, besides<br />
my fellow students, not everybody speaks English that well<br />
... is choosing varieties of Thai food, which you may like (or<br />
may not)<br />
... is – WONDERFUL!<br />
The courses – now, this is a rather serious point. But to be honest,<br />
university is much more fun when you are abroad and sit<br />
in classes with so many different nationalities, whether it is discussing<br />
the future of the European Union or American Foreign<br />
Politics or the Constitution of Thailand. Listening to all the different<br />
views and ideas of people from different countries makes<br />
the subjects very interesting! And the university offers a wide<br />
range of subjects taught in English.<br />
Most of the classes are between 10 to 30 students (mix of Thais’<br />
and International) and you will get time to actually discuss topics<br />
and issues rather than just sitting there listening to the professor<br />
talking.<br />
It is a very independent system and it takes time to get used to,<br />
especially to oral exams. But here again the seniors and the professors<br />
help you. This is the remarkable thing about the University;<br />
the professors are very helpful and open for your ideas and<br />
questions. This is definitely worth an experience!<br />
I hope YOU will have a great time as I’m having!<br />
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Su m m e r University<br />
<strong>IIS</strong><br />
You still go to school but want<br />
to learn real-world English<br />
No problem: Do it at <strong>IIS</strong>-<strong>RU</strong>.<br />
Join our international students in class and learn with our professors<br />
from U.S., Canadian, and European universities!<br />
In the summer session in April and March, we offer voluntary<br />
courses for those students who want to graduate earlier. Among<br />
these courses, there are not only introductory English courses<br />
but also courses from other fields that might interest you. All<br />
courses are 3-credit university courses, and you can study them<br />
non-degree. All credits earned from these courses you certainly<br />
can transfer to any university on the world - where ever you want<br />
to study.<br />
Practice English with friends and get an advantage over those<br />
who begin to study later!<br />
Please find all details at http://www.iis.ru.ac.th.<br />
See you next summer!<br />
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Professors English Program<br />
Prof. Dr. Richard Adams<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
M.Litt., M.A., B.A. (Hon.), Special Diploma in Education Studies (with distinction),<br />
University of Oxford<br />
Prof. Matilde Aguirre<br />
Florida International University, Miami, Florida<br />
Master of Science in Taxation, F.I.U.; Bachelor of Business Administration, F.I.U.;<br />
Associate in Arts, M.D.C.C., USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Hamid Ahmadi<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Economics), M.B.A. (Finance), Claremont Graduate School, Claremont,<br />
USA; Bachelor, Tehran University, Iran<br />
Prof. Dr. Joseph Aiyeku<br />
Salem State College, Massachusetts, USA<br />
D.B.A. (International Business), Nova Eastern University, Florida; M.B.A. (Marketing),<br />
Golden State University, San Francisco; B.S. (Marketing), Portland State University,<br />
Oregon<br />
Prof. Dr. Carlos Alsua<br />
University of Alaska, Anchorage, USA<br />
Ph.D. Arizona State University (Business Administration); M.B.A. Arizona State University<br />
B.A. Brigham Young University (English-Spanish Translation, Business Management)<br />
Prof. Dr. Steven E. Aufrecht<br />
University of Alaska, Anchorage, USA<br />
Ph.D. University of Southern California (Public Administration); M.P.A. University<br />
of Southern California; University of California Education Abroad Program, Göttingen,<br />
Germany<br />
Prof. Dr. Olusegun Felix Ayadi<br />
Texas Southern University, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Finance), University of Mississippi, USA; M.S. (Finance), University of Lagos,<br />
Nigeria; B.Sc. (Finance and Banking), University of Lagos, Nigeria<br />
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Prof. Dr. Renate Buber<br />
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Austria<br />
Ph.D. University of Economics and Business Administration of Vienna (Marketing);<br />
M.B.A. University of Economics and Business Administration Vienna (Business Pedagogics)<br />
Prof. Dr. Linda Callis Buckley<br />
San Francisco State University, USA<br />
Ph.D., M.A. (Anthropology), M.A. (Linguistics), University of California at Davis;<br />
B.A. (English), University of Georgia, Athens, USA<br />
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Prof. Robert Buckley<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
Ph.D. cand. Agricultural Economics (ABD: All But Dissertation), University of California,<br />
Davis CA, M.S. Cybernetic Systems, San Jose State University, San Jose CA,<br />
M.S. Agricultural Economics, University of California, Davis CA, B.S. Mathematics,<br />
College of William and Mary, Williamsburg VA<br />
Prof. Dr. John W. Campbell<br />
Eastern New Mexico University, USA<br />
Ph.D., M.A. Ohio State University; B.A. Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin (Philosophy<br />
and Psychology)<br />
Prof. Dr. Tina Carroll<br />
California Polytechnic State University, Pomona, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Communication), University of Miami; M.A. (Public and Corporate Communication),<br />
University of South Alabama; B.A. (Journalism), University of Southern<br />
Mississippi, Hattiesburg, USA<br />
Prof. Birte Chuychunu<br />
University of Osnabrueck, Germany<br />
Ph.D. cand. (cultural studies), University of Osnabrueck, Germany; M. A. (graduate<br />
in English and American Literature, Political Science, Media), City College of New<br />
York, USA<br />
Prof. Gonzalo Abad Cortes<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
Five years Degree in Audio-Visuam Media, Complutense of Madrid; Seminar “ La<br />
Publicidad no Convencional en Television”, Madrid European University, Spain<br />
Prof. Alan Costerisan<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
<strong>MB</strong>A (International Management) Thunderbird; MA (Southeast Asian Studies) Ohio<br />
University; BA (Marketing) Seattle Pacific University, USA<br />
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Prof. Dr. Chris Rodney Crumley<br />
Adjunct Professor, Trinity University, USA<br />
D.B.A. (Management), Nova Southeastern University; M.S.A. (Financial Management),<br />
George Washington University; B.Sc. (Accounting), George Mason University<br />
Prof. Dr. Bob Curry<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Economics) University of Oregon; M.A. (Economics), B.A. (Economics) Sacramento<br />
State College, USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Kevin DeLuca<br />
University of Georgia, Athens, USA<br />
Ph.D. University of Iowa (Communication); M.A. University of Massachusetts (Communication);<br />
B.A. University of Massachusetts (Communication)<br />
Prof. Dr. Aaron Delwiche<br />
Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas, USA<br />
Ph.D. in Communications, M.A. in Communications, University of Washington,<br />
Seattle, WA; B.A. in Political Science, University of California at Berkeley, California,<br />
USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Paul Dion<br />
Susquehanna University, PA, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Marketing), University of Toronto; M.B.A. (Marketing), McMaster University,<br />
Hamilton, Ontario; B.A. (Experimental Psychology, Biological and Medical Sciences),<br />
Canada<br />
Prof. Robert Doherty<br />
Liverpool John Moores University, UK<br />
<strong>MB</strong>A Liverpool Business School; BSc (Hons) (Environment Science) New Castle<br />
Upon Tyne University<br />
Prof. Dr. Massoud Farakbakhsh<br />
School of Business,Salem State College, USA<br />
D.B.A. (Management and International Business), M.B.A. (Marketing and International<br />
Business), B.A. (English Language and Literature)<br />
Prof. Gabriele Fassbender-Schroer<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
M.A. (visual communications), University of Aachen, Germany<br />
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Guillermo Gibens<br />
William Penn University, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Communication Studies), Bowling Green State University, Ohio; M.A. (Communication<br />
Studies), University of Kansas, Lawrence; B.A. (Social Communication),<br />
Catholic University Andres Bello, Caracas, Venezuela<br />
Prof. Oliver Gibert<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
M.B.A. (International Business) Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand;<br />
M.Sc. (Management) E.M. Lyon, France; Diploma in Economics, Cachan, France<br />
Prof. Dr. Frank J. Gold<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
Ph.D. Ed.D University of Nebraska, (Educational Psychology and Management);<br />
B.A. Tarkio (Missouri) College, (Biology and Chemistry)<br />
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Prof. Dr. Richard Guarino<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
J.D., University of California at Davis, Los Angeles; M.B.A., Golden Gate University,<br />
Los Angeles; B.A. (Political Science), University of California at Los Angeles<br />
Prof. Dr. David Hemphill<br />
San Francisco State University, USA<br />
Ed. D. Educational Organization and Leadership, University of San Francisco; M.A.<br />
Bilingual Vocational Education, University of San Francisco; Graduate Study in Political<br />
Science, University of Michigan; A.B. Political Science, Asian Language, University<br />
of California<br />
Prof. Dr. Dr. Wilford L. Hjort<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
Ph.D., M.P.H., M.D., M.S., B.S. Colorado State University (CSU) and University of<br />
California at Los Angeles (UCLA)<br />
Prof. Gary Hogle<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
Ph.D. cand. (Ethno-Herbal Psychology), University of Cauca, Popayan, Colombia;<br />
M.Ed. (Guidance and Counseling Psychology), B.A. (English), Florida Atlantic University,<br />
Boca Raton, Florida; T.E.S.O.L. certificate, Trinity College, London<br />
Prof. Dr. Dr. Juergen Huber<br />
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria<br />
Ph.D. (Doctor of Political Sciences, Distinction), Ph.D. (Doctor of Economic Sciences<br />
in Finance, Distinction), Magister rer.soc.oec. (Distinction), (Master of Business<br />
and Economics), University of Innsbruck<br />
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Prof. Dr. Daniela Ingruber<br />
UNESCO Chair for Peace Studies, University of Innsbruck, Austria<br />
Ph.D (Political Philosophy) – University of Vienna, Austria; M.A. (Peace) - Universidad<br />
Jaume I, Valencia, Spain; M.A. (Political Science and Drama) University Vienna,<br />
Austria<br />
Prof. Dr. Stella Ireland<br />
Ramkhamhaeng Unversity, Thailand<br />
PhD (Interdisciplinary Studies/Multicultural Theatre), The Union Institute and University,<br />
Cincinnati, Ohio; M.Ed., Lesley University, Cambridge, MA; B.A., University<br />
of Western Ontario, London, Canada<br />
Prof. Dr. Herbert L. Johnson<br />
Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA<br />
Ph.D. University of Arkansas (Management); M.B.A. University of Houston (Economic<br />
Development); B.A. University of Houston (Production Management)<br />
Prof. Dr. Jong S. Jon<br />
California State University, Hayward, USA<br />
Ph.D. University of Southern California (Public Administration)<br />
Prof. Zoe Jowers<br />
Liverpool John Moores University, UK<br />
M.A. (Marketing), Liverpool John Moores University; B.A. (Hons.) Consumer Services<br />
Management, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK<br />
Prof. Dr. Hassan Khazem<br />
Nova Southeastern University, Forida, USA<br />
D.B.A. (Finance), Nova Southeastern University, Florida; M.B.A., Embry Riddle<br />
Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach, Florida; M.S.E.E., Tuskegee University, Alabama;<br />
B.S.E.E., Tuskegee University, Alabama, USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Shin Dong Kim<br />
Hallym University, South Korea<br />
Ph.D. (Mass Communication) Indiana University; M.A. (Mass Communication),<br />
B.A. (Journalism and Broadcasting) Korea University<br />
Prof. Dr. William Leavings<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
J.D. (US. Legal System), University of Denver; B.A. (Business Administration), University<br />
of Minnesota, USA<br />
Prof. Wolfgang Lechthaler<br />
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria<br />
Master of Economics, B.A. (Economics) University of Innsbruck<br />
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Prof. Dr. Consuella Lewis<br />
University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Education) Claremont Graduate University; M.Sc. in Education, Counselling<br />
and Development, Indiana University, Bloomington; BA. Political Science, Indiana<br />
University, Bloomington, USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Kenneth Lipner<br />
Florida International University, Miami, Florida<br />
Ph.D. Rutgers University, M.B.A. University of Memphis, B.S. Florida State University,<br />
USA<br />
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Prof. Dr. Marie Rose Logan<br />
Soka University of America, USA<br />
Ph.D., Yale University; M.A., M.Phil., Yale University; Agregation de Philosophie &<br />
Lettres, University of Brussels<br />
Prof. Neal Samuel Mannas<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
C.G.A. (Certified General Accountant), Certified General Accountants of Canada;<br />
M.B.A. Laurentian University / Université de Laurentienne, Canada; B.B.A. Simon<br />
Fraser University, Canada; M.C.S.E. Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer<br />
Prof. Dr. Frederick Marshall<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Linguistics), University of Pittsburgh;; MA (Linguistics), University of New<br />
York, Buffalo; BA (cum laude) (English Literature), Wesleyan University, Middletown,<br />
CT<br />
Prof. Dr. Merle P. Martin<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Business: MIS), Texas A&M University; M.S. (Statistics: Data Processing and<br />
Operations Research), Stanford University; B.S. (Business), University of California<br />
at Berkeley, USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Warren L. Mason<br />
Miami University, Ohio, USA<br />
Ph.D., M.A., B.A., University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; London School of Economics<br />
and Political Science (London) Research Scholar<br />
Prof. Dr. Joseph E. Massey<br />
California State University, Fullerton, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Communication), M.A. (Communication), University of Arizona; B.A.<br />
(Communication and Philosophy), University of Oklahoma<br />
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Prof. Dr. Margaret Davitt Maughan<br />
State University of New York, Plattsburgh, New York, USA<br />
Ed.D. (Leadership) University of San Francisco; M.A.T. History University of Santa<br />
Clara; B.A. History University of Santa Clara, USDA<br />
Prof. Michael C. McAlexander<br />
California State University, Fullerton, USA<br />
