Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University

Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University
คณะสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่
Established 1964
Dean Assoc. Prof. Puangpetch Dhanasin
Students 1,105 (Update 7 May 2015)[1]
Location Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand
Colors Cyan     
Website www.soc.cmu.ac.th

Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University (Thai: คณะสังคมศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยเชียงใหม่) was established together with the university, Faculty of humanities, and Faculty of Science on June 18, 1964. The faculty has arranged both undergraduate and graduate (Masters and PhDs) programs.

History

Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University is located at the foothill of Doi Suthep, between Suthep and Huay Kaew Road, which is far from Chiang Mai city around 4 kilometers. The cabinet, in 1960, has agreed to the foundation of Chiang Mai University. According to the suggestion of the advisory committee, Faculty of Social Sciences, with only 75 students and 15 lecturers, is one of three faculties which have been established at that time. This faculty was educationally set up as a broad discipline instead of Faculty of Law which could scarcely find qualified personnel in that decade. In the early phase, there were five departments in the faculty including Department of Geography (the first Geography Department in Thailand), Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Department of Economics, Departments of Accountancy and Business Administration, and Department of Political Science. Several departments, however, have been departed from Faculty of Social Sciences as new faculties in last two decades.[2] Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, nowadays, composes of four departments including Geography, Sociology and Anthropology, Women’s Studies, and Social Sciences and Development.

Curriculum and Programs

The faculty, currently, offers various bachelor, master, and doctoral degrees in both Thai and international programs as detailed in the below table.

Bachelor's degree [3]
Master's degree [4]
Doctoral Degree [5]

Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  • Geography
  • Geoinformatics (International Program)
  • Sociology and Anthropology

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)

  • Thai Studies
  • Social Science (International Program)

Master of Science (M.S.)

  • Geography and Geoinformatics (Track of Human Geography, Geoinformatics, Environmental and Disaster Management)
  • Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management

Master of Arts (M.A.)

  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Social Science (Track of Women’s Studies, Health Social Sciences, Ethnicity and Development)
  • Social Science (International Program) (Track of Development Studies)
  • Women’s and Gender Studies (International Program)
  • Political Economy

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

  • Sociology and Anthropology
  • Sustainable Land Use and Natural Resource Management
  • Social Science (International Program)
  • Women’s and Gender Studies (International Program)

Center of Research and Academic Services

Center of Research and Academic Services is responsible for collaborating, driving, and integrating various centers and projects under faculty administration to support research, academic services, international exchange program, and personnel’s work. Many centers and projects under the faculty and international collaboration are:[6]

Faculty Center and Project

University Center Managed by the Faculty

International Collaboration Center

References

Sources

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