BA Program

Program Overview

Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Social Entrepreneurship

SCHOOL OF GLOBAL STUDIES | THAMMASAT UNIVERSITY

“Be The Change with GSSE”

At GSSE we welcome people who think differently, learn differently, and take action. Your education does not just stop at learning about global issues and problems. You will be expected to identify needs and proactively take action to address those needs. Rather than rely on rigid content to pass an exam, you will engage in thinking and solving real world problems.

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INTEGRATED LEARNING

Be challenged by our integrated approach to learning and develop an authentic understanding of yourself in relation to your community and the world. Become an ethical leader who will promote social justice and improve societal well-being.

PROGRESSIVE COMMUNITY

Join a diverse and global community of faculty, staff members and students who are united in a common vision to create a better society. Connect with real practitioners and be part of a unique ecosystem designed to create social impact.

CREATE IMPACT NOW

Start creating global impact from day 1 at GSSE. You will be immersed in an environment that is committed to changing things for the better, be it in the classroom or beyond.

BA PROGRAM OVERVIEW

INTEGRATED LEARNING

INTERDISCIPLINARY

You will need multifaceted and multidisciplinary thinking to understand the complex economic, political, and socio-cultural aspects integral to the problems that affect our interrelated world today. Our curriculum is designed to provide you with the skills and expertise that will allow you to draw upon different perspectives, conceptual understandings, and diverse experiences to understand problems and explore solutions beyond that viewed by a single discipline

LEARNING WITHOUT BOUNDARIES

At GSSE, you will learn through discussions, debates and reflections while developing prototypes that will serve as concrete solutions to real social problems. During the summer months you will be exposed to real-work settings and career opportunities through internships with different, like-minded organizations. Beyond our curriculum, you will experience the real challenges and ground-breaking innovations of local and international practitioners.

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SKILL-BASED

In a rapidly changing and interconnected world, you will gain critical skills to increase your competitive edge for employment mobility in the future global job market. Our classroom and non-classroom environments ensure learning that instills diverse competencies that include critical thinking, leadership, communication, time management, teamwork, problem-solving, creativity, adaptability, and business skills.

CREATE IMPACT NOW

You will be creating impact in the real world from day one.

At GSSE, your education does not just stop at merely learning about global issues and problems. You will be expected to assume the responsibility of not only identifying needs but to proactively take action to address those needs. Rather than rely on rigid content to simply pass an exam, you will engage in understanding and solving real world problems. And you will not be alone in this incredible journey of impact and social change. The GSSE community has the collective experience and expertise which will guide, challenge, and support you along the way. Moreover, our social innovation platform, called “G-Lab”, which is our connection with Thailand’s social enterprise ecosystem and the people who are leading change, will help you achieve your goals in creating positive social outcomes.

BA PROGRAM OVERVIEW

MESSAGE FROM BA PROGRAM DIRECTOR

The Bachelor of Arts in Global Studies and Social Entrepreneurship aims to equip students with 21st century skills in order to succeed in a rapidly changing world. In the past few years, our students and recent graduates have engaged in various activities: experiencing teamwork with differently-abled people in the Run2Gether event, effectively expressing their ideas in organizing the Hult Prize 2020 competition, refining their problem-solving skills through ASEAN DSE 2019, and founding an award-winning social enterprise ‘Happy Grocers’, to name just a few examples.

Student-centered learning is a core value at SGS, both in the classroom and throughout our field immersion activities. We encourage active engagement and learning by doing. Our students are guided by faculty with global experience and who are in touch with local realities. This dual focus on social innovation and the global context of local issues – best exemplified by the Zero Waste Market project in this issue – is part of what makes the GSSE program unique.

Social innovation is still a novel discipline, which opens up new and exciting work opportunities after graduation. What makes changemakers is not a single personality trait. Graduates use the skills they have gained according to their distinct personalities. This issue highlights some of the choices former students have made, and we have seen them pursue careers as social entrepreneurs, human-centered design specialists, analysts, community facilitators, systems designers, and more.

DR. ISTVAN RADO

PROGRAM DIRECTOR, GSSE PROGRAM

BA PROGRAM OVERVIEW

MESSAGE FROM STUDENTS

Throughout our four years BA program, students will be encouraged to develop analytical, critical and logical rigour, enabling them to apply these skills to deeply examine those social and environmental concerns in our modern societies.
 With an entrepreneurial strand modules e.g. social innovation, accounting, finance, and economics, building upon those issues the students will be provided with opportunities to develop their social business plan as part of entrepreneurial skillset.
 Our internship opportunity will also allow them to bring a body of knowledge to a body of practice.

Our highlights at GSSE

“For me, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. We used to think that class projects were so demanding, but with or without our realizations, they provided us with a wealth of interpersonal skills that I found useful and applicable to my job. Group projects in classes have made me more resilient to any future challenges and more open-minded to different and diverse opinions and actions.”

My most favorite class at GSSE


“Social Innovation classes, of course. During my study, I used to think that they are repetitive, yet the processes and practices along the way were not, which kept them interesting every academic year. I used them as examples here because there are a variety of skill-sets, ranging from leadership to problem-solving skills, you can learn and cultivate from these classes. Now that I’m working, I’ve discovered that they’re very useful to come up with new content and design ideas.”

SAI YEE TIP

MYANMAR
Our highlights at GSSE

“My experience at SGS was very diverse. I was exposed to a brilliant community of peers and faculty from different parts of the world who helped me develop my perspective and interpersonal skills. Being in such international environment also helped me understand social impact and entrepreneurship form a global perspective.”

My most favorite class at GSSE

“Most classes at GSSE were incredibly helpful in terms of learning how to work in a team and generating innovative ideas. I believe the most memorable ones were the Social Innovation Project Classes. The SI Project classes were a blend of theoretical and interactive learning methods by using design thinking. We were given an opportