• The program recruits both Thai and non-Thai students to the program.

• They have to have a high school certificate or equivalent, good characteristics and behaviors, sound health, and no chronic medical
  condition that would be barriers to study.

• Thai and Non-Thai students who are not also English Native speakers are required to submit one or another English proficiency test below;
       – TOEFL (iBT) test report: score 61 or above;
       – IELTS test report: score 6.0 or above;
       – CEFR at level B2 or above.

Remarks: An English proficiency test report must be activated and issued not older than 2 years from the application date.
All applicants will be interviewed by the department. Any student who gets lower English proficiency will be required to take the Foundation Studies Program. After completing and passing this program, they would be eligible to study in a BA (English Communication) program.

Bachelor of Art Program in English Communication ) is a 4-year academic Bachelor’s degree program. The media of instruction in the program is English.

The total number of credits is at least 120 credits, consisting of 30 credits of general education courses, 84 credits of major courses, and 6 credits of free elective courses.

Study plan

In the first year, students will be trained and develop English skills and knowledge in appropriate forms, functions, meanings, registers, and styles of English language in multimodal communication.

In the second and third years, students will be equipped with skills and knowledge in Englishes, different literary genres of English, intercultural communication, internationalization, and communication arts and competence in developing social media for effective connection and networks in domestic and/or multinational communication.

In the fourth year, the program focuses on the application and integration of theoretical and practical knowledge to create new advanced knowledge, produce academic/professional works, and successfully work in a multicultural environment. Students can choose whether to take a Senior Project course for developing academic/professional works, an Internship course or Cooperative Education course for professional practice.

1. Students are able to acquire and demonstrate profound knowledge, thorough understanding and insight into different perspectives of English language, the use of English in multimodal communication, communication skills, academic contents, principles and theories of different types of English communication, intercultural communication, and literary genres.

2. Students are able to develop intercultural communicative competence, awareness of internationalization and international perspectives, and ability to promote universal values, intercultural harmony, and sustainable development, lifelong learning skills as well as applying moral and ethical codes of conduct in the field of work and study.

3. Students are able to apply and integrate theoretical and practical knowledge in English and communication in creating, designing and developing effective connections and networks in domestic and/or multinational communication; to produce academic works and conduct research accurately, ethically and creatively; to make use of research results for academic and professional practice as well as development of new advanced knowledge that benefits and serves communities and/or the public good.

4. Students are able to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate various kinds of information systematically and appropriately in order to raise ethical, local and global concerns, apply the concepts of truth and service to serve communities, make right judgements, critically and constructively solve complex and severe problems in academic, professional, and intercultural contexts.

5. Students will be able to collaboratively and successfully work in a multicultural environment, to work effectively on their own and cooperatively in groups, and to act consistently with autonomy and initiative in professional or scholarly activities.

• Journalist, Editor, Copy Writer, Reporter
• Translator, Interpreter, Linguist
• Sales Person, Public Relations Practitioner,
  Secretary
• Public Speaker, Politician
• Playwright, Author, Curator