Thammasat University

This course examines the ASEAN economic community, including the principles and framework of economic cooperation. It includes a comprehensive study of ASEAN economies' diversity in both the past and the present. It also analyzes various topics related to ASEAN affairs from a geo-political economic perspective.

This course provides an overview of business management in a complex and constantly evolving environment. Topics include the main functions of businesses, sustainable business models, corporate social responsibility, and business ethics.

This course examines the concepts and theories related to product and brand management. Topics covered include product management policy and strategy, value-added brand management strategy, product and brand management in different stages of product life cycle, causes and prevention of product and brand failure, formulation of other marketing strategies to complement product and brand strategy, brand competitiveness in the global market, impact from the government, and ethics in product and brand management.

This seminar-style class surveys a volume of literature that highlights the analytical tools economists use to analyze industrial organization (i.e., how firms and markets interact). Topics include competition and monopoly, market structure, mergers, game theory, development of theory, price discrimination, product differentiation, advertising, vertical integration and relationships, oligopoly behavior, antitrust, industrial organization, and regulation and deregulation. The course emphasizes how to write and present outlines of complex literature and how to write literature reviews at a high level. ASSESSMENT: attendance (10%), participation (5%) ,outlines and presentations (15%), term papers (70%).

This course is an examination of the history of Islam as it relates to governments and international relations. It presents the role of Islam in global politics and Islam as a vehicle for political mobilization. The course critically discusses the structure and influence of political Islamic groups such as Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas, Hisbolleh and Jama'ah Islamiyah. It also focuses on the broader missions of the organizations and the organizations' impact on their constituents.

This course provides a study of the historical background and development of countries in Southeast Asia before World War II. Using a historic perspective combined with social sciences techniques, the course covers Southeast Asia's development from the earliest civilizations up to the Pacific War of 1941, the general pattern of its development, and the reasons behind the current state of affairs in the region. Topics include arrival of world religions, rise of classical states, age of commerce, warfare, early colonial regimes, gender and slavery, economic transformations, reform and westernization, World War I, anti-colonialism and nationalism, and the emergence of nations.

The production of goods and services is one of the main processes of a manufacturing business. This requires systematic process and resources management in order to achieve quality products, optimum quantity, on time delivery, and to minimize resources and expenses. The course provides a study of the basic concepts and techniques in managing the operations for a production or service organization, which leads to an excellent and sustainable operation and supply chain. Topics include the role of production in society, production and service strategies, product and service design, production capacity planning, location analysis, process design, plant layout, system analysis, quality management, materials requirement planning, production scheduling, and project management.

This course provides an exploration of modern China through the analysis of Chinese-language films from mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan, paying special attention to how these films represent China's social, culture, and political thought. Topics include fifth generation Chinese filmmakers; Cultural Revolution in cinema; representations of women, men, and LGBTIQ; gender politics; postmodernism and post colonialism; ambiguous identity of Taiwan cinema; Thailand in Chinese cinema; and Chinese in Hollywood movies. Assessment: class discussion (10%), film analysis (30%), midterm (30%), film festival (30%).

This course examines the characteristics and development of art and architecture in Thailand from ancient times to the present, and the influences of other cultures on Thai art and architecture. The course builds a solid foundation in the study of the arts and architecture of Thailand through the investigation of selected themes. It examines a wide range of Thai art and architecture, both in their characteristics and ideologies, and studies the process of creativity and influences of other civilizations on the art and architecture of Thailand.

The course provides a study of mass media systems and their role in Indian society with specific focus on film, television, magazines, and newspaper outlets. Topics include media systems and industries in India; key concepts and issues in relation to Indian media studies; the role of the mass media in modern India; and the social, cultural, economic, and political challenges that face mass media in India. Assessment: attendance (10%), participation (5%), assignments (5%), activities (10%), tests (70%).