BA Humanities and Sustainability (BAHS) is a new program of the Faculty of Humanities, Chiang Mai University. This program has been designed with a belief in human potential, a potential that can be discovered and managed for future use. Unlike other BA programs in the humanities and arts faculties in Thailand, which limit expertise to specific areas, the BAHS program equips students with a breadth of knowledge in the human arts and sciences. This knowledge allows them to explore, mix and match, and develop their own unique academic and professional skill sets.
Open curriculum but target-oriented
To produce graduates who can strategize from wide knowledge, the curriculum structure of BAHS has been designed to be “open” but “target-oriented.” In the first phase of the program, students design their own foundations from a variety of core courses that come from various humanities fields. In the second phase, they learn how this foundational knowledge creates impact and fosters change in contexts such as environmental studies, scientific and technological cultures, civil rights activism, or the creative industries. In the third phase, students experiment with their own ideas in “lab” style projects conducted alongside their peers and academic staff. While this is an open curriculum, students will be guided in their subject choices along the way, through academic advising.
Declare your concentration
Students in the BAHS program have an option to declare their area of concentration in addition to the BAHS degree awarded by Chiang Mai University. Currently, there are three concentrations available: creative writing & communication, media & technology, and global societies and changes. Each concentration has different requirements in course completion and grade assessment. Students will be awarded a certificate by the Faculty of Humanities as recognition of the concentration upon finishing the program.
More than just an English-taught program
The BAHS program understands the complexities of global cultures, and we would like to teach our students how to navigate these complexities. Not only do the teachings in the BAHS program are carried out in English, but all students in the program are also required to take twelve credits of a second language besides English. We believe that being able to see the world through the lens of multiple languages helps students understand the intricacies of global cultures and, as a result, enables them to thrive in the local and global—and often multilingual—spaces of contemporary society.
International collaboration
The BAHS program has partnered with many international universities both in and outside of Asia such as Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan; Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul, South Korea: and the universities in the Alliance of Asian Liberal Arts Universities (AALAU). Throughout their studies in BAHS, students will have many opportunities to participate and engage in academic activities that the program co-organizes with these universities. These opportunities include online academic workshops and conferences, exchange programs, service- learning with students from partner universities, and internships abroad.
Extra-curricular activities
Students in the BAHS program have the opportunity to join student clubs that are run by the BAHS program and the Faculty of Humanities. For example, For example, Read Club, which is sponsored by the BAHS
program, allows students from the program and in other departments to engage in
a dialogue on arts, cultures, and societies, through literary reading and film
watching activities. Moreover, when commencing the program in 2022, we are
going to launch the club that allows students and staffs who are interested in
human and environment-centered innovation and entrepreneurship to join and
participate in a series of activities. We look forward to see great and
sustainable ideas that can be practiced in real life, especially in business
where human’s well-being and rights, and the world’s ecology, have largely been
ignored.
"The four course components"
Students can also choose to declare an area of concentration. That is, if they meet the requirements of course completion and grade assessment according to each area, The Faculty of Humanities will award a certificate of recognition in the area of concentration upon finishing the program. At the moment, there are three concentrations to choose from:
The BAHS program trains students to have the necessary skills that help them stand out in the job market, especially those markets that seek candidates who are good at language, content making, and cross-cultural communication. Relevant jobs might include:
Creative content producer and manager
Writer and journalist
Translator and interpreter
Communication specialist and manager
Customer and public relations manager
News reporter and presenter
Foreign affair officer
Social worker
International event planner
Teacher and educator
Application periods and channel:
An application for the 2022 academic year can be launched online through Chiang Mai University's IPAS system. There are three admission rounds as follows:
Intake 1: 9 Dec 21 - 5 Jan 22
Intake 2: 14 Feb - 23 Mar 22
Intake 3: 27 April - 6 May 22 (only for Thai applicants or Non-Thai applicants who have a valid non-immigrant ED VISA)
How to apply in IPAS:
Track 1 is for applicant who does not have the English test result and is not a native English speaker. The applicants applying in Track 1 will have to take CMU English placement test instead.
Track 2 is for applicants who have the English test result as shown in #1.1 above. The applicants applying in Track 1 will qualify to attend the interview with program’s committee directly.
Qualifications:
The BAHS program uses the general
qualifications from Chiang Mai University to accept applications. For specific
qualifications, applicants will have to have the following documents
1. English proficiency test result:
1.1 The acceptable English test result are IELTS 5.5; or TOEFL 525 (PBT)or 196
(CBT) or (70 IBT) or 525 (ITP); or CMU-eTEGS 65 or CU-TEP 73; TU-GET 600 (PBT)
or 68 (CBT).
1.2 CMU English placement test (for those
who do not hold the English test result in 1.1)
2. Academic records and certification:
2.1
Transcript
2.2
Graduation certification or the certificate/letter that confirms the
applicant’s status as the student studying in the last year of high school
3. Portfolio which consists of the following
materials:
3.1 The presentation of applicant’s involvement in extra-curricular activity
which shows the development of leadership, or critical thinking, or lifelong
learning skill, or which is a community service.
3.2 A short essay in English (200 – 300 words) that explains about the areas of
academic interests that excite you, and how BA Humanities and Sustainability
will help you develop these interests further
*Applicant
who is a native English speaker is exempted from providing the English
proficiency test’s result in item #1
Scholarship for international students:
Each year, the BAHS program awards full and partial scholarships for international students who demonstrate or show potential to have well-rounded excellence in academic performance, social engagement, and leadership. For Thai students, there are also studentships to be awarded for those who show excellent academic record and great contribution to the communities in the Faculty of Humanities. The further details of these scholarships and studentships and the procedure for applying will be announced near the beginning of academic year.
Tuition fees:
Thai-national students:
35,000 THB per semester
Foreign-national students:
55,000 THB per semester
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