M.F.A. University of Southern California, Los Angeles (Film Production, Screenwriting);<br />
B.A. University of California, Irvine (Drama)<br />
Prof. Dr. Robert McClelland<br />
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK<br />
D.M.S., M.Sc., B.Sc., Fellow Royal Statistical Society, UK<br />
Prof. Dr. Craig McLanahan<br />
Salem State College, Massachusetts, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Engineering and Operations Research), University of Massachusetts, Amherst<br />
M.B.A. (Transportation Operantions Management), Harvard Business School; B.S.<br />
(Aeronautical Engineering), Princeton University<br />
Prof. Dr. Margaret J. McNally-Hurley<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
Ph.D. (ADB) Comparative Politics, M.A. (International Studies), University of Denver,<br />
Colorado; M.A. (Asian Studies), University of Hawaii; East-West Center Fellow,<br />
Honolulu, Hawaii; B.A. (English), Regis University, Denver, Colorado<br />
Prof. Dr. Ken McPhail<br />
University of Glasgow, Scotland, UK<br />
Ph.D. University of Dundee (Accounting, Business Ethics); Accounting and Computer<br />
Science at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland<br />
Prof. Dr. Andreas Mild<br />
Vienna University of Economics and Business Admin., Austria<br />
Ph.D. (Honors), Magister rer.soc.oec. (Honors), Vienna University of Economics and<br />
Business Administration (Production Management, Computer Science in Economics);<br />
Technical college degree in Mechanics<br />
Prof. Katherine Moran<br />
Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA<br />
Ph.D. cand. (Applied Linguistics and English as a Second Language), M.A. (Applied<br />
Linguistics and English as a Second Language), Georgia State University, Atlanta,<br />
Georgia, B.A. (Philosophy), University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina<br />
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Prof. William Moran<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
MA Philosophy, Fordham University; New York State Teacher certification (lifetime),<br />
grades N-6; BA Philosophy, St. John Fisher College, USA<br />
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Prof. Dr. Dirk Morschett<br />
University of Fribourg, Switzerland<br />
PhD (Doktor) in Business Administration, Saarland University; Undergraduate and<br />
Graduate Studies of Business Administration, Saarland University, Germany<br />
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bahaudin Mujtaba<br />
Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Management), M.B.A., B.B.A.<br />
Prof. Richard Mullaney<br />
Burapha University, Thailand<br />
M.Ed., M.A. Teacher College, Columbia University<br />
M.Sc., B.Sc. South Dakota State University<br />
Prof. Patty Nasari<br />
University of Paris (Sorbonne)<br />
<strong>MB</strong>A (Economics), University of California, Davis (in progress); BSEE, California<br />
State University, Fullerton<br />
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria L. Nathan<br />
Lynchburg College, Virginia, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Management and Organization), The University of Southern California, Los<br />
Angeles; M.A. (Applied Psychology), University of Missouri, St. Louis; M.A. (Developmental<br />
Psychology), University of Akron, Ohio; B.A. (General Psychology), University<br />
of Akron, Ohio<br />
Prof. Dr. Sonny Nwankwo<br />
University of East London, Dagenham, UK<br />
Ph.D. (Consumerism & Consumer Protection), City University, London; M.B.A.<br />
(Marketing), University of Nigeria; Pg.C.E. (Further & Higher Education), Sheffield<br />
Hallam University; B.Sc. (Honors; Management Studies), University of Jos, Nigeria<br />
Prof. Dr. Andreas Oberprantacher<br />
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria<br />
Ph.D. University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria<br />
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Prof. Dr. Martin F. Parnell<br />
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK<br />
Ph.D. (German Political Economy), M.A. (German Linguistics), B.Ed. (German and<br />
Education), U.K.<br />
Prof. Dr. Pedro F. Pellet<br />
Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA<br />
Ph.D. University of Miami (International Affairs Economics Development); M.PHIL.<br />
London School of Economics and Political Sciences, UK (Economics); B.Ss. University<br />
of Sacred Heart, Puerto Rico (Biology)<br />
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Linda M. Perkins<br />
Claremont Graduate University, California, USA<br />
Ph.D. (History and Education), University of Illinois; M.S. (Music Education), University<br />
of Illinois; B.S. (Music Education), Kentucky State University<br />
Prof. Dr. Mo Pirani<br />
Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK<br />
Ph.D., M.Ed., Manchester University, UK; M.Sc., Bristol University Research Degree,<br />
UK; B.Sc. (Hon.), Bath University, UK; Fellow of Operations Research Society,<br />
UK; Fellow of Royal Statistical Society, UK<br />
Prof. Dr. Raymond Pomerleau<br />
San Francisco State University, USA<br />
Ph.D., M.A., B.A. University of Oregon (Political Science)<br />
Prof. Dr. Peter W. Preston<br />
University of Birmingham, UK<br />
Ph.D. (Development Theory), B.A. (Hons) (Philosophy and Sociology), University<br />
of Leeds, UK<br />
Prof. Dr. Jonathan Price<br />
California State University , Sacramento<br />
PhD. English and American Literature, Stanford University; M.A. English and American<br />
Literature, Stanford University; B.A. English, Yale University<br />
Prof. Dr. Helga Puelzl<br />
University of Salzburg, Austria<br />
Ph.D. (Political Science), University of Vienna, Austria; M.A. (Political Science), University<br />
of Vienna, Austria, and University of Messina, Italy<br />
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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Piboon Puriveth<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
Ph.D. (Ecology), University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; M.A. (Biology), California<br />
State University, Long Beach; B.S. (Agronomy) Kasetsart University, Bangkok<br />
<strong>IIS</strong><br />
Prof. Dr. Greg R. Rabidoux<br />
Carrol College, Wisconsin, USA<br />
Ph.D. The University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; M.A. The American University,<br />
USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Xin Ren<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
Ph.D. Criminal and Criminal Law, University of Pennsylvania; M.A. Criminology,<br />
University of Ottawa, Canada; B.A. Philosophy, Renmin University, China; B.A. Sociology,<br />
Nankai University, China<br />
Prof. Edward L. Robinson, Jr.<br />
Claremont Graduate University, USA<br />
Ph.D. cand. (Cultural Studies), Claremont Graduate University, California; M.A.<br />
(American Studies), University of Utah, Salt Lake City; B.A. (Double Degree in History<br />
and Sociology), Georgia State University, Atlanta<br />
Prof. Melanie Ruefli<br />
Georgia Perimeter College, Lawrenceville, GA<br />
M.A. (linguistics), B.A. (French), Georgia State University, GA, USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Bernhart Ruso<br />
Vienna Technical University, Vienna, Austria<br />
Ph.D. (Nature Sciences), Vienna University and Vienna Technical University, Vienna,<br />
Austria, Extension Degrees in Earth Sciences and Commodity Sciences (Vienna University),<br />
M.A. (Ecology) Vienna University, Austria<br />
Prof. Kristine M. Salmon<br />
California State University, Hayward, USA<br />
M.A., B.A. California State University, Hayward (Public Administration), USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Eugene Sauls<br />
California State University, Hayward, USA<br />
Ph.D. (Accounting), Michigan State University; M.Sc. (Accounting), B.Sc. (Accounting),<br />
University of South Carolina, USA<br />
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<strong>IIS</strong><br />
Prof. Nancy Scott<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
C.P.A.; M.B.A. (Accounting), California State University, Chico, USA; B.B.A. (Accounting),<br />
Stephen F. Austin State University, USA<br />
Prof. Dr. Belay Seyoum<br />
Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA<br />
D.C.L. (International Business), LL.M. (International Trade), McGill University;<br />
LL.M. University of Daresalam, Tanzania<br />
Prof Dr. Donald Singleton<br />
Salisbury State University, Maryland, USA<br />
PhD (Mass Communication) University of Oklahoma, Norman; MA (Television Production),<br />
University of California at Los Angeles; A.B. (Accounting), University of<br />
North Carolina<br />
Prof. Birgit Stachelberger<br />
DRAFTFCBi<br />
M.A. (Communications Design), New Design University, Austria; B.A. (Business<br />
Consultancy Educational Modules), University of Applied Sciences, Austria<br />
Prof. Dr. Herbert Stocker<br />
University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria<br />
Ph.D. (Doctor of Economics), Master of Economics, University of Innsbruck<br />
Prof. Dr. Ioan Voicu<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
Ph.D. Institute of International Studies, Geneva (Political Science); B.A. Institute of<br />
International Relations, Moscow<br />
Prof. Dr. Jamie H.A. Wallin<br />
University of British Columbia, Canada (Professor Emeritus)<br />
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley; M.Ed., B.Ed. University of Alberta, Edmonton,<br />
Alberta<br />
Prof. Ulrich Werner<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
Diplom-Informatiker (Degree (hons.) in Computer Science), Diplom-Betriebswirt<br />
(Degree (hons.) in Business Administration), University of Applied Sciences for<br />
Economy & Management (FOM), Essen, Germany; Postgraduate ‘Expert of New<br />
Learning Technologies’, University of Applied Sciences Furtwangen, Germany<br />
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Prof. Dr. Jürgen Wöckl<br />
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, Vienna, Austria<br />
Ph.D. (Applied Mathematics), Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration<br />
Diplom-Ingenieur (graduate in civil engineering), Vienna Technical University<br />
Prof. Pierre Wyss-Chodat<br />
Adjunct Professor, Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
M.A. (Political Science), B.A., University of Geneva, Switzerland<br />
<strong>IIS</strong><br />
Prof. Michaela Zimmermann<br />
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Humanities, Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
M.A. (German and English), University of Trier, Trier, Germany<br />
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<strong>IIS</strong><br />
Professors Chinese Program<br />
Prof. Dr. Xin Ren<br />
California State University, Sacramento, USA<br />
Ph.D. Criminal and Criminal Law, University of Pennsylvania; M.A. Criminology, University of Ottawa,<br />
Canada; B.A. Philosophy, Renmin University, China; B.A. Sociology, Nankai University, China<br />
Prof. Dr. Chai Zhaoya<br />
Shan Dong University, China<br />
Ph.D. (Management Science and Engineering) Beijing Science and Technology University, China,<br />
M. E. (Management Science), Beijing Science and Technology University, China<br />
B.S. (Operation Research), Shan Dong University, China<br />
Prof. Chang Zhiyou<br />
Yunnan University, China<br />
Doctor candidate in Economics, Yunnan University, China<br />
MA in Economics, Yunnan University, China<br />
B.A. (Politics Education), Yunnan Normal University, China<br />
Assist. Prof. Pornpan Juntaronanont<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
M.A.(Chinese Studies) National University of Singapore, Singapore; M.A.(Archaeology), Silpakorn<br />
Graduate School B.A. (Archeology), Silpakorn University, Thailand<br />
Prof. Kaijun Guo<br />
Liverpool John Moores University, UK<br />
M.A. (Political Science, including a study combination of Law, Linguistic of Romance Languages and<br />
Italian), University Vienna, Austria<br />
B.A. Natural Science, Perg, Austria<br />
Prof. Dr. Han<br />
Nankai University<br />
Tianjin, China<br />
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huixin Huang<br />
Peking University, China<br />
Ph.D. (Economics), Peking University, Guanghua School of Management, Beijing, China<br />
M.E. (Accounting, Financial Management), Peking University, Department of Business Management,<br />
Beijing, China<br />
B.E. (Economics), Peking University, Department of Economics, Beijing, China<br />
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<strong>IIS</strong><br />
Prof. Li Wen Gui<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
M.A.(National Political Science), The Communistic University, China<br />
B.A. (Physics), Jinnan University, China<br />
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Gu Jing Hong<br />
Yunnan University of Finance and Economics<br />
Kunming, Yunnan Province, China<br />
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tu Niansong<br />
Kunming University of Science and Technology<br />
Kunming, Yunnan Province, China<br />
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Piboon Puriveth<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee (Ecology)<br />
M.A., California State University, Long Beach (Biology)<br />
B.S. Kasetsart University, Bangkok (Agronomy)<br />
Dr. Rangsan Saengsook<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University, Thailand<br />
Ph.D. (Hon.), MAI, Russia<br />
M.P.A. (Public Policy & Project Management), NIDA, Thailand<br />
LL.B. (Law), Thammasat University, Thailand<br />
Prof. Dr. Zhichang Zhu<br />
Sichuan University, China<br />
Ph.D. (Strategic Management), Hull University, United Kingdom<br />
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Rules & Regulations<br />
Admission Requirements for all Programs<br />
Non-Degree Programs<br />
Pass the <strong>IIS</strong> English Test. Certify that you have at least the equivalent for an U.S. Junior High-School<br />
Diploma (grade 9) or Mathayom 3 from a Thai secondary school. For details, please visit Application<br />
Requirements on the Web site.<br />
Bachelor Degree Programs<br />
1. Certify that you have the equivalent of an U.S. High-School Diploma (grade 12) or Mathayom 6<br />
from a Thai secondary school. For details, please visit Application Requirements on the Web.<br />
2. Successfully pass the <strong>IIS</strong> English Test (there is no further entrance examination).<br />
If one of the following conditions applies to you, you don’t need to make the <strong>IIS</strong> English Test:<br />
• You successfully passed at least one course in the English for University pre-degree program<br />
of the <strong>IIS</strong> Summer University.<br />
• You are a European student and graduated at a European school.<br />
• You are a citizen or long-term resident of a native English speaking country (e.g., Australia,<br />
Canada, New Zealand, United States, etc).<br />
• You graduated from a school, college, or university in a native English speaking country.<br />
• You graduated from a school, college, or university in a non-English speaking country<br />
within a program, however, that was conducted in English language (often called International<br />
Program or English Program).<br />
• You passed the TOEFL with 500 score or more (paper-based) or 173 score or more (computer-based)<br />
