Political science is currently a very "glorious" industry and attracts the attention of many young people in the world. After graduating with a Master's degree, you will have many opportunities to become a lecturer, a reporter, a political commentator, a staff member in government agencies or in agencies and organizations. Political-social, economic organizations, non-profit organizations, experts working in theoretical, political institutions and even with excellent competence, you will be future politicians.


 Political Science in the eyes of students

Political Science (Political Science) is a scientific study of politics or in other words, the object of Political Science is Politics (Politics). In short, politics is a process that includes debate, decision, conflict, and cooperation among individuals, groups, and organizations for the control, control, distribution, and use of resources. raw as well as values ​​and ideals that underlie those activities.

Other political science Natural science in that, if the purpose of natural science is to discover the law of the natural world from which to make predictions about the future, then the purpose of the Main Science The rule is to try to study politics in a systematic way, in order to gain more understanding than to find rules and principles. But this does not mean there is no rule in Political Science.

Today, Western Political Science has been a development industry with three organic components: Political Theories (Political Theories), Comparative Politics (Comparative Politics) and International Relations. (International Studies).

In the textbooks on political science, the main content revolves around classic and modern political doctrines, power and state, government agencies (legislative, executive, judicial) , types of government, relations between levels of government, the military, political parties, elections, interest groups / pressures, the role of mass media, cooperation and conflict among nations , international and regional organizations, international law and measures to preserve international order and solve global problems.

Leading political science schools in Asia

In Asia, besides the APU of Japan, Thammasat University, Thailand is also one of the top schools in the area with a strong training in Political Science (in 2017 the 69th anniversary of the Faculty established). Since 2014, the University has established the Master of Art in Asia Studies (Pacific Studies _MAPS) international training program with major subjects based on four fields: Economics, Politics , International Law and Relations are taught by experienced professors, enthusiastically graduated from many top schools in the world such as Oxford , Cambridge , Manchester , Harvard, ANU, Tokyo and a number of top schools from countries in Asia. Besides, MAPS also invited leading guests and experts from many agencies and organizations such as UNESCAP, WTO and officials from other ministries in the region to teach.

Experience Political Science in Thailand

At Thammasat University, each MAPS course lasts from 16-18 months starting in August every year, at 2 main training facilities in Rangsit and Tha Prachan (Bangkok), with class sizes of no more than 15 students. .Classrooms are equipped with comfortable and high-class facilities for learning and meeting purposes. In addition to classrooms that serve class hours, MAPS also builds a data source room to store specialized academic materials and display cultural items from many countries around the world.In addition to the self-study room, library and MAPS private classes, students also have many extra-curricular options in other large and small libraries, and the self-study center in the school.

The curriculum is divided into 3 periods with the main modules (one module can have 2 subjects). Semester 1 (August to December) is spread out on weekdays with basic to advanced courses in a variety of fields to provide students with general knowledge and help students get a choice. priority, in-depth knowledge with potential areas for graduation thesis.Semester 2 (February to June) will continue with extensive courses that update the real situation in the region and the world. Term 3 (August to December of the next year) students will only study one session with the next course and perform their graduation thesis. For each module, students will often be asked for a personal presentation, a midterm essay (2500-5000 words), group exercises, and at the end of the term, the test will be taken in different forms based on the requirements of the subject teacher such as: question and answer, paper making (3 hours) or 1 5000 word essay. Each student must ensure that he / she has a successful score, a successful graduation thesis, an international article (the school holds an international conference in December every year) and requires English (as prescribed by MAPS) to graduate at the end of the year (temporary graduation certificate), because the diploma was awarded only the following year according to the Thai Royal calendar.

In addition to teaching, MAPS often organizes field trips in famous Thai places to help students have moments of relaxation and a better understanding of Thai history and culture. Not only MAPS, Thammasat school in general always has monthly activities to encourage the fine spirit of students with large investment and large scale to welcome the participation of international students.

Scholarship opportunities to study MAPS program

You can seize the opportunity to study MAPS with a full school scholarship with specific information below:

Scholarship value: Full scholarship worth THB 570,000 and only supports the fees listed specifically at the official scholarship page . The term of the scholarship lasts for 3 semesters and one summer semester (about 16-18 months depending on the start of the school year being announced from the school.

Number of scholarships: 10-12 (annual) awarded by Thammasat University (TU) or Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA).

Nationality: Applicants from all over the world can apply. Priority is given to candidates from the ASEAN community.

Request:

A bachelor's degree in any field with a GPA of 2.5 or above, issued by an accredited university.

Foreign language requirement:
The minimum requirement for foreign language proficiency is 6.5 IELTS (component score with no skills below 6.0), 550 TOEFL (paper), 79 (network), 213 points (computer subject) or 550 TU-GET certification points. Official scores are only recognized when the time limit is not more than 2 years up to the time of filing the application.
Foreign language requirements do not apply to applicants who come from native English speaking countries.

Thammasat University requires non-native students to achieve a certain level of English language as part of graduation requirements.