General Information

Monday - Friday from 8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m.

The academic year consist of 2 semester of 15 weeks of schedule classes each plus a summer session, as follows;

• 1^st Semester June - October
• 2^nd Semester November - March
• Summer Session March - May

All graduate international applicants will be required to pay 500.00 THB for an application fee. This requirement will begin to take effect for applicants who submit an application from September 1  onward.

Duration of study, dating from the time of entry is as follows :

• Doctoral Degree Program
  
  • 3-8 academic years for a candidate holding a Bachelor's degree
    
    
  • 3-5 academic years for a candidate holding a Master's degree
  
  
• Master's Degree Program
  
  • 2-5 academic years, except Master of Arts Program in Human Rights and Master of Arts Programme in Population and Reproductive Health Research (1-3 years)
  
  
• Graduate Diploma Program
  
  • 1-3 academic years

• Doctoral Degree Program
  There are 2 possible study plans :
  
  • Plan 1 consists of doing a thesis only with an equivalent of at least 72 credits for a candidate holding a Bachelor's degree, and at least 48 credits for a candidate holding a Master's degree.
    
    
  • Plan 2 consists of course work totaling at least 24 credits and a thesis with an equivalent of at least 48 credits for a candidate holding a Bachelor's degree, and course work totaling 12 credits and a thesis with an equivalent of at least 34 credits for a candidate holding a Master's degree.
  
  
• Master's Degree Program
  There are 3 possible study plans :
  • Plan A (1) consists of doing a thesis only, with an equivalent of at least 36 credits
    
    
  • Plan A (2) consists of course work totaling of least 12 credits and a thesis with an equivalent of at least 12 credits.
    
    
  • Plan B consists of course work and a thematic paper with an equivalent of at least 3 credits but not more than 6 credits.
  
  
• Graduate Diploma Program
  
  • Course work totaling at least 24 credits

• Doctoral Degree Program
  
  • Complete all course requirements of the particular program (for plan 2)
    
    
  • Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00
    
    
  • Pass a Qualifying Examination
    
    
  • English competence standard and English competence assessment criteria of doctoral degree students All doctoral degree students must have :
    
    
    • a TOEFL Paper-based score with a minimum of 500; or
    • a TOEFL Computer-based score with a minimum of 173; or
    • a TOEFL Internet-based score with a minimum of 61; or
    • a TOEFL-ITP score with a minimum of 500, attained from a test are administered by one of the following institutes.
      
      
      • The Language Center, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University; or
      • A testing center approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University
        
    • an IELTS score with a minimum of 5.
      
      
  • Complete a dissertation of original research work and successfully defend it
    
    
  • Have at least one article published or accepted for publication in an international journal
  
  
• Master's Degree Program
  
  • Complete all course requirements of the particular program.
    
    
  • Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00.
    
    
  • Pass a Comprehensive Examination (for Plan B).
    
    
  • All Master's degree students (International Programs) must have;
    • a TOEFL Paper-based score with a minimum of 480; or
    • a TOEFL Computer-based score with a minimum of 157; or
    • a TOEFL Internet-based score with a minimum of 54; or
    • a TOEFL-ITP score with a minimum of 470, whose tests are administered by the institutes as follows.
      • The Language Center, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University;
      • The testing centers that are approved by the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University
    • an IELTS score with a minimum of 4.5; or
    • an MU-Test (Mahidol University Test) score, as administered by The Language Center, Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University, with a minimum of 45.
      
      
  • Complete the thesis / thematic paper and success fully defend it.
    
    
  • Have at least one article published or accepted for publication in an international journal(for Plan A(1)).
  
  
• Graduate Diploma Program
  
  • Complete all course requirements of the particular program
    
    
  • Have a cumulative GPA of at least 3.00
    
    
  • All diploma degree students, and higher diploma program students must achieve an MU-Test (Mahidol University Test) score with a minimum of 35.