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þ Program Title

Master of Public Administration Program

þ Degree Offered:  

Master of Public Administration (M.P.A.)

þ Program Objectives

¨ General Objectives

Master of Public Administration Program (2021 edition) aims to produce graduates with the following qualifications:

• To be a leader of organizations, communities, and societies eager to explore new knowledge and keep pace with the changing world.
• To be able to analyze and isolate obstacles, problems, and challenges of the organization, community, and society, and be able to seek solutions for solutions and sustainable development.
• To be able to apply digital technology to solve problems and improve the quality of public services effectively and efficiently.
• To have a positive attitude towards cultural diversity and ideas that differ from oneself, in politics, economy, and society.
• To be a person with virtue, ethics, and selflessness as a public service provider. It is committed to self-improvement, organizational, social, creative, and out-of-the-box thinking that is based on social responsibility.

¨ Behavioral Objectives

The MPA’s program learning outcomes (PLOs) are defined by the world-class standard of the Network of Schools of Public Policy, Affairs, and Administration (NASPAA) as follows:

• PLO1: The competency of theory, research, and application of advanced knowledge in public affairs management in the digital age.
• PLO2: The competency of advanced analysis and presentation for decision making, problem solving, and public service.
• PLO3: The competency of morality and ethics for public affairs management
• PLO4: The competency of management and application of digital innovation within, inter, and outside the organization.
• PLO5: The competency of verbal skill, writing skill, and digital media in the world of diversity.

þ Student Qualifications

¨  Earn a Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent.  

¨  Foreign students should be approved by the Curriculum Administration Committee.

þ Program Characteristics

From the summary of the overall evaluation of MPA (Academic Year 2019), it was found that the curriculum has the following strengths:

¨         The professors in charge of the curriculum are highly qualified, have held academic positions, and have a strong history of performance. In addition, the curriculum encourages and develops instructors who are in charge of the curriculum.

¨         Graduates are accepted by employers at a high level (4.68) and can produce quality academic papers which can be published at national and international levels.

The strength of the Master of Public Administration Program (2021 edition) is the integration of the theory and rules of public administration and public affairs with the principles and tools of computer science and information technology. The goals are to enable graduates to apply new digital technology for knowledge development in public administration, boost the efficiency of organizational management, and provide public service.

þ Career Opportunity

Graduates will be qualified to work as lecturers, scholars, researchers, or executives in a variety of fields, including public organizations, research organizations, or others involved in public affairs at the local, national, and international levels.

þ Fees

¨         Tuition fee:                         THB 156,000 (THB 39,000 per semester)

¨        Admission fee:                   THB 3,000

¨         International student fee:   THB 15,000 per semester

¨         Application fee:                 THB 700

þ Credits

¨       Plan A Type A1:    39 credit hours

¨       Plan A Type A2:    39 credit hours

¨       Plan B:                  39 credit hours

þ Program Structure

þ Courses

¨ Supplementary Course

CL 107 001     Reading and Writing in English for Graduate Students              3(3-0-6) (non-credit)

¨ Required Courses

CL 107 101     Public Affairs and Policy in the Digital Age                                     9(9-0-18)

CL 107 102     Strategic Management for Public Affairs                                     6(6-0-12)

CL 107 103     Sustainable Urban Planning and Management                             3(3-0-6)

CL 107 104     Digital Enterprise Management for Public Services                     6(6-0-12)

CL 107 105     Methods of Inquiry in Public Affairs                                             3(3-0-6)

CL 107 891     Seminar on Innovation Development in Public Affairs             3(3-0-6)

¨ Elective Courses

CL 107 201     Legal Transformation for Public Affairs in the Digital Age             3(3-0-6)

Students may also choose to enroll in following courses offered in the Doctor of Public Administration Program in Public Affairs Management with approval from the Program Administration Committee.

CL 201 101     Governance and Public Affairs                                                     3(3-0-6)

CL 201 201     Advanced Public Policy Analysis                                                     3(3-0-6)

CL 201 501     Methods of Inquiry and Research Design in Public Affairs             3(3-0-6)

                            Management

CL 201 991     Seminar in Public Affairs Management                                     3(3-0-6)

CL 202 102     Comparative Public Affairs Management                                     3(3-0-6)

CL 202 301     Political Economy of Public Affairs                                             3(3-0-6)

CL 202 401     Advanced Organizational Analysis                                             3(3-0-6)

CL 202 402     Human Resource Management for Public Affairs                     3(3-0-6)

CL 202 403     Conflict Analysis and Management                                             3(3-0-6)

CL 201 502     Advanced Research Design in Public Affairs Management     3(3-0-6)

¨ Thesis

CL 107 898     Thesis                                                                                             36 credits

CL 107 899     Thesis                                                                                             12 credits

¨ Independent Study

CL 107 896     Independent Study                                                                     6 credits

þ Study Plans

Year 1 Semester 1

Year 1 Semester 2

Year 2 Semester 1

þ Course Description