within the last two years.<br />
• You passed another internationally recognized English test (e.g., TOEIC, IELTS, etc.) .<br />
3. Submit a complete application according to the Application Process as described below.<br />
Master Degree Programs<br />
1. Having earned a Bachelor Degree or higher in any field from an accredited university.<br />
2. Successfully pass the <strong>IIS</strong> English Test. (For exemptions from passing the <strong>IIS</strong> English Test, please see<br />
the exemptions for Bachelor Degree Programs above.)<br />
3. Submit a complete application according to the application process.<br />
Ph.D. and LL.D. Programs<br />
1.<br />
2.<br />
Having earned a Bachelor Degree (with honors) or higher from an accredited university.<br />
Applicants must pass the interviewing panel before being admitted to the Ph.D. program, which<br />
needs to appear in person. This selection will be in accordance with the rules of graduate studies<br />
(1995); Ramkhamhaeng University, No. 8.4 of section 1 and No. 9.4. of section 2 (can be requested<br />
in copy from <strong>IIS</strong>).<br />
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Application Process<br />
Fill the application form out completely and, please, don’t forget your signature! You find an application<br />
form either at the end of this International Student Handbook or, for download, at the <strong>IIS</strong> Web<br />
site (http://www.iis.ru.ac.th). The following documents are to be submitted for the completion of your<br />
admission:<br />
1. Submit 2 copies of transcripts from all higher education institutions attended by the applicant.<br />
2. Submit 6 colour photos (1-inch size).<br />
3. Submit documents indicating medical fitness.<br />
4. Submit 2 copies of the ID card (Permanent residents and international students may use their<br />
passport as ID card).<br />
5. Submit 2 copies of residence registration (for Thai citizens and permanent residents only).<br />
You may apply in person or send your application document by mail. The application forms for all locations<br />
are processed at <strong>IIS</strong> in Ramkhamhaeng, Bangkok. Applying in person, therefore, means that you<br />
come to the office of <strong>IIS</strong> in Bangkok. Whether you apply in person or send your application document<br />
by mail, in both cases, the address is as follows:<br />
Director, Institute of International Studies<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University, Ramkhamhaeng Road, Huamark, Bangkok 10240<br />
Please note that both the written Entrance Examination (for all students) and the Interview (for graduate<br />
students only) take place in that location of studies you apply for, either in Chiang Mai, Hat Yai,<br />
Khorat, or Bangkok respectively. It is only the application document, which is processed in Bangkok.<br />
The application fee is<br />
for Bachelor Programs 800 THB,<br />
for Master Programs 1,000 THB,<br />
and for Ph.D. Programs 9,000 THB.<br />
You may pay the application fee by bank transfer to<br />
Thai Military Bank Huamark Branch,<br />
A/C 014-2-84787-0<br />
under the name of Institute of International Studies, Ramkhamhaeng University. Alternatively, you may<br />
pay the application fee in cash when you register.<br />
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Entrance Examination<br />
Although Ramkhamhaeng University is an open-admission university, the International Program has to<br />
maintain an entrance examination in order to ensure a competitive level of quality among its students.<br />
For the different grade levels, there are different entrance examinations as explained below. In general,<br />
our entrance examination focuses on skills and knowledge that are absolutely necessary to join our programs<br />
with a good chance to succeed and to develop your skills to the fullest.<br />
In case of all English programs, this means mainly a minimum entrance level in reading and writing<br />
English language. This is necessary to follow the textbooks and handouts, especially in the early semester.<br />
Listening skills you will easily and quickly develop in the classes, and communication skills, you will<br />
easily and quickly develop in working with our foreign student who all use only English as a common<br />
means of communication.<br />
In case of all Chinese programs, we pay attention to different learning systems and structures within<br />
Chinese programs at Thai schools and in the national education systems in China and Taiwan. Applicants<br />
for the Chinese program don’t do a written exam but an interview in order to ensure that a necessary<br />
language level enables non-native speakers to communicate and cooperate with native speakers of<br />
Mandarin.<br />
On Master and Ph.D. level, the expectations to do scientific work are higher than on undergraduate<br />
level. Here, the entrance examination consists of the English Test and an interview.<br />
English Program: Bachelor Degree Program<br />
The entrance examination is the Ramkhamhaeng University English Test. Result of your entrance examination<br />
is either that you can begin to study without conditions, or that you have to take (and, certainly,<br />
pass) the Intensive English course first. The Intensive English course is scheduled each semester<br />
before the normal courses begin, in order to make you fit for following classes and communicating with<br />
lecturers and fellow students.<br />
English Program: Master Degree Program<br />
You have to pass the Ramkhamhaeng University English Test. In addition, Master program applicants<br />
will pass an interview in order to, first, learn more about your background and intentions and, second,<br />
advise you for further preparations and choice of your major as good as possible.<br />
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English Program: Ph.D. and LL.D. Degree Program<br />
Applicants must pass the interviewing panel before being admitted to the Ph.D. program. This selection<br />
will be in accordance with the rules of graduate studies (1995); Ramkhamhaeng University, No. 8.4 of<br />
section 1 and No. 9.4. of section 2 (can be requested in copy from <strong>IIS</strong>).<br />
Chinese Program (all degree programs)<br />
Applicants for the Chinese program do not do any written test. They have to pass an interview in order<br />
to make sure that their communication skills are sufficient for cooperating with lecturers and fellow<br />
students. Native Mandarin speaking Chinese are exempted from this interview.<br />
Exemptions from taking the <strong>RU</strong> English Test<br />
You are exempted from the <strong>RU</strong> English Test if one of the following conditions applies to you:<br />
• European students are exempted due to the quality of their English education at school.<br />
• You are a citizen or long-term resident of a native English speaking country (e.g., Australia, Canada,<br />
New Zealand, United States, etc).<br />
• You graduated from a school, college, or university in a native English speaking country.<br />
• You graduated from a school, college, or university in a non-English speaking country within a<br />
program, however, that was conducted in English language (often called International Program or<br />
English Program).<br />
• You passed the TOEFL with 500 score or more (paper-based) or 173 score or more (computerbased)<br />
within the last two years.<br />
• You passed another internationally recognized English test (e.g., TOEIC, IELTS, etc.) accordingly.<br />
If none of these conditions applies to you, you have to take the <strong>IIS</strong> English Examination to complete<br />
your application. Nevertheless, when you see another convincing reason, please do not hesitate to send<br />
us an e-mail!<br />
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Registration Process<br />
International students can register all year round. Thai students follow the application schedule published<br />
for each semester on the <strong>IIS</strong> Web site.<br />
The registration for students studying in Bangkok will be at the Institute of International Studies located<br />
on 7th floor of the <strong>RU</strong> Printing Press Building, Ramkhamhaeng University. For students in the Regional<br />
Centers, the registration details will be announced separately.<br />
If you graduated at a school or other university outside Thailand, you need to submit a confirmation<br />
by your country’s embassy that the level of graduation is equal to the entrance level for the program<br />
you want to study (e.g., your high school graduation is according to Matthayom 6 in Thailand, or your<br />
undergraduate degree equals a Bachelor degree at a Thai university).<br />
Please note that candidates who are accepted by the institute must proceed all registration procedures<br />
by themselves. The day for registration of new students will be announced on the <strong>IIS</strong> Web site when the<br />
candidates are accepted according to the semester concerned.<br />
The applicants must proceed all registration procedures by themselves. On a registration day, all candidates<br />
must prepare to submit all certified original copies of the following documents:<br />
1. Copies of Identification Card 2 sets<br />
2. Copies of residence registration 2 sets<br />
3. Copies of transcript 2 sets<br />
4. Original of doctor’s note 1 set<br />
5. Copies of degree certificate 2 sets<br />
6. Applicable work experience letter (if applicable) 1 set<br />
7. Since the number of credits might change due to the availability of our international professors,<br />
ask for the correct amount to pay at <strong>IIS</strong> office first!<br />
Cashier Cheque (Account Payee Only) payable to “Ramkhamhaeng University” for the<br />
respective amount. Alternatively, you can make your payment by transfer to account<br />
156-1-107025-9 at Thai Military Bank, Ramkhamhaeng University branch.<br />
Please note:<br />
We recommend not use ATM transfer as we experienced several problems. Your registration<br />
will only be successful after the payment reached Ramkhamhaeng University. A delay by ATM<br />
transfer might endanger your successful registration!<br />
Remarks:<br />
The documents required above will not be necessary if they already have been submitted to the Institute<br />
of International Studies.<br />
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Tuition Fees<br />
Bachelor Degree Programs<br />
For any bachelor program, the exact amount to pay depends on the<br />
number of courses and credits taken in the respective semester. As a<br />
rule, the tuition fee includes all books and is about 30,000 to 35,000<br />
Baht per semester for the English Program, and about 25,000 Baht<br />
per semester for the Chinese Program.<br />
The Bachelor Degree Program is a regular four-year (8 semester)<br />
program. If you take the additional courses, such as offered in the<br />
summer session, however, you will graduate in as little as 3 years<br />
already. Then, the tuition fee per semester increases according to the<br />
additional credits taken.<br />
Tuition fee per credit (English Program) 1,000 THB<br />
Tuition fee per credit (Chinese Program)<br />
Academic fee per semester<br />
Academic fee per summer term<br />
800 THB<br />
5,000 THB<br />
3,000 THB<br />
Registration fee for new students 2,000 THB<br />
Student ID card<br />
160 THB<br />
Examination fee per semester 2,200 THB<br />
Course materials and handout fee per subject<br />
Application Fee<br />
English Test before first registration<br />
500 THB<br />
300 THB<br />
500 THB<br />
Graduation fee 2,000 THB<br />
Further fees are:<br />
Transfer of credits from another program<br />
winthin Ramkhamhaeng University per credit<br />
Transfer of credits from another university<br />
or college per credit<br />
Re-examination fee per re-examination<br />
1,000 THB<br />
1,500 THB<br />
1,500 THB<br />
Graduate Diploma in Teaching Profession<br />
(English Program and Chinese Program)<br />
The tuition fee includes all textbooks and handouts.<br />
Total Program Fees<br />
59,200 THB<br />
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Master Degree Programs (English Program)<br />
The tuition fee covers textbooks and a student jacket.<br />
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Total Program Fees<br />
1st year, 1st semester<br />
1st year, 2nd semester<br />
2nd year, 1st semester<br />
2nd year, 2nd semester<br />
230,000 THB, M.B.A. 239,000 THB<br />
70,000 THB, M.B.A. 99,000 THB<br />
60,000 THB<br />
50,000 THB<br />
50,000 THB<br />
M.B.A. Online Programs<br />
The tuition fee covers textbooks and a student jacket.<br />
Students<br />
Students<br />
within Thailand outside Thailand<br />
Total Program Fees 259,000 THB 359,000 THB<br />
1st year, 1st semester 71,500 THB 96,500 THB<br />
1st year, 2nd semester 62,500 THB 87,500 THB<br />
2nd year, 1st semester 62,500 THB 87,500 THB<br />
2nd year, 2nd semester 62,500 THB 87,500 THB<br />
Master Degree Programs (Chinese Program)<br />
The tuition fee covers textbooks and a student jacket.<br />
Total Program Fees<br />
1st year, 1st semester<br />
1st year, 2nd semester<br />
2nd year, 1st semester<br />
2nd year, 2nd semester<br />
209,000 THB<br />
59,000 THB<br />
50,000 THB<br />
50,000 THB<br />
50,000 THB<br />
Ph.D. in Business Administration Program<br />
1st year, 1st semester<br />
1st year, 2nd semester<br />
2nd year, 1st semester<br />
2nd year, 2nd semester<br />
3rd year, 1st semester<br />
3rd year, 2nd semester<br />
335,850 THB<br />
146,250 THB<br />
315,400 THB<br />
202,500 THB<br />
48,250 THB<br />
48,250 THB<br />
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Ph.D. in Educational Administration<br />
and Political Science, LL.D. in Laws<br />
1st year, 1st semester<br />
1st year, 2nd semester<br />
2nd year, 1st semester<br />
2nd year, 2nd semester<br />
Each further semester<br />
175,000 THB<br />
175,000 THB<br />
175,000 THB<br />
175,000 THB<br />
48,250 THB<br />
Non-Degree Programs<br />
Basically, there are three different sorts of tuition fee to pay. First,<br />
there is the fee to become a student at Ramkhamhaeng University;<br />
this fee applies only once.<br />
First-Time Registration<br />
Registration Fee for new students<br />
Student ID Card<br />
Application and English Test<br />
2,000 THB<br />
160 THB<br />
800 THB<br />
Second, there is the semester fee you have to pay for each semester<br />
you remain a student at Ramkhamhaeng University, independent<br />
from the number of courses or credits you registered for in the particular<br />
semester.<br />
Tuition Fees per Semester<br />
Academic Fee<br />
Examination Fee<br />
5,000 THB<br />
2,200 THB<br />
Last, there is the fee for each course you take that depends on<br />
the number of credits you will receive for successfully passing the<br />
course.<br />
Tuition Fees per Course<br />
Tuition Fee per Credit (English Program)<br />
Tuition Fee per Credit (Chinese Program)<br />
Course materials per course<br />
1,000 THB<br />
800 THB<br />
500 THB<br />
This means in case you take a 3-credit course:<br />
3 x 1,000 THB + 500 THB = 3,500 THB tuition fee per course.<br />
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Summer University<br />
The Summer University is offered in April and May each year and<br />
open for secondary high-school students (Mathayom 4, 5, and 6).<br />
