CURRICULUM STRUCTURE - 36 Credits
The curriculum supports three types of study plan:
Credit allocation |
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| Subject areas | Plan A1 |
Plan A2 |
Plan B |
| A) Main subjects | - |
18 |
18 |
| B) Electives subjects | - |
- |
12 |
| C) Thesis essay | 18 |
18 (choose 1) |
- |
| D) Thesis project | 18 |
- |
|
| E) Independent study | - |
- |
6 |
| Total Credits | 36 |
36 |
36 |
The basic programme structure, as shown above, consists of alternative study plans. Each plan is aimed to suit the wide ranging needs of individual students both in terms of course content as well as learning schedule.
Plan A1 (Full thesis option)
Students are required to produce two final submissions; a thesis project (mostly practical) and a thesis essay (mostly written).
Plan A2 (Half-thesis option)
Students are required to produce one final submission; either a thesis project (mostly practical) or a thesis essay (mostly written). In addition students will be required to study and pass 6 interaction design subjects provided by the programme.
Plan B (Coursework and Independent Study Project)
Students are required to attend coursework in 10 interaction design subjects. In addition students will be required to produce an Independent Study project worth 6 credits.
FLEXIBLE PROGRAMME
Qualifying exit points
In order for the programme to be flexible and sensitive to the needs of individual students, it is possible to exit with any of three awards:
| Postgraduate Certificate |
12 credits |
4 subjects |
| Advanced Postgraduate Certificate |
24 credits |
8 subjects |
| Master of Arts |
36 credits |
full programme |
The MA must be completed within 1-5 years. It is possible to complete the postgraduate diploma in 3 months and the advanced postgraduate diploma in 7 months.
TUITION COSTS
The introductory cost per 3-credit course is 22,500 baht (approx 650 USD or 480 euro). This comes to a total of 270,000 baht for the complete Master's degree. {The first 12 applicants get a further 10% reduction = 243,000 baht)
Applicants outside of Thailand from EU, ASEAN and APEC countries (the first two from each country) are automatically entitled to a special scholarship reducing the full fee to 191,000 baht or approx 4,100 euro.
For details on additional promotional offers & scholarships please see the tuition section on the university website.
Frequency of payment depends upon which study plan and which study schedule is chosen. Students are expected to provide their own notebook / laptop computer. For further details ask for an information pack.