Biological Sciences

This course is a study of the complexity of our body, and it provides students with an introduction to the key concepts and issues that are central to modern developmental biology. 

This course studies infectious diseases in a multidisciplinary way with a global public health emphasis. The first part introduces basic knowledge of the disease processes and the human immune responses. The second part focuses on three types of viruses that cause zoonotic infectious diseases in the modern era: retroviruses (i.e., HIV/AIDS), influenza viruses (i.e., H5N1, H1N1, H7N9), and coronaviruses (i.e., SARS, MERS, COVID-19). The focus of the discussion is on the biology of host-pathogen interactions, the basic epidemiology of infectious diseases, and possible countermeasures, including disease surveillance and vaccine development. The importance of social determinants of infectious diseases is also reviewed. The global impact of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) will be explored in the third part of the course. Factors affecting drug use, both on macro and micro levels, are discussed and analyzed. The course ends by highlighting the "One Health" concept (i.e., human-animal-environment interfaces) in responding to zoonotic diseases and AMR.

This course covers the basic concepts and principles of the methods and techniques used in social neuroscientific research, which include electroencephalography, structural and functional neuroimaging, non-invasive brain stimulation, hormone administration, eye scanning, and measurements from the autonomic nervous system. This course provides a basis for other courses including neuropsychology, biological psychology, clinical and health psychology, cognitive neuropsychiatry, and cognitive neuroscience. The following topics are reviewed: functional electroencephalography, structural and functional neuroimaging, psychophysiology, non-invasive brain stimulation, psychoneuroendocrinology, and integrative neuroscience.

This course provides knowledge of key topics in cell biology with a strong emphasis on molecular and biochemical aspects, to equip students for more detailed studies of cell biology in advanced courses, to give students experience of some experimental techniques that are used to research cell structure and function, and to develop students’ skills in accessing and understanding primary scientific literature, analysis of data, and scientific writing.

This course is designed for students wishing to clarify and advance their career goals through an 8-week internship in Thailand. It provides a structured learning environment to help students make the most of their internship experience. While there are no regularly scheduled class meetings, internships are conducted under the close academic supervision of the School of Global Studies at Thammasat University. An assigned internship coordinator provides oversight and guidance for the duration of the internship. The course requires a minimum of 288 total work hours. 

This course examines physiology, focusing how the major organ systems work in the human body. Topics include cellular, neural, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal physiology, and provides a study of the basic and essential mechanisms to maintain life from cell to human.