Students join our regular English and other courses.<br />
Due to the modular course system, a student can take 2 courses per<br />
month (one is on Monday and Wednesday, the other one on Tuesday<br />
and Thursday, each for 4 weeks). There is a tuition fee per credit,<br />
so the exact amount to pay depends on whether you take one, two,<br />
three, or even four courses in your summer holidays.<br />
There are three sorts of tuition fee we need to speak about, but don’t<br />
worry, it is not really complicated.<br />
When you come to join the Summer University for the first time, for<br />
example as a Mathayom 4 student, you need to register as a student<br />
at Ramkhamhaeng University. The fee includes Registration Fee for<br />
new students, Student ID Card, and Application and English Test.<br />
All together, it makes 2,960 Baht.<br />
When you attend the Summer University in the next year as well,<br />
you don’t need to pay that again since you are already a registered<br />
student at Ramkhamhaeng University.<br />
Next, there is the Academic Fee for the summer session (3,000<br />
Baht), and the Examination Fee (2,200 Baht), both independent of<br />
the number of courses you take.<br />
Last, there is the fee for each course. Our courses are 3-credits courses.<br />
With 1,000 Baht per credit, you pay 3,000 Baht per course. For<br />
handouts and textbooks, you pay 500 Baht per course, makes 3,500<br />
Baht for each course you take.<br />
With that, we can make the example for a new student:<br />
Registration (one time only)<br />
2,960 Baht<br />
Academic and Examination Fee<br />
5,200 Baht<br />
Fee per course<br />
3,500 Baht<br />
So, your Summer University costs are<br />
if you take 1 course<br />
11,660 Baht<br />
if you take 2 courses<br />
15,160 Baht<br />
if you take 3 courses<br />
18,660 Baht<br />
if you take 4 courses<br />
22,160 Baht<br />
Each following year, your costs will be 2,960 Baht lower since you<br />
don’t need to register as a new student again.<br />
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Academic Calendar<br />
The course schedule at the Institute of International Studies follows<br />
the Academic Calendar of Ramkhamhaeng University.<br />
If you wish, you can take the Summer Term as a third semester per<br />
year and register for the courses offered. This way, you graduate in as<br />
little as 3 years in a Bachelor program.<br />
International Students can apply and start all year round. Students<br />
from Thailand begin with each new semester.<br />
<strong>RU</strong> Main Campus in Huamark, Bangkok<br />
First Semester<br />
Second Semester<br />
Summer Term<br />
June - October<br />
November - March<br />
April and May<br />
Study Centers<br />
First Semester<br />
Second Semester<br />
July - October<br />
November - March<br />
Study Hours &<br />
Modular Course System<br />
Each course is usually (deviations possible due to the availability of<br />
the lecturers) two days a week (Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday<br />
and Thursday) from 9am to 4 pm. Each 3-credit course covers 48<br />
credit hours, meaning that one 3-credit course is 8 class days.<br />
Undergraduate students study two 3-credit courses per month, while<br />
graduate students study one course on Saturday and Sunday.<br />
This modular system avoids a bulk of mid-term and end-term final<br />
examinations and enables our professors much better to connect the<br />
content of previous courses to their own topic.<br />
And, by the way, you have much less time to forget important things<br />
until the final examination comes.<br />
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Rules & Regulations<br />
Scholarships and Awards<br />
of Academic Excellence<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University Scholarship<br />
The Institute of International Studies supports high-performing students.<br />
Each student who received a GPA of 3.8 or higher at the end<br />
of a year of studies (end of second or fourth semester), receives a<br />
scholarship of 10,000 THB (for undergraduate students) or 15,000<br />
THB (for graduate students). Precondition is that the full number<br />
of courses was taken and none of them was graded with an ‘F’. The<br />
scholarship is deducted from the tuition fee.<br />
Award of Academic Excellence<br />
For many students, the scholarship received for their high performance<br />
is of temporary benefit. When the money is spent, the scholarship<br />
is gone. To certify the high performance level that an individual<br />
students maintained over a full year everlasting, besides the scholarship<br />
each student receives an Award of Academic Excellence, which<br />
is considered very important in job applications. This award shows<br />
that this student is a top 5 percent student. The award is granted in<br />
a public ceremony at <strong>IIS</strong>.<br />
How to get Scholarship and Award<br />
of Academic Excellence<br />
Please check your personal account in the SIS (student information<br />
system). If your GPA for the full year is 3.8 or higher, and you took<br />
the full number of courses, then please go to the administration<br />
and request a transcript of your grades. This transcript is the official<br />
acknowledgement of the courses taken and the grades received<br />
by Ramkhamhaeng University. If your transcript approves GPA and<br />
completeness of courses, download a Request Form or receive it at<br />
the office, and request your scholarship and Academic Excellence<br />
Award.<br />
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Rules & Regulations<br />
Policies at <strong>IIS</strong><br />
Support for High-Performance Students<br />
High-performance students are those students who are unchallenged<br />
in an average university degree program. The Institute of International<br />
Studies supports these students.<br />
In the summer term, <strong>IIS</strong> offers a voluntary third semester per year.<br />
For those students who want to study more credits and, so, reduce<br />
the time to graduation, this way makes it possible to graduate from a<br />
4-year full time Bachelor degree program after only 3 years.<br />
Furthermore, and in order to make the difference visible, Ramkhamhaeng<br />
University grants students with a GPA of 3.8 or better an<br />
Award of Academic Excellence, which comes along with a scholarship<br />
(for details see previous page).<br />
Class Attendance Policy<br />
For all courses, class attendance of 80% is required.<br />
Re-Examination Policy<br />
Everybody can have a black-out in an examination, leading to worse<br />
results than it should be. <strong>IIS</strong> maintains a second-chance policy. If<br />
you want to upgrade your examination result, you can take a reexamination<br />
(administrative fee per re-examination is 1,500 THB).<br />
Valid for your GPA is always the last examination result, even when<br />
the result of the re-examination is worse then that in the original<br />
ones. The best grade possible in a re-examination is grade ‘B’.<br />
You can take a re-examination once per term. Any re-examination is<br />
subject to consent of the director of <strong>IIS</strong> and the responsible lecturer.<br />
Please use a Request Form for your request.<br />
This Re-Examination Policy does not apply to fraud and plagiarism<br />
(see below).<br />
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Fraud Policy<br />
Rules & Regulations<br />
Cheating in examinations – some say, it is inevitable part of school<br />
experiences. However, we are not at school any more, and at a university,<br />
cheating is not fun.<br />
Caught for cheating means you fail the course.<br />
Depending upon permission by the director of <strong>IIS</strong>, you may take a<br />
re-examination. In case of re-examination because of cheating, the<br />
best grade possible is grade ‘D’. This way, you still have a chance to<br />
pass the course, but the quality of your GPA is obviously at risk.<br />
If you are caught for cheating twice, no more re-examination is possible.<br />
According to Ramkhamhaeng University regulations, you will<br />
be dismissed from the program.<br />
Plagiarism Policy<br />
Plagiarism is almost the worst one can do in academic as well as in<br />
some professional fields. If you are caught for plagiarism as a journalist,<br />
for instance, your reputation is gone and you will hardly find a<br />
serious job in mass communications.<br />
According to Encyclopaedia Britannica, plagiarism is<br />
the act of taking the writings of another person and passing them off<br />
as one’s own. The fraudulence is closely related to forgery and piracy—<br />
practices generally in violation of copyright laws.<br />
Nowadays, studying any topic on university level is hardly possible<br />
without doing research on the Internet. If these or any other sources<br />
are not properly referenced but shown as your own intellectual work,<br />
it is fraud and you will fail the respective course.<br />
This does not depend upon in which subject or assignment plagiarism<br />
occurs. That means, this fraud is not limited to written examinations.<br />
The regulations of Ramkhamhaeng University for cheating and dismission<br />
apply (see Fraud Policy above).<br />
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Student Services<br />
<strong>IIS</strong> Web Site<br />
Unfortunately, once such a student handbook is printed and handed out, it is very difficult to inform<br />
the reader about changes within the content.<br />
Therefore, <strong>IIS</strong> runs its own Web site where we can keep information up to date and inform you real-time<br />
about what is going on at <strong>IIS</strong>.<br />
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Student Services<br />
Central Library<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University Library has been providing information<br />
resources and services to support learning, teaching and research not<br />
only to the students, lecturers, and staff at the university but also<br />
to the general public, since it was established in 1971. The library<br />
is located in the University‘s main campus at Huamark and houses<br />
books, printed journals and online service facilities across three connected<br />
five-storey buildings. The library is fully computerized using<br />
the integrated library system software INNOPAC by means of the<br />
Online Public Access Catalogue. A computer network links Ramkhamhaeng<br />
University databases with other library systems within<br />
Thailand and overseas.<br />
The Central Library is jointly utilized among the faculties of the<br />
university in accordance with the university policy. It contains textbooks,<br />
reference books, research reports, periodicals, Internet and<br />
database system (OPAC, Web OPAC) both in Thai and in English,<br />
in order to support the various user needs.<br />
The library materials are categorized as follows:<br />
Book Thai about 422,066 books<br />
Foreign about 104,822 books<br />
Journal Thai about 432 titles<br />
Foreign about 583 titles<br />
Newspaper Thai about 29 titles<br />
Foreign about 7 titles<br />
Thesis, Study Project, and Research<br />
432 titles<br />
Government Printing<br />
Material<br />
Thai about 15,692 titles<br />
Foreign about 1,574 titles<br />
The opening hours are :<br />
Monday - Friday 7.30am to 9.00pm<br />
Saturday - Sunday 9.00am to 6.00pm<br />
Closed only on National Holidays<br />
Among the aforementioned materials, books are categorized in the<br />
field of Social Sciences as follows:<br />
Book Thai 77,814 books<br />
Foreign<br />
27,501 books<br />
http://www.lib.ru.ac.th/english/<br />
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Student Services<br />
e-Book Libraries<br />
SpringerLink<br />
A visionary information service created for the Internet Springer-<br />
Link is divided according to fields into the so-called Online Libraries<br />
of life sciences, chemical sciences, geo-sciences, computer science,<br />
mathematics, medicine, physics & astronomy, engineering, environmental<br />
sciences, law, and economics.<br />
NetLibrary<br />
NetLibrary e-Books are digital full-text <strong>version</strong>s of books such as<br />
reference works, scholarly monographs, literature and fiction. At<br />
NetLibrary, You’ll find 5,962 e-Books and<br />
3,400 publicly-accessible titles.<br />
Dissertations Full Text<br />
Provides access to full-text of 3,850 selected titles of theses and dissertations<br />
published in 1997-2004. The full-text is available in <strong>PDF</strong><br />
format, printing or downloading is allowed. All of these titles are<br />
selected from Digital Dissertations database where you can search<br />
and get only citations and abstracts.<br />
You can access all Online Libraries and<br />
Online Databases from any computer<br />
within the Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
network, certainly with your private laptop<br />
with Wireless LAN access as well.<br />
For your convenience, you also can receive<br />
your own IP address via the request form<br />
on the Web, which enables you to make<br />
use of the access permission from anywhere<br />
outside the university network.<br />
(http://www.lib.ru.ac.th/english/proxy_<br />
reg_e.html)<br />
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Online Databases<br />
Scientific and academic journals with their electronic <strong>version</strong>s at<br />
your fingertips: http://www.lib.ru.ac.th/english/db-online.html<br />
ScienceDirect<br />
ScienceDirect (the world’s largest electronic collection of science,<br />
technology and medicine full text and bibliographic information)<br />
provides the essential information resource for millions of scientists<br />
around the world. Comprehensive and peer-reviewed titles of 1800<br />
journals from Elsevier Science including top titles such as The Lancet,<br />
Cell and Tetrahedron, Over three million articles and over 59<br />
million abstracts from all fields of science.<br />
Articles are available online before appearing in print. Online access<br />
to multimedia features not available in print journals, such as: video<br />
files, audio files, Excel spreadsheets and Word files, Articles in Press:<br />
rapid access to recently accepted articles.<br />
ScienceDirect is a part of Elsevier (www.elsevier.com). Headquartered<br />
in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the company is the world’s<br />
largest scientific, technical and medical information provider and<br />
publishes over 1,500 journals as well as books and secondary databases.<br />
H.W. Wilson Full-Text Database<br />
H.W. Wilson Full-Text Database covers the interdisciplinary of fulltext<br />
databases in Applied Science &Technology, Art, Business, Education,<br />
General Science, Humanities, Library&Information Science,<br />
Social Sciences,Law,General Interest and Biological & Agricultural<br />
Science. The database contain over 1,400 full-text titles plus abstracts<br />
and indexing of over 7,000 publications.<br />
ProQuest<br />
ProQuest is an online database of master’s theses and doctoral dissertations,<br />
with detailed abstracts, from many institutions worldwide,<br />
Items from 1997 permit download of first 24 pages.<br />
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IEEE Xplore<br />
Student Services<br />
