ADMISSION SCHEDULE 2007

Semester

1/2007 (June-September 2007)

2/2007 (November-March 2007)

Application period

Now – May 12, 2007

Now – October 13, 2007

Entrance examination

  • English Proficiency Test
  • Basic Knowledge of Philosophy & Religious Studies

 

09.00-12.00
13.00-16.00
Sunday, May 13, 2007

 

09.00-12.00
13.00-16.00
Sunday, October 14, 2007

Entrance examination results

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Interview

Friday, May 18, 2007

Friday, October 19, 2007

Interview results

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Registration

May 27 – June 2, 2007

October 29 – November 3, 2007

Instruction begins

June 1, 2007

November 1, 2007

Examination Place:                Assumption University, Huamak Campus (Room # A.12)

Admission & Examination Fees:

  • Application form
  • English Proficiency Test
  • Basic Knowledge of Philosophy & Religious Studies
  • Interview

Baht 500
Baht 500
Baht 500


Baht 500

Exemption:
The English entrance examination may be exempted if applicant is satisfied with one of the following conditions:

  • He/she is a native speaker of English, or
  • He/she has got a Bachelor's degree or higher from English speaking countries (e.g. USA, UK, Canada, Australia, etc.), or
  • He/she has a TOEFL score of at least 550 (within the last 2 years).

 

Entrance Requirements:

  1. A completed application form
  2. Official transcript of the previous university attended (2 copies)
  3. Bachelor’s degree certificate (2 copies)
  4. Citizen identification card and residence registration  (2 copies) – for Thai applicants
  5. Passport (2 copies) – for international applicants
  6. Eight (1x1-inch size) photographs (photo in gown not essential)
  7. Letter of recommendation from former instructors or employers (3 letters)

Estimated Expenditures

MA Tuition fee (Per Credit Only) :

3,000

Bht. (US$ 86)

Ph.D. Tuition fee for Ph.D. Core Courses (Per Credit Only)

4,000

Bht. (US$ 114)

Matriculation fee (For New Thai Students)

8,000

Bht. (US$ 229)

Matriculation fee (For New Foreign Students)

20,500

Bht. (US$ 586)

Semester fee (Ph.D.)

14,500

Bht. (US$ 414)

Semester fee (MA)

12,500

Bht. (US$ 357)

Internet fee (Per Semester)

1,200

Bht. (US$ 34)

Activities fee

6,000

Bht.(US$ 171)

PROSPECTIVE APPLICANTS

For Ph.D. in Philosophy

  1. B.A. in Philosophy
  2. M.A. in Philosophy
  3. M.A. in any other field or equivalents

For Ph.D. in Religious Studies

  1. B.A. in Religious Studies
  2. M.A. in Religious Studies
  3. M.A. in any other field or equivalents

For M.A. in Philosophy and M.A. in Religious Studies

  1. B.A. in Philosophy
  2. B.A. in Religious Studies
  3. B.A. in any other field or equivalents

For Any Further Information
Contact:          Graduate School of Philosophy and Religion
                        Assumption University
                        Hua Mak, Bangkok 10240
                        Thailand
Tel.                  02-3004545-62 ext. 1325
Fax.                 02-3004543-62 ext. 1355
Email :            warayuthSrw@au.edu, philo_religion@au.edu

Textbooks for Entrance Examination

I. For English Proficiency: any textbook at the TOEFL Level.
II. For the Basic Knowledge of Philosophy and Religious Studies.
    Textbooks:

  1. G.S. Kirk, J.E. Raven and M. Schofield. The Presocratic Philosophers. 2nd ed. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983.
  2. Jonathan Barnes. Early Greek Philosophy. London : Penguin Books, 1987.
  3. D.W. Hamlyn. The Penguin History of Western Philosophy. London: Penguin Books, 1987.
  4. Any textbook on the History of Western Philosophy
  5. Any textbook on Buddhism and Indian Philosophy