Thammasat University

This course covers the foundations, principles, importance and guidelines of financial planning for life goals, the uses of financial instruments, together with self-discovery techniques, financial planning techniques including how to earn, collect, use and invest money, savings allocation and DCA investment techniques, debt management techniques, savings increase techniques, personal income tax saving planning techniques as well as the principles and importance of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy in Thai society.

This course covers readings and analysis of ideas, theories, and contemporary issues in international relations. This course develops reading, analytical, and critical skills as well as improves the abilities to present, argue, write, and critique. Students classify Political Science concepts and theories, International Relations theories, and global and domestic political situations.

This course covers regulatory theories, competition policies, together with their economic rationales. It includes approaches, methods, instruments and impact assessment of regulation and competition policies as well as regulatory institutions, governance and performance. The course includes case studies from the developed and developing countries.

This course covers the rich history and development of traditional Thai medicine, theoretical concepts, types of treatment with herb, massage, herbal sauna, and other curative applications. It covers traditional Thai medicine and health care, and its integration into the country's health care system. It provides a basic knowledge in human anatomy and physiology necessary for Thai massage, its history, benefits and limitations, and steps, postures and the etiquette of Thai massage. The course includes demonstrations. 

This course covers the transformation of politics in the era of the internet, digital technologies and changes of methodological and conceptual terrain in the studies of politics, and relationship between politics and digital technologies. It helps students understand the role of communications media and mediation in public affairs and the manner in which digital technologies have reworked the political domain. 

This course covers comparative studies of social policy components and administration in ASEAN member countries and Western states, covering topics including social expenditures, theories and approaches to welfare provision and management, effectiveness of the welfare states, education, public health, housing, employment, taxation, social capital, civil society, social security, and social or welfare rights as well as social, economic, and political considerations that shape the welfare state.

This lecture-based course introduces students to the traditions, methods, and key concepts, theories, and issues in political science. It also explores significant aspects of the relationship between political science and other social sciences. By the end of the course, students should have a comprehensive overview of the field. Topics include political ideologies, political institutions, authoritarianism, voting, social movements, and public policy.

This course covers essential analytical and conceptual tools for examining foreign policy processes. It equips students to identify and critically assess differences, similarities, changes, and continuities in the foreign policies of states worldwide. Through diverse historical case studies, the course highlights key theoretical debates while addressing the connect/disconnect between theoretical frameworks and practical decision-making in foreign policy. Along with a midterm and final exam, students participate in a team debate. 

This advanced seminar course explores the problems associated with global political economy. The first half of the course provides students with the analytical and conceptual tools to better understand the complexities of international politics and economics. The second half is issue-based,  focusing on major developments in contemporary international and economic relations and how states manage these issues. The course consists largely of student research, consultation, group presentation, and peer review/comments. Student should expect to complete a 3500 word case study and participate in group presentations.