IEEE Xplore, formerly known as IEEE/IEEE Electronic Library<br />
Online (IEL Online), contains more than 2 million full-page <strong>PDF</strong><br />
images from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineer (IEEE<br />
“eye-triple-E”) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers(IEE).<br />
IEEE Xplore(TM) helps global advance in creating, developing, intergration,<br />
sharing, and applying knowledge about electrical engineering<br />
and information technologies and sciences from approximately<br />
666,000 full-text conference papers, articles from transactions, proceeding,<br />
journals, and magazines from over 12,000 IEEE/IEE publications<br />
available since 1988 as well as all current IEEE technical<br />
standards.<br />
Web of Science<br />
Web of Science contains three individual databases, which may be<br />
searched separately or simultaneously: Science Citation Index Expanded,<br />
Social Sciences Citation Index, and Arts&Humanities<br />
Citation Index from 2001 onwards. Web of Science also provides<br />
a unique search method, which enables users to navigate forward,<br />
backward, and through the literature, searching all disciplines and<br />
time spans to uncover all the information relevant to their research.<br />
Users can also navigate to electronic full-text journal articles that <strong>RU</strong><br />
library subscribed to, as well as free access articles.<br />
LexisNexis<br />
LexisNexis provides access to full-text Articles from thousands of<br />
newspapers and magazines worldwide. Full-text SEC filings are<br />
available. Many local and most national and international newspapers<br />
are included. Extensive coverage of the accounting, tax, and<br />
legal literature.<br />
ACM Digital Library<br />
ACM Digital Library by ThaiLIS is an online database of the articles<br />
in journals, magazines, transactions, proceedings, newsletters, publications<br />
by affiliated organizations, Special Interest Groups(SIGs)<br />
on the areas of computer and information technology. Every article<br />
published by ACM (Association for Computer Machinery) is full<br />
text. ACM delivers resources that advance computing as a science<br />
and a profession. ACM provides the computing field’s premier Digital<br />
Library and serves its members and the computing profession<br />
with leading-edge publications, conferences, and career resources.<br />
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Student Services<br />
Cambridge Journal Online<br />
Cambridge University Press is the oldest printing and publishing<br />
house in the world, and is dedicated to the advancement and dissemination<br />
of knowledge. Internationally recognised for the quality<br />
and excellence of their products, Cambridge publishes over 2000<br />
titles and 180 journals across 25 disciplines every year.<br />
Cambridge Journals Online is the online content delivery service for<br />
Cambridge University Press’s collection of nearly 200 leading journals<br />
across the sciences, social sciences and humanities.<br />
Blackwell Synergy<br />
Blackwell Publishing is the worlds leading society publisher, partnering<br />
with 665 academic and professional societies. Blackwell publishes<br />
over 805 journals and 650 text and reference books annually,<br />
across a wide range of academic, medical, and professional subjects.<br />
The journals cover a wide variety of disciplines including the health<br />
sciences, agricultural and animal sciences, business, economics, humanities,<br />
law, life sciences, medicine, physical sciences, psychology<br />
and the social sciences.<br />
The company remains independent with 990 staff members in offices<br />
in the US, UK, Australia, China, Denmark, Germany, Singapore<br />
and Japan.<br />
DCMS<br />
DCMS is the central digital collection of publications from the following<br />
institutions in Thailand: Buprapha University, Ministry of<br />
Education Commission on Higher Educations, Chiang Mai University,<br />
Chulalongkorn University, Khon Khaen University, King Mongkut’s<br />
Institute of Technology (Ladkrabang, North Bangkok, and<br />
Thonburi), Kasetsart University, Mae Fah Luang University, Maejo<br />
University, Mahasarakham University, Mahidol University, NIDA<br />
National Institute of Development Administration, Naresuan University,<br />
Prince of Songkhla University, Ramkhamhaeng University,<br />
Sukhothai Thammatirat Open University, Silpakorn University,<br />
Suranaree University of Technology, Srinakharinwirot University,<br />
Thaksin University, Thammasat University, Ubon Ratchathani University,<br />
and Walailak University.<br />
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Student Services<br />
Book Shop<br />
Although all basic textbooks for your courses are delivered by <strong>IIS</strong><br />
(cost are included in the tuition fee), it is always good to have an<br />
international book shop nearby. The largest book shop on the main<br />
campus is easy to reach since it is in the same building as <strong>IIS</strong> is.<br />
The <strong>RU</strong> Book Shop offers a large variety of lastest books for undergraduate<br />
and graduate students from the U.S. and European textbook<br />
publishers. Many of the textbooks you will use during your<br />
studies come from internationally known publishers, such as Prentice-Hall,<br />
Thomson, McGraw-Hill, and others since <strong>IIS</strong> purchases<br />
its textbooks from here as well.<br />
Besides textbooks and tutorials in English language, you will find<br />
here office material, almost all Thai newspapers and magazines, the<br />
equipment to complete your student uniform, and memorabilia.<br />
Wireless LAN &<br />
Internet Access<br />
In all <strong>IIS</strong> classrooms, you can access the Internet (and, certainly,<br />
the university network including online libraries and databases) with<br />
your laptop computer by Wireless LAN.<br />
Studying business or mass communications today is not any more<br />
possible without using a personal computer and doing research on<br />
the Internet.<br />
Please be aware that our lecturers assume you are fit in using the<br />
operating system and all standard software, such as word processing,<br />
spreadsheets, presentation software, and image editing. Such basic<br />
courses are not part of the academic curriculum at Ramkhamhaeng<br />
University. Please make sure that you don’t get in struggle with your<br />
courses, simply, because you are not able to handle a personal computer<br />
professionally.<br />
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Student Services<br />
Student Information<br />
System (SIS)<br />
Our students can use the <strong>RU</strong> SIS (Ramkhamhaeng University Student<br />
Information System) to check their grades and their grade point<br />
average (GPA). The <strong>RU</strong> SIS is part of the comprehensive <strong>RU</strong> MIS<br />
(Ramkhamhaeng University Management Information System) that<br />
covers all aspects of <strong>RU</strong>’s operational activities.<br />
After you finished your course, your professor will submit his or her<br />
grade list to <strong>IIS</strong>. There, you find it as a print copy, on the shelter<br />
in the office in the respective filer. This list is then evaluated by the<br />
respective program coordinator in our office. If everything is ok and<br />
there are no more questions to the professor, these grades are reported<br />
to the <strong>RU</strong> MIS. After updating the <strong>RU</strong> MIS databases, you can<br />
see your final grades in the student information system. So, please be<br />
aware of the time gap between the grades you may see in the office<br />
and the final grades submitted to <strong>RU</strong> MIS.<br />
Following, you see the steps how to log in as well as an explanation<br />
what you see – unfortunately, the user interface of the student<br />
information system is in Thai language available only. That doesn’t<br />
matter at all, as you will see – it is very easy to get the relevant information.<br />
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Student Services<br />
<strong>RU</strong> SIS Screen Content<br />
student ID Number<br />
first name, last name<br />
total credits<br />
GPA<br />
semester / year<br />
number, course, credit, result<br />
total credits/sem., GPA/sem.<br />
total credits/GPA<br />
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Sports at Ramkhamhaeng<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University Sport Office<br />
Since Thai students are very sportive, it is not surprising that you<br />
find extensive sport opportunities at Ramkhamhaeng, as well as on<br />
the adjacent National Sports Complex (see next page).<br />
Within Ramkhamhaeng University’s main campus, the Ramkhamhaeng<br />
University Sport Office will offer you permanent as well as<br />
temporary activities. From all ball sports, including the Thai national<br />
game Takgraw, to introduction and training for traditional Muay<br />
Thai (Thaiboxing), another national sport in Thailand, and to dance<br />
and gymnastic – the variety is overwhelming.<br />
Most sport activities are free of charge. If you wish, however, you<br />
may rent a whole football field for a day. That’s on offer as well.<br />
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Huamark Sports Complex<br />
Student Services<br />
The Huamark Sports Complex is located adjacent to <strong>IIS</strong>. The photos<br />
on this page are taken from the roof of the <strong>IIS</strong> building. The Huamark<br />
Sports Complex is one of the principal sports complexes of the<br />
Sports Authority of Thailand. It is the prime location for national<br />
and international competitions.<br />
The complex consists of competition and training buildings, a soccer<br />
field, tennis courts and swimming pools, as well as dormitories for<br />
athletes.<br />
Rajamangala National Stadium<br />
Consists of a soccer field with track and field facilities. Beneath<br />
the stadium structure there is an all-purpose area with rooms for<br />
athletes and officials. The stadium can accommodate 60,000 spectators.<br />
Velodrome<br />
Consists of standard tracks 7 wide by 333.33 m. long. It can accommodate<br />
2,000 spectators.<br />
Indoor Stadium<br />
Used for sports such as boxing and sepak takraw. It can accommodate<br />
up to 12,000 spectators.<br />
Shooting Gallery<br />
For both competition and training facilities, and can accommodate<br />
2,000 spectators. The two target ranges contain an automatic<br />
dual target launch tower and has space for 500 spectators.<br />
Indoor Sports Training Centre<br />
Provides teaching and training for 12 kinds of sports, ranging<br />
from aerobic dance and badminton to volleyball and weight lifting<br />
etc.<br />
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English Program
English Program<br />
Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy and<br />
LL.D. Doctorate in Laws Programs<br />
The following general information applies to all programs. Program-specific information you find in the<br />
subsequant chapters.<br />
Evaluation and Graduation Grades<br />
1. Dissertation Evaluation<br />
Each candidate must have a dissertation advisory committee. The committee will consist of<br />
three lectures from universities (or one from Institute/ Organization) and must comprise at<br />
least one from Ramkhamhaeng University and one foreign Professor.<br />
2. The qualifying requirements for eligibility as a dissertation adviser are as follows:<br />
The adviser is a<br />
- Professor or<br />
- Assoc. Professor, or holds<br />
- an earned doctorate degree, or is<br />
- an expert or professional or specialist in the candidate’s field of study<br />
3. Each dissertation script must be fully approved by the joint committee. The joint committee<br />
consists of (1) the dissertation examiner committee, (2) the chairman of the dissertation advisory<br />
committee and (3) the chairman of the administrative committee of the Ph.D. program.<br />
4. The grades of a dissertation are:<br />
- Very Good<br />
- Good<br />
- Pass<br />
5. The Dissertation examiner committee consists of academic experts from Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
and other Institutes or organizations. The number of academic experts from other institutes<br />
may be in the majority but the committee should include at least one academic expert from<br />
Ramkhamhaeng University.<br />
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Subject Evaluation<br />
The letter grades used are:<br />
A 4.00 Excellent<br />
A- 3.67 Almost Excellent<br />
B+ 3.33 Very Good<br />
B 3.00 Good<br />
B- 2.67 Fairly Good<br />
F 0.00 Failure<br />
I Incomplete<br />
Requirement for Graduation<br />
1. Candidates must pass one subject of final examination (English Language or Statistics or Computer).<br />
2. Candidates must pass Qualifying Examination and then they have the right to start their dissertation.<br />
3. Candidates must complete their dissertation by oral defence.<br />
4. Each dissertation must be presented at a public academic seminar and either published in full or<br />
in part an approved academic journal.<br />
University Libraries<br />
Institute of International Studies Library<br />
The library contains more than 1,050 volumes in English and Thai, which include textbooks, periodicals,<br />
reference books, and research reports. There are also Internet and database systems.<br />
Central Library of Ramkhamhaeng University<br />
The central library is jointly utilized among the faculties of the university in accordance with university<br />
policy. It contains textbooks, reference books, research reports, periodicals, Internet and database system<br />
(OPAC, web OPAC) both in Thai and English, on order to support the various user needs.<br />
There are 5 categories in the collection.<br />
1. Books: Thai 412,653 volumes, English 101,088 volumes<br />
2. Magazines: Thai 325 publications, English 76 publications<br />
3. Theses 4, 310 volumes<br />
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4. Research Reports 1,133 volumes<br />
5. Newspapers: Thai 34 newspapers, English 7 newspapers<br />
6. Government Publications: Thai 17,077 items, English 11,158 items<br />
Moreover, the university also provides a communication system through the Internet for all candidates.<br />
Dissertation Examination<br />
Student must present their dissertation at a public seminar. Those present at the seminar will comprise<br />
(1) the dissertation examiner committee, (2) the academic experts from others Institutes, (3) lectures<br />
from Ramkhamhaeng University/ lectures from others Universities, (4) the students and, (5) the dissertation<br />
advisory committee.<br />
The members of the dissertation advisory committee are present as observers and cannot answer questions/<br />
comments from the examiner committee or offer any other explanations.<br />
Each presented dissertation script must be fully approved with the signatures of the examiners.<br />
In a case when it is requested to submit a dissertation for reconsideration, the student and supervisors<br />
have to correct it and return to the public academic seminar.<br />
System of Education Quality Assurance<br />
The Quality Guarantee System consists of 4 parts, namely:<br />
A. Program/Course Administration falls into 4 categories<br />
