# Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University

The Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University (Thai: คณะรัฐศาสตร์ มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์) is an academic faculty of Thammasat University, Ministry of Education of Thailand. The Faculty of Political Science is one of the four founding faculties of the university. It was founded in 1949 after the Faculty of Law and the Thammasat Business School. It is the second oldest school of Political Science in Thailand after the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University. This faculty produces many famous graduates in Social Science and Thai politics, whether they are politicians, governors, diplomats or scholars. The symbol and nickname of the Faculty, students and its graduates is "Singh Daeng" (Red Singha).

## History

Thammasat University was founded on 27 June 1935 as "The University of Moral and Political Sciences". It mandated Political Science as a core undergraduate subject. The MA and PhD programs had three clearly separated tracks: Political Science, Law, Economics. The Faculty of Political Science was founded on 14 June 1949, with Direk Jayanama as the first dean.
Political Science education in Thailand before 1932, such as in Chulalongkorn University, focuses mainly on training personnel to enter provincial administration and has limited content. This is because the content of Political Science was quite contradictory to the regime at that time. After the end of the absolute monarchy in 1932, There was a series of incidents that led to the establishment of Thammasat University as a Thai Institute of Political Studies in 1934, marking the concrete beginning of modern political science teaching and learning in Thailand.

## Campuses

The Faculty of Political Science teaches at two campuses: the Tha Phra Chan (Phra Nakhon District) campus in central Bangkok, and the Rangsit campus in the northern Bangkok Metropolitan Region.

## Programmes

The Faculty of Political Science offers three programmes in Thai at the Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani. International (English) programmes are at the Tha Phra Chan campus.
Faculty of Political Science Curriculum :
| Departments | Bachelor's degree | Master's degree | Doctoral Degree |
| Politics and Government | Bachelor of Political Science (B.Pol.Sc) Politics and Governments (Thai Program) | Master of Political Science (M.Pol.Sc) Governments (Thai Program) Executive Program in Politics and Government (Thai Program) | Doctor in Political Science (PhD) Political Science |
| International Affairs | Bachelor of Political Science (B.Pol.Sc) International Affairs (Thai Program) | Master of Political Science (M.PolSci) International Affairs and Diplomacy (Thai Program) | |
| Public Administration | Bachelor of Political Science (B.Pol.Sc) Public Administration (Thai Program) | Master of Political Science (M.PolSci) Public Administration (Thai Program) Executive Program in Public Administration and Public Affairs (Thai Program) | |
| Politics and International Relations | Bachelor of Political Science (B.Pol.Sc) Politics and International Relations (International Program, 'BIR Program') | | |

## International partner universities

The International Programme of the Faculty of Political Science offers a wide range of overseas study opportunities to students, closely working with 23 partner universities in Asia, Europe, and North America.