Master of Arts with Scholarship

Announcement for Admissions Chiang Mai University’s
Master of Arts in Sustainable Development Academic Year 2009
Chiang Mai University is inviting qualified candidates to apply for the International
Graduate Program for the academic year 2009.
Program: Master of Arts in Sustainable Development, Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD), Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University.
Plan and Type of the Degree program: Plan A Type A(2) - course work and thesis
Requirements for Degree Credits
Course Work 24 Thesis 12 Total Credits 36
Period of Study: 2 academic years.
The first semester is from June - September and the
second semester is from November – February.
Total number of students to be admitted: 15

Program Aims
We expect the graduates from the program to have the following characteristics:
- A holistic understanding of concepts and methods in both science and social
science disciplines, which will enable them to study the development process from many perspectives, drawing upon an understanding of the wider context of social and ecological changes;
- A better understanding of the complexity of development so as to have an ability to analyze the problems and impacts of development in the past and present;
- Have a strong potential in offering alternatives for sustainable development
direction based on field-research;
- The ability to synthesize their academic knowledge with local knowledge to apply it to practical issues in their respective areas of interest.

Qualifications
All applicants with a bachelor’s degree in all disciplines are eligible to apply for the MA in
Sustainable Development program. Applicants must also have passed TOEFL with a score
of at least 500 or IELTS with a score of 5.5.
Application Procedure
There are three consecutive stages in the application process: (a) written application, (b) interview and (c) admission. Applications are accepted all year round. To apply for a particular academic year, the applications must be submitted by December of the previous
year. The secondary selection, by interview, will be conducted in January. Notification of admission and of award of financial assistance will be sent to applicants in February.
Applicants are required to submit:
- A completed copy of the application forms for the MA in Sustainable Development.
- An official subject transcript in English.
- Three letters of recommendation.
- A TOEFL certificate showing a score of at least 500 or IELTS with a score of at least 5.5. Certification must be current for the application period.
- The applicant’s research outline.
- The application fee (US$20) as a bank order or bank draft made payable to the Dean of the Graduate School.

Application form for admission in 2009 must be submitted by the end of January 2009 and the interview will be taken place if it is necessary. Student selected are required to attend in English Training course for two months, April to May, 2009 before the start of new semester in June. Application form can be submitted to Dean, The Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.

Scholarships
A limited number of scholarships are available from the RCSD annually for students who
demonstrate excellent academic performance. Applicants are urged to seek their own
financial support from private as well as government sources in their own countries. For the current admission, there will be scholarships available for Thai students. Requirement for scholarship holder is to conduct research in the region outside Thailand or a comparative study.
For Vietnamese and Burmese students, at least two scholarships are available for those who pass the requirements.

Contact for further information:
Regional Center for Social Science and Sustainable Development (RCSD)
Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand
Tel: 66-53-943595 to 6, Fax: 66-53-893279 E-mail : rcsd@chiangmai.ac.th
Webpage : http://rcsd.soc.cmu.ac.th
or
The Graduate School, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai 50200, Thailand.
Tel: 66-53-942422/ Fax : 66-53-942405
E-mail : suthalee@chiangmai.ac.th
Webpage : http://www.grad.cmu.ac.th
http://www.soc.cmu.ac.th/ http://www.soc.cmu.ac.th/151251ma-rcsd.pdf