1. Student Selection System: This system is managed by the entrance committee.<br />
1.1 The committee consists of:<br />
(1) the executive committee of the Ph.D. program, 7 persons<br />
(2) the representative from the field the same as the candidate’s, 1 person<br />
(3) the representative from the university council, 1 person<br />
(4) experts or specialist from the public and private sectors, 2 person<br />
1.2 The duty of the committee is:<br />
(1) to consider/evaluate the dissertation proposal<br />
(2) to consider the possible application of the dissertation in practice<br />
(3) to consider the academic knowledge of the candidate<br />
(4) to consider the ability/readiness of the person who will be one of the dissertation advisory committee<br />
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(5) to consider the qualification of the academic expert/ specialist from another Institute who will<br />
join the dissertation advisory committee (1 person)<br />
(6) to report the issue to the rector and the university council.<br />
1.3 Eligibility Criteria<br />
(1) From the application from with emphasis given to his/her work position, special ability and<br />
research experience.<br />
(2) From the primary dissertation proposal, indicating the background and significance the topic,<br />
the object of the study, the conceptual framework, sources of data and expected contributions of<br />
the findings.<br />
1.4 Dissertation Proposal Evaluation<br />
The dissertation proposal evaluation system is managed by the dissertation examiner committee;<br />
the committee will accept/ reject each dissertation proposal on a majority vote and grade:<br />
- not accepted<br />
- fully accepted<br />
- accepted under the condition specified<br />
- accepted under the condition specified with the requirement that the be candidate take some<br />
courses related to the dissertation.<br />
2. System of Teaching and Studying<br />
2.1 Each Ph.D. student (research program), must have the dissertation advisory committee. The committee<br />
consists of (1) one Prof./ Assoc. Prof. from Ramkhamhaeng University who has classes<br />
related to the topic of the dissertation, (2) one lecturer from Ramkhamhaeng University or from<br />
another university, who is an expert in research methodology of each area, (3) and one representative<br />
from the steering committee. One of the three numbers of the committee will be elected by<br />
vote as the chairman of the committee.<br />
2.2 Academic Activities<br />
Student must present their dissertation at least 4 times in the public academic seminar. The participants<br />
in each seminar are (1) lecturer from Ramkhamhaeng University and other universities,<br />
(2) experts/ specialists from Ramkhamhaeng University and other Institutes, (3) Ph.D. students.<br />
3. Dissertation Examination<br />
Student must present their dissertation to the dissertation examiner committee. The committee consists<br />
of (1) lectures/ academics from university, (2) experts/ specialists from an organization or Institute<br />
related to the dissertation topic, (3) the dissertation advisory committee. The dissertation<br />
advisory committee is present as the observer and can not answer the questions/ committee from the<br />
examiner committee or offer any other explanations.<br />
The committee, (1) and (2), has the duty to evaluate the dissertation and the representative from the<br />
administration committee attends as observer. In a case when it is requested to submit a dissertation<br />
for reconsideration, student and supervisors have to correct it and return to the public academic<br />
seminar.<br />
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English Program<br />
For a dissertation to be corrected it must be passed through reading by external members of the dissertation<br />
examiner committee.<br />
Students must prepare their dissertation for publishing in (1) an approved academic journal or (2)<br />
a document for an International Conference or (3) a textbook or academic document that will be<br />
evaluated by the expert committee (at least 3 committee members).<br />
4. Curriculum Revision<br />
This curriculum is to be revised every 3 years by the administration committee.<br />
B. Course Materials and Handouts and Educational Researches<br />
(1) Lecture Professors and Consulting Professors must have the quality in accordance with the rules<br />
of graduate studies (2006).<br />
(2) Providing effective and efficient educational instruments<br />
(3) Emphasizing the teaching quality of all professors in each semester<br />
C. Providing Educational Supporting and Consultancy<br />
(1) Both internal and Visiting Professors are provided for continuing educational consultancy<br />
(2) Student must join other activities that the administration committee will arrange for compliance with the<br />
system of educational quality guarantee. This activity, for example, may take the from at a study trip abroad.<br />
D. Needs in Labour Market<br />
Following, surveying, and researching the need of labour market in every 3 years.<br />
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English Program<br />
Ph.D. in Business Administration<br />
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program in Business Administration (English Program) has been<br />
developed in response to the high demand of graduates in business administration in the present, rapidly<br />
changing environment of the transition economies. The vision for the economic and social development<br />
of the nation must have the appropriate human resource development policy, especially in regard to doctoral<br />
programs. This Ph.D. research program will help the candidates to acquire new ways of thinking<br />
and attain competence in conducting research. They will be allowed to study and experiment freely in<br />
order to discover the new issues and to enable them to create real academic progress.<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree from an educational institute or University<br />
recognized by the Thai Ministry of University Affairs. The degree may be in any field of study.<br />
Applicants who hold a Bachelor’s degree must have obtained first class honors, or the highest honour<br />
awarded, from a University recognized by the Thai Ministry of University Affairs. In such case, a transfer<br />
of credits will be approved by the Administration Committee of <strong>IIS</strong>.<br />
Selection Procedures (Eligibility Criteria)<br />
Applicants must pass the interviewing panel before being admitted to the Ph.D. program. This selection<br />
will be in accordance with the rules of graduate studies (1995); Ramkhamhaeng University, No. 8.4 of<br />
section 1 and No. 9.4. of section 2 (can be requested in copy from <strong>IIS</strong>).<br />
Time Limits<br />
Applicants who earned a Bachelor’s degree (with Honors) must complete the Ph.D. program in not<br />
more than 8 years. Applicants who earned a Master’s degree must complete the Ph.D. program in not<br />
more than 5 years.<br />
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Program and Program Structure<br />
English Program<br />
At present, only one program (the Research Program) is offered. The following table shows the program<br />
structure.<br />
Number of credits<br />
1. Seminar Workshop<br />
2. Dissertation<br />
3. Final Examination<br />
4. Dissertation Examination<br />
With Bachelor’s degree<br />
6 courses<br />
72<br />
*<br />
-<br />
With Master’s degree<br />
4 courses<br />
48<br />
*<br />
-<br />
Total 72 48<br />
* To complete the Ph.D. program all candidates must pass one subject of the final<br />
examination (English Language or Statistics or Computer).<br />
Academic Schedule<br />
Seminar Workshops and Dissertations listed below are mandatory. In addition, <strong>IIS</strong> provides support<br />
activities from which candidates can elect to take some special business courses, such as<br />
Financial Theory<br />
Operations Research<br />
Quantitative Analysis for Business Decisions<br />
Strategic Management<br />
Information Technology<br />
Managerial Economics<br />
International Business, etc.<br />
In the Colloquium Courses, experts and others involved in interesting topics will be invited to lecture<br />
and exchange ideas as special guests. Candidates will have the opportunity to present interesting topics<br />
or special topics in related fields.<br />
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English Program<br />
Academic Schedule with Bachelor Degree<br />
for candidates holding a Bachelor’s Degree (72 credits)<br />
First Year – First Semester<br />
BA 971 Dissertation<br />
BA 921 Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the<br />
Dissertation.<br />
Students must present the subject matter of their dissertation, indicating<br />
the background and significance of the dissertation topics, the objectives<br />
of the dissertation, the conceptual framework, sources of data and expected<br />
contributions of the findings, conclusions and recommendations. They are<br />
required to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from<br />
various private and public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
II981 Statistics for Business Administration<br />
12 credits<br />
II982 Quantitative Analysis in Business Administration<br />
II984 Management Concepts<br />
II980 Colloquium<br />
Total<br />
12 credits<br />
First Year – Second Semester<br />
II 987 Business Finance Theories and Concepts<br />
BA 972 Dissertation<br />
BA 922 Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology<br />
Students must present the review of the literature on data collection, and<br />
the development and testing of the research tools to be used for the dissertation,<br />
in accordance with the dissertation objectives. They are required<br />
to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various<br />
private and public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
II985 Marketing Concepts<br />
0 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
II983 Research Methodology in Business Administration<br />
II986 Business Economics Concepts<br />
II980 Colloquium<br />
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English Program<br />
Total<br />
Second Year – First Semester<br />
BA 973 Dissertation<br />
BA 923 Seminar Workshop 3: Emphasis on the Conceptual Framework of<br />
the Dissertation<br />
Students must present a conceptual framework that corresponds<br />
to the objectives and scope of the dissertation and is derived from<br />
an integrative literature review of theory and past research.<br />
Total<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Second Year – Second Semester<br />
BA 974 Dissertation<br />
BA 924 Seminar Workshop 4: Emphasis on the Process of Data Collection<br />
and Analysis<br />
Students must present (1) the results of data analysis for each dissertation<br />
objective, (2) describe and interpret the results, and (3) exchange<br />
ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various private<br />
and public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
Total<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Third Year – First Semester<br />
BA 975 Dissertation<br />
BA 925 Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on Research Findings<br />
Students must present the draft report on the findings at a seminar and<br />
exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various<br />
private and public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
Total<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Third Year – Second Semester<br />
BA 976 Dissertation<br />
BA 926 Seminar Workshop 6: Emphasis on the Holistic Presentation of<br />
the Dissertation<br />
Students must (1) present the totality of the dissertation at a seminar,<br />
(2) respond to questions raised by the participants, (3) exchange<br />
ideas with the participants, and (4) make necessary corrections<br />
within the scope of the approved dissertation proposal.<br />
Total<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
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English Program<br />
Dissertation Examination<br />
Students must present their dissertation at a public seminar. Those present at the seminar<br />
will comprise (1) the dissertation examiner committee, (2) the academic experts<br />
from other institutes, (3) lecturers from Ramkhamhaeng University / lecturers from<br />
other universities, (4) the students and (5) the dissertation advisory committee.<br />
The members of the dissertation advisory committee are present as observers and cannot<br />
answer questions / comments from the examiner committee or offer any other explanations.<br />
Each presented dissertation script must be fully approved with the signatures of the<br />
examiners.<br />
In case when it is requested to submit a dissertation for reconsideration, the student and<br />
supervisors have to correct it and return to the public academic seminar.<br />
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English Program<br />
Academic Schedule with Master Degree<br />
for candidates holding a Master’s Degree (48 credits)<br />
First Year – First Semester<br />
BA 941 Dissertation<br />
BA 921 Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the<br />
Dissertation.<br />
Students must present the subject matter of their dissertation, indicating<br />
the background and significance of the dissertation topics, the objectives<br />
of the dissertation, the conceptual framework, sources of data and expected<br />
contributions of the findings, conclusions and recommendations. They are<br />
required to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from<br />
various private and public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
II981 Statistics for Business Administration<br />
12 credits<br />
II982 Quantitative Analysis in Business Administration<br />
II984 Management Concepts<br />
II980 Colloquium<br />
Total<br />
12 credits<br />
First Year – Second Semester<br />
II 987 Business Finance Theories and Concepts<br />
BA 942 Dissertation<br />
BA 922 Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology<br />
Students must present the review of the literature on data collection, and<br />
the development and testing of the research tools to be used for the dissertation,<br />
in accordance with the dissertation objectives. They are required<br />
to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various<br />
private and public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
II985 Marketing Concepts<br />
0 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
II983 Research Methodology in Business Administration<br />
II986 Business Economics Concepts<br />
II980 Colloquium<br />
Total<br />
12 credits<br />
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English Program<br />
Second Year – First Semester<br />
BA 943 Dissertation<br />
BA 923 Seminar Workshop 3: Emphasis on the Conceptual Framework of<br />
the Dissertation<br />
Students must present a conceptual framework that corresponds<br />
to the objectives and scope of the dissertation and is derived from<br />
an integrative literature review of theory and past research.<br />
Total<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Second Year – Second Semester<br />
BA 944 Dissertation<br />
BA 926 Seminar Workshop 4: Emphasis on the Holistic Presentation of<br />
the Dissertation<br />
Students must (1) present the totality of the dissertation at a seminar,<br />
(2) respond to questions raised by the participants, (3) exchange<br />
ideas with the participants, and (4) make necessary corrections<br />
within the scope of the approved dissertation proposal.<br />
Total<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Dissertation Examination<br />
Students must present their dissertation at a public seminar. Those present at the seminar<br />
will comprise (1) the dissertation examiner committee, (2) the academic experts<br />
from other institutes, (3) lecturers from Ramkhamhaeng University / lecturers from<br />
other universities, (4) the students and (5) the dissertation advisory committee.<br />
The members of the dissertation advisory committee are present as observers and cannot<br />
answer questions / comments from the examiner committee or offer any other<br />
explanations.<br />
Each presented dissertation script must be fully approved with the signatures of the<br />
examiners.<br />
In case when it is requested to submit a dissertation for reconsideration, the student and<br />
supervisors have to correct it and return to the public academic seminar.<br />
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English Program<br />
Ph.D. in Educational Administration<br />
(Research program, revised 2006)<br />
Purpose and Objectives<br />
The Doctor of Philosophy Program in Educational Administration has been developed in response to<br />
the high demand of graduates in education in the present, rapidly changing environment of the transition<br />
economies. The vision for the economic and social development of the nation must have the appropriate<br />
human resource development policy, especially in regard to doctoral programs. This Ph.D.<br />
research program will help the candidates to acquire new ways of thinking and attain competence in<br />
conducting research. They will be allowed to study and experiment freely in order to discover the new<br />
issues and to enable them to create real academic progress.<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree (with Honours) from an educational institute<br />
or university recognized by the Ministry of Education. The degree may be in any field of study.<br />
Selection Procedures (Eligibility Criteria)<br />
In order to be fully admitted to the program, the applicant must meet the following requirements:<br />
Sucessfully pass the <strong>RU</strong> test (English Test): Applicants who have a TOEFL score of 500 or higher<br />
within the last 2 years are exempted. Also exampted are students who graduated from a university in<br />
English speaking countries.<br />
Successfully pass the Advanced Test (Concepts of current issues in Political Science).<br />
Applicants must pass the interviewing panel before being admitted to the Ph.D. program. This selection<br />
will be in accordance with the Rules of Graduate Studies (2004; Ramkhamhaeng University, No. 8.4. of<br />
section 1 and No. 9.4. of section 2 (not available online).<br />
Time Limits<br />
Applicants who earned a Bachelor’s Degree (with Honours) must complete the Ph.D. program in 8<br />
years. Applicants who earned a Master’s degree must complete the Ph.D. program in 6 years.<br />
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English Program<br />
Academic Schedule with Bachelor Degree<br />
for Candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree (72 credits):<br />
First year, first semester<br />
EA 901<br />
EA 902<br />
EA 903<br />
EA 911<br />
Total<br />
Research Methodology<br />
Scope and Method<br />
Quantitative Analysis<br />
Independent Study I<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
First year, second semester<br />
EA 904<br />
EA 905<br />
EA 906<br />
EA 912<br />
Total<br />
Qualitative Research<br />
Statistics for Research<br />
Evaluation Research<br />
Independent Study II<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Second year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the Dissertation<br />
Second year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Third year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on Research Findings on the Holistic Presentation<br />
of the Dissertation<br />
Third year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Dissertation Examination and Presentation to Public Academic Seminar<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
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Academic Schedule with Master Degree<br />
English Program<br />
For candidates holding a Master’s degree (48 credits):<br />
First year, first semester<br />
EA 901<br />
EA 911<br />
Total<br />
Research Methodology<br />
Independent Study I<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
6 credits<br />
First year, second semester<br />
EA 903<br />
EA 912<br />
Total<br />
Quantitative Analysis<br />
Independent Study II<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
6 credits<br />
Second year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the Dissertation<br />
9 credits<br />
Second year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology<br />
9 credits<br />
Third year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on Research Findings<br />
and the Holistic Presentation of the Dissertation<br />
9 credits<br />
Third year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Dissertation Examination and Presentation to Public Academic Seminar<br />
9 credits<br />
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English Program<br />
Course Descriptions<br />
EA 901 Research Methodology<br />
General Characteristics, objectives and goals of research; various types and stages of research; determination<br />
of research issue/objectives; literature review; research planning; data collection and analysis;<br />
research findings presentation and research report writing.<br />
EA 902 Scope and Method<br />
Scope and method specific to the discipline related to the students dissertation; current methodology<br />
used by the academic in the discipline leading to the dissertation.<br />
EA 903 Quantitative Analysis<br />
Basic knowledge concerning sources and type of data, methods of presentation and analysis; measurement<br />
and tests for validity and reliability, including interpretation of statistical results.<br />
EA 904 Qualitative Research<br />
General characteristics and type of qualitative research, participant and non- participant observation,<br />
brainstorming, in-depth interview, focus group, and participatory action research.<br />
EA 905 Statistics for Research<br />
Statistics and types of Research; descriptive statistics and the level of measurement of the variables;<br />
statistics for trend analysis; bivariate statistics; logic of multivariate statistics; applications of statistics<br />
to research, including proper ways of presentation and interpretation of the statistics results.<br />
EA 906 Evaluation Research<br />
Meanings and characteristics of evaluation; qualitative and quantitative approaches; stages of evaluation<br />
of theories and models of evaluation; sources of data and data processing; measurement construction,<br />
analysis and interpretation of the findings; the structure of evaluation report, and presentation<br />
of the evaluation results.<br />
EA 911 Independent Study I<br />
Students must conduct a study on the topic that leads to the dissertation according to the plan agreed<br />
upon by the thesis advisory committee and closely supervised by an adviser who is recognized as an<br />
expert in the field. The report is no less than 80 pages and must be presented at a seminar organized<br />
by the executive committee of the Ph.D. Program.<br />
EA 912 Independent Study II<br />
Students must conduct a study on the topic that leads to the dissertation according to the plan agreed<br />
upon by the thesis advisory committee and closely supervised by an adviser who is recognized as an<br />
expert in the field. The subject matter must differ from that of the Independent Study I but be related<br />
to the dissertation. The report is no less than 80 pages and must be presented at a seminar organized<br />
by the executive committee of the Ph.D. Program.<br />
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English Program<br />
EA 999 Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the Dissertation.<br />
Student must present the subject matter of their dissertation, indicating the background and significance<br />
of the dissertation topics, the objectives of the dissertation, the conceptual framework,<br />
source of data and expected contributions of the findings, conclusions and recommendations. They<br />
are required to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various private and<br />
public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology.<br />
Student must present the review of the literature on data collection, and the development and testing<br />
of the research tools to be used for the dissertation, in accordance with the dissertation objectives.<br />
They are required to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various<br />
private and public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on the Research Finding and Holistic Presentation of the Dissertation.<br />
Student must present the finding and totality of the dissertation at a seminar, respond to questions<br />
raised by the participants, exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various<br />
private and public agencies related to the student’ research problem, and make any necessary corrections<br />
within the scope of the approved dissertation proposal.<br />
Dissertation Examination and Presentation to Public Academic Seminar<br />
Students must present their dissertation to the dissertation examiner committee. The committee<br />
consists of (1) lecturers/academics from university, (2) experts/specialists from an organization or<br />
institute related to the dissertation topic, and (3) dissertation advisory committee. The dissertation<br />
advisory committee is present as an observer only, not to answer questions/comments from the<br />
examiner committee or offer any explanations.<br />
The committee, (1) and (2), has the duty to evaluate the dissertation while a representative from<br />
the administration is requested for re-submission for reconsideration, the student and supervisors<br />
must correct it before presenting it to the public academic seminar.<br />
The dissertation that needs to be corrected must go through reading by external members of the dissertation<br />
examiner committee (at least 3 committee members).<br />
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English Program<br />
LL.D. Doctor of Laws<br />
(Research program, revised 2006)<br />
This program is offered with in the Doctorate in Laws Progam and starts in November 2006 with the<br />
second semester of the academic year 2006.<br />
Purpose and Objectives<br />
The Doctor of Laws program has been developed in response to the high demand of graduates in laws<br />
in the present, rapidly changing environment of the transition economies. The vision for the economic<br />
and social development of the nation must have the appropriate human resource development policy,<br />
especially in regard to doctoral programs. This LL.D. research program will have the candidates to<br />
acquire new ways of thinking and attain competence in conducting research. They will be allowed to<br />
study and experiment freely in order to discover the new issue and to enable them to create real academic<br />
progress.<br />
<strong>IIS</strong>’s goal is to provide a qualitative LL.D. program to meet the demand for higher graduate education<br />
and contribute to academic development.<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree from an educational institute or university<br />
recognized by the Ministry of Education. The degree must be in any field of law.<br />
Applicants who hold a Bachelor’s degree must have obtained first class honors, or the highest honor<br />
awarded, from a University recognized by the Ministry of Education. In such case, a transfer of credits<br />
will be approved by the Steering Committee of <strong>IIS</strong>.<br />
Selection Procedures (Eligibility Criteria)<br />
Applicants must pass the interviewing panel before being admitted to the LL.D. program. This selection<br />
will be in accordance with the rules of graduate studies (2004); Ramkhamhaeng University.<br />
Time Limits<br />
Applicants who earned a Bachelor’s degree (with Honors) must complete the LL.D. program in 6<br />
years.<br />
Applicants who earned a Master’s degree must complete the LL.D. program in 6 years.<br />
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Registration<br />
English Program<br />
The candidates may register for maximum of 15 credits in each semester.<br />
Support Activities<br />
The Institute of International Studies provides the support activities shown below.<br />
Candidates can take some special law non-credit courses such as:<br />
Contract and Tort Law<br />
Advance Commercial Law<br />
Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure<br />
Administrative Law<br />
International Trade Law<br />
Law on Intellectual Property, etc.<br />
In collogquium courses, experts and others involved in interesting topics will be invited to lecture and<br />
exchange ideas as special guests. Candidates will have the opportunity to present interesting topics or<br />
special topics in the related fields.<br />
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English Program<br />
Academic Schedule with Bachelor Degree<br />
for Candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree (72 credits):<br />
First year, first semester<br />
LW 901<br />
LW 902<br />
LW 903<br />
LW 911<br />
Total<br />
Research Methodology<br />
Scope and Method<br />
Quantitative Analysis<br />
Independent Study I<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
First year, second semester<br />
LW 904<br />
LW 905<br />
LW 906<br />
LW 912<br />
Total<br />
Qualitative Research<br />
Statistics for Research<br />
Evaluation Research<br />
Independent Study II<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Second year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the Dissertation<br />
Second year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Third year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on Research Findings on the Holistic Presentation<br />
of the Dissertation<br />
Third year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Dissertation Examination and Presentation to Public Academic Seminar<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
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Academic Schedule with Master Degree<br />
English Program<br />
For candidates holding a Master’s degree (48 credits):<br />
First year, first semester<br />
LW 901<br />
LW 911<br />
Total<br />
Research Methodology<br />
Independent Study I<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
6 credits<br />
First year, second semester<br />
LW 903<br />
LW 912<br />
Total<br />
Quantitative Analysis<br />
Independent Study II<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
6 credits<br />
Second year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the Dissertation<br />
9 credits<br />
Second year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology<br />
9 credits<br />
Third year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on Research Findings<br />
and the Holistic Presentation of the Dissertation<br />
9 credits<br />
Third year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Dissertation Examination and Presentation to Public Academic Seminar<br />
9 credits<br />
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English Program<br />
Course Descriptions<br />
LW 901 Research Methodology<br />
General Characteristics, objectives and goals of research; various types and stages of research; determination<br />
of research issue/objectives; literature review; research planning; data collection and analysis;<br />
research findings presentation and research report writing.<br />
LW 902 Scope and Method<br />
Scope and method specific to the discipline related to the students dissertation; current methodology<br />
used by the academic in the discipline leading to the dissertation.<br />
LW 903 Quantitative Analysis<br />
Basic knowledge concerning sources and type of data, methods of presentation and analysis; measurement<br />
and tests for validity and reliability, including interpretation of statistical results.<br />
LW 904 Qualitative Research<br />
General characteristics and type of qualitative research, participant and non- participant observation,<br />
brainstorming, in-depth interview, focus group, and participatory action research.<br />
LW 905 Statistics for Research<br />
Statistics and types of Research; descriptive statistics and the level of measurement of the variables;<br />
statistics for trend analysis; bivariate statistics; logic of multivariate statistics; applications of statistics<br />
to research, including proper ways of presentation and interpretation of the statistics results.<br />
LW 906 Evaluation Research<br />
Meanings and characteristics of evaluation; qualitative and quantitative approaches; stages of evaluation<br />
of theories and models of evaluation; sources of data and data processing; measurement construction,<br />
analysis and interpretation of the findings; the structure of evaluation report, and presentation<br />
of the evaluation results.<br />
LW 911 Independent Study I<br />
Students must conduct a study on the topic that leads to the dissertation according to the plan agreed<br />
upon by the thesis advisory committee and closely supervised by an adviser who is recognized as an<br />
expert in the field. The report is no less than 80 pages and must be presented at a seminar organized<br />
by the executive committee of the Ph.D. Program.<br />
LW 912 Independent Study II<br />
Students must conduct a study on the topic that leads to the dissertation according to the plan agreed<br />
upon by the thesis advisory committee and closely supervised by an adviser who is recognized as an<br />
expert in the field. The subject matter must differ from that of the Independent Study I but be related<br />
to the dissertation. The report is no less than 80 pages and must be presented at a seminar organized<br />
by the executive committee of the Ph.D. Program.<br />
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English Program<br />
LW 999 Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the Dissertation.<br />
Student must present the subject matter of their dissertation, indicating the background and significance<br />
of the dissertation topics, the objectives of the dissertation, the conceptual framework,<br />
source of data and expected contributions of the findings, conclusions and recommendations. They<br />
are required to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various private and<br />
public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology.<br />
Student must present the review of the literature on data collection, and the development and testing<br />
of the research tools to be used for the dissertation, in accordance with the dissertation objectives.<br />
They are required to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various<br />
private and public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on the Research Finding and Holistic Presentation of the Dissertation.<br />
Student must present the finding and totality of the dissertation at a seminar, respond to questions<br />
raised by the participants, exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various<br />
private and public agencies related to the student’ research problem, and make any necessary corrections<br />
within the scope of the approved dissertation proposal.<br />
Dissertation Examination and Presentation to Public Academic Seminar<br />
Students must present their dissertation to the dissertation examiner committee. The committee<br />
consists of (1) lecturers/academics from university, (2) experts/specialists from an organization or<br />
institute related to the dissertation topic, and (3) dissertation advisory committee. The dissertation<br />
advisory committee is present as an observer only, not to answer questions/comments from the<br />
examiner committee or offer any explanations.<br />
The committee, (1) and (2), has the duty to evaluate the dissertation while a representative from<br />
the administration is requested for re-submission for reconsideration, the student and supervisors<br />
must correct it before presenting it to the public academic seminar.<br />
The dissertation that needs to be corrected must go through reading by external members of the dissertation<br />
examiner committee (at least 3 committee members).<br />
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English Program<br />
Ph.D. in Political Science<br />
The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Program in Political Science offers you the choice between the majors<br />
Political Science, International Relations, and ublic Administration<br />
Purpose and Objectives<br />
The Doctor of Philosophy Program in Political Science has been developed in response to the high<br />
demand of graduates in political science in the present, rapidly changing environment of the transition<br />
economies. The vision for the economic and social development of the nation must have the appropriate<br />
human resource development policy, especially in regard to doctoral programs. This Ph.D. research<br />
program will help the candidates to acquire new ways of thinking and attain competence in conducting<br />
research. They will be allowed to study and experiment freely in order to discover the new issues and to<br />
enable them to create real academic progress.<br />
Admission Requirements<br />
Applicants must hold a Master’s degree or Bachelor’s degree (with Honours) from an educational institute<br />
or university recognized by the Ministry of Education. The degree may be in any field of study.<br />
Selection Procedures (Eligibility Criteria)<br />
In order to be fully admitted to the program, the applicant must meet the following requirements:<br />
Sucessfully pass the <strong>RU</strong> test (English Test): Applicants who have a TOEFL score of 500 or higher<br />
within the last 2 years are exempted. Also exampted are students who graduated from a university in<br />
English speaking countries.<br />
Successfully pass the Advanced Test (Concepts of current issues in Political Science).<br />
Applicants must pass the interviewing panel before being admitted to the Ph.D. program. This selection<br />
will be in accordance with the Rules of Graduate Studies (2004; Ramkhamhaeng University, No. 8.4. of<br />
section 1 and No. 9.4. of section 2 (not available online).<br />
Time Limits<br />
Applicants who earned a Bachelor’s Degree (with Honours) must complete the Ph.D. program in 8<br />
years. Applicants who earned a Master’s degree must complete the Ph.D. program in 6 years.<br />
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Academic Schedule with Bachelor Degree<br />
English Program<br />
for Candidates holding a Bachelor’s degree (72 credits):<br />
First year, first semester<br />
901<br />
902<br />
903<br />
911<br />
Total<br />
Research Methodology<br />
Scope and Method<br />
Quantitative Analysis<br />
Independent Study I<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
First year, second semester<br />
904<br />
905<br />
906<br />
912<br />
Total<br />
Qualitative Research<br />
Statistics for Research<br />
Evaluation Research<br />
Independent Study II<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Second year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the Dissertation<br />
Second year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
Third year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on Research Findings on the Holistic Presentation<br />
of the Dissertation<br />
Third year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Dissertation Examination and Presentation to Public Academic Seminar<br />
12 credits<br />
12 credits<br />
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English Program<br />
Academic Schedule with Master Degree<br />
For candidates holding a Master’s degree (48 credits):<br />
First year, first semester<br />
901<br />
911<br />
Total<br />
Research Methodology<br />
Independent Study I<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
6 credits<br />
First year, second semester<br />
903<br />
912<br />
Total<br />
Quantitative Analysis<br />
Independent Study II<br />
3 credits<br />
3 credits<br />
6 credits<br />
Second year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the Dissertation<br />
9 credits<br />
Second year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology<br />
9 credits<br />
Third year, first semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on Research Findings<br />
and the Holistic Presentation of the Dissertation<br />
9 credits<br />
Third year, second semester<br />
Dissertation<br />
Dissertation Examination and Presentation to Public Academic Seminar<br />
9 credits<br />
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Course Descriptions<br />
English Program<br />
PS 901 Research Methodology<br />
General Characteristics, objectives and goals of research; various types and stages of research; determination<br />
of research issue/objectives; literature review; research planning; data collection and analysis;<br />
research findings presentation and research report writing.<br />
PS 902 Scope and Method<br />
Scope and method specific to the discipline related to the students dissertation; current methodology<br />
used by the academic in the discipline leading to the dissertation.<br />
PS 903 Quantitative Analysis<br />
Basic knowledge concerning sources and type of data, methods of presentation and analysis; measurement<br />
and tests for validity and reliability, including interpretation of statistical results.<br />
PS904 Qualitative Research<br />
General characteristics and type of qualitative research, participant and non- participant observation,<br />
brainstorming, in-depth interview, focus group, and participatory action research.<br />
PS905 Statistics for Research<br />
Statistics and types of Research; descriptive statistics and the level of measurement of the variables;<br />
statistics for trend analysis; bivariate statistics; logic of multivariate statistics; applications of statistics<br />
to research, including proper ways of presentation and interpretation of the statistics results.<br />
PS 906 Evaluation Research<br />
Meanings and characteristics of evaluation; qualitative and quantitative approaches; stages of evaluation<br />
of theories and models of evaluation; sources of data and data processing; measurement construction,<br />
analysis and interpretation of the findings; the structure of evaluation report, and presentation<br />
of the evaluation results.<br />
PS 911 Independent Study I<br />
Students must conduct a study on the topic that leads to the dissertation according to the plan agreed<br />
upon by the thesis advisory committee and closely supervised by an adviser who is recognized as an<br />
expert in the field. The report is no less than 80 pages and must be presented at a seminar organized<br />
by the executive committee of the Ph.D. Program.<br />
PS 912 Independent Study II<br />
Students must conduct a study on the topic that leads to the dissertation according to the plan agreed<br />
upon by the thesis advisory committee and closely supervised by an adviser who is recognized as an<br />
expert in the field. The subject matter must differ from that of the Independent Study I but be related<br />
to the dissertation. The report is no less than 80 pages and must be presented at a seminar organized<br />
by the executive committee of the Ph.D. Program.<br />
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English Program<br />
PS 999 Dissertation<br />
Seminar Workshop 1: Emphasis on the Substantive Matter of the Dissertation.<br />
Student must present the subject matter of their dissertation, indicating the background and significance<br />
of the dissertation topics, the objectives of the dissertation, the conceptual framework,<br />
source of data and expected contributions of the findings, conclusions and recommendations. They<br />
are required to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various private and<br />
public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
Seminar Workshop 2: Emphasis on Research Methodology.<br />
Student must present the review of the literature on data collection, and the development and testing<br />
of the research tools to be used for the dissertation, in accordance with the dissertation objectives.<br />
They are required to exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various<br />
private and public agencies related to the students’ research problems.<br />
Seminar Workshop 5: Emphasis on the Research Finding and Holistic Presentation of the Dissertation.<br />
Student must present the finding and totality of the dissertation at a seminar, respond to questions<br />
raised by the participants, exchange ideas with the seminar participants and experts from various<br />
private and public agencies related to the student’ research problem, and make any necessary corrections<br />
within the scope of the approved dissertation proposal.<br />
Dissertation Examination and Presentation to Public Academic Seminar<br />
Students must present their dissertation to the dissertation examiner committee. The committee<br />
consists of (1) lecturers/academics from university, (2) experts/specialists from an organization or<br />
institute related to the dissertation topic, and (3) dissertation advisory committee. The dissertation<br />
advisory committee is present as an observer only, not to answer questions/comments from the<br />
examiner committee or offer any explanations.<br />
The committee, (1) and (2), has the duty to evaluate the dissertation while a representative from<br />
the administration is requested for re-submission for reconsideration, the student and supervisors<br />
must correct it before presenting it to the public academic seminar.<br />
The dissertation that needs to be corrected must go through reading by external members of the dissertation<br />
examiner committee (at least 3 committee members).<br />
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English Program<br />
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