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(Chulalongkorn University) 
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Course Type: Postgraduate (taught)
Training Provider: Chulalongkorn University School/Institute/Dept./Centre: Faculty of Political Science The Master of Arts in International Development Studies (MAIDS) is intended for people who are making, or have the potential to make, a meaningful contribution as researchers, practitioners, and leaders in the field of international development. The Graduate Programme expects applicants to be graduates with work or volunteer experience in international development, generally in the non-profit or governmental sector. MAIDS is an international programme, taught in English to students of any nationality. The programme particularly encourages applications from citizens and residents of Greater Mekong Subregion countries. The Programme is looking for individuals with sensitivity to and involvement in issues such as the promotion of social change, human rights, local community development, media freedom and humanitarian aid. The curriculum combines the study of a rigorous theoretical framework with field experience. Students have the opportunity to network with a wide range of practitioners working with government, international and civil society organizations. The thesis project allows the student to develop expertise in an area of interest. MAIDS offers a comprehensive and flexible preparation for either for a career in international development or further studies at the doctorate level. Here are some of the key reasons to choose this programme, based in the Faculty of Political Science:
Course Structure: Compulsory courses Development Theory and Practice Globalization and Development in the Asia and Pacific The Politics of Public Policy Research Methodology in Development Studies Elective courses For academic year 2006 – 2007: The student must select four elective courses. Not all elective courses are available each year. Communication, Democratization, and Development Conflict Resolution Development Project Management Development Practicum Environmental Politics and Policy Human Rights and Gender Problems in the Asia and Pacific Migration as a Development Issue Selected Topics in Development and Economy Selected Topics in Development and Environment Thesis All students are required to write a thesis on a topic related to international development. Applicants are strongly encouraged to define their research interests prior to the beginning of the programme. Students are expected to start work on their thesis in the first semester, with the support of an advisor. In the second semester students must defend their thesis proposal. The third semester is devoted exclusively to the thesis, including field work, data collection, write-up, and defence.
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Staff: Programme director: Associate Professor Chantana Banpasirichote, PhD. Email: chantana.b@chula.ac.th Entry Requirements: Applicants should possess an undergraduate degree in social sciences. Applicants should also have work or volunteer experience in international development. Mature students, NGO workers, and junior to middle level government officials, with experience in development, are especially encouraged to apply. Course Duration: 12 months (full-time); the MA starts early October, finishes September the following year. Admission period March - May. Language(s) of Instruction:
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Town(s) or City(ies): Bangkok Scholarships & Awards: Very limited funding is available to students in financial need from Greater Mekong Subregion countries. Course's Webpage: http://www.ids.polsci.chula.ac.th School/Institute/Dept./Centre
Faculty of Political Science
Training Provider: Chulalongkorn University Contact Telephone: +66 2 218 7313 Courses: 1 The origins of the Faculty are traceable to the early 20th
century in the Civil Servants’ Training School. Under different names
it remained the flagship institution for training civil servants for
the rapidly modernizing Thai government bureaucracy, until it became
the country’s first full-fleshed university in 1917. The Faculty of
Political Science was one of the original four faculties of
Chulalongkorn University. Since
its inception the Faculty covered many academic fields, incorporating
not only political science but diplomacy, public administration,
finance, economics, law, sociology, anthropology, and population
studies. Today the Faculty of
Political Science is one of 17 faculties at Chulalongkorn, and
comprises four departments: Government, International Relations,
Sociology and Anthropology, and Public Administration. Only about 250
undergraduates are admitted each year for a 4-year degree, and a total
of about 200 Master’s and 10 PhD students are doing research at the
Faculty at any one time. There
are about 70 academic staff members in the Faculty, most of them
holding their postgraduate degrees from the United States, Europe,
Australia or Japan. Some Faculty members have served as government
officials, while others have assisted non-governmental organizations
and directly participated in Thailand’s pro-democracy movement. The
MA in International Development Studies, as an initiative of the Center
for Social Development Studies (CSDS), is an interdepartmental
initiative and the Faculty’s first international programme. It is a
testimony of the Faculty’s capacity over its long history to adapt to
new academic, social, and political challenges.
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