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Doctor of Philosophy Program in Health Sciences (International Program)
School/College
Degree Title
College of Graduate Studies, Walailak University
Doctor of Philosophy Program in Health Sciences (International Program)
Philosophy
Program Highlights
Career Path
Expected Learning Outcomes
Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy Program in Health Sciences, Walailak University is an interdisciplinary program that provides advanced study and research training opportunities for a variety of areas of Health Sciences. This Program is a research-based degree leading to dissertations and publications. The Ph.D. program is constructed to provide students with an understanding of research principles and practices and skills to conduct independent basic and applied research. The students have the potential to collaborate with international research networks in the area of interest.
Program Highlights
- The program is taught in accordance with the United Kingdom Professional Standards Framework (UKPSF). All lecturers in the program are certified for teaching standards and learning support.
- The program has program lecturers who have expertise in various fields.
- The program has prepared study and research plans for individual students and has a system and mechanism for supervising, following up, and helping students to be able to graduate within 3 academic years for students in types 1.1 and 2.1 and 4 academic years for students in types 1.2 and 2.2.
Career Path
- Lecturers or academicians in educational institutions or government officials and private organizations, both domestic and abroad
- Researchers in health sciences in educational institutions or government officials and private organizations, both domestic and abroad
Expected Learning Outcomes
- PLO1 (Generic) Comply with ethical principles and ethics in conducting research.
- PLO2 (Specific) Design research processes to create new knowledge in health sciences.
- PLO3 (Specific) Create new knowledge by analyzing and synthesizing health science research results.
- PLO4 (Generic) Possess good time management in conducting research.
- PLO5 (Specific) Provide knowledge from health science research by writing and presenting academic articles.
- PLO6 (Generic) Integrate information technology in data collection for research.
Total Credits
Type 1.1 (Master’s Degree Holder) 48 credits
Type 1.2 (Bachelor’s Degree Holder) 72 credits
Type 2.1 (Master’s Degree Holder) 48 credits
Type 2.2 (Bachelor’s Degree Holder) 72 credits
Program Structures
- Type 1.1
Total credits | 48 credits |
1) Required Subject Category – Core Subject – Seminar | 0 credit 0 credit 4* credits |
2) Elective Subject Category | 0 credit |
3) Thesis Subject Category | 48 credits |
- Type 1.2
Total credits | 72 credits |
1) Required Subject Category – Core Subject – Seminar | 0 credit 0 credit 8* credits |
2) Elective Subject Category | 0 credit |
3) Thesis Subject Category | 72 credits |
- Type 2.1
Total credits | 48 credits |
1) Required Subject Category – Core Subject – Seminar | 9 credits 9 credits 4* credits |
2) Elective Subject Category | 3 credits |
3) Thesis Subject Category | 36 credits |
- Type 2.2
Total credits | 72 credits |
1) Required Subject Category – Core Subject – Seminar | 9 credits 9 credits 8* credits |
2) Elective Subject Category | 15 credits |
3) Thesis Subject Category | 48 credits |
Note: *Not counting credits, but S-level grades are required.
Admission Requirements
Applicants must meet the qualifications outlined in Walailak University’s Regulations for Graduate Studies, Semester System (Biateral System), 2022 as follows:
For types 1.1 and types 2.1
- You must have completed a master’s degree or the equivalent in science or another related field. You could also be studying in your last semester of a master’s degree program or the equivalent in science or another related field.
- You must have a cumulative grade point average throughout their master’s degree studies of at least 3.50 or equivalent or have at least one research paper published in a journal accredited by the Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC), or have other qualifications as approved by the graduate program committee of the program.
For types 1.2 and 2.2
- You must have a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent in science or another related field. You could also be studying in your last semester of a bachelor’s degree program or the equivalent in science or another related field.
- You must have a cumulative grade point average throughout their bachelor’s degree studies of at least 3.00 or equivalent or have at least one research paper published in a journal accredited by the Office of the Higher Education Commission (OHEC), or have other qualifications as approved by the graduate program committee of the program.
Applicants must meet the English proficiency test score requirements set by the committee of the College of Graduate Studies.
Tuition Fees
- 150,000 THB. per semester for Thai student
- 187,500 THB. per semester for International student
Scholarships Available
- Funded Scholarships (Tuition Fee Waiver + Monthly Allowance (10,000 THB./Month)
- Full Tuition Fee Waiver Scholarships
- Partial Tuition Fee Scholarships
Graduation Requirements
Following Walailak University’s Regulations for Graduate Studies, Semester System (Biateral System), 2022:
- Passed the qualifying examination.
- Passed all courses in the curriculum.
- Type 2 students must have a cumulative grade point average of not less than 3.00.
- Passed the thesis defense examination and already submitted the completed thesis to the university.
- Published paper(s), or at least accepted for publication in an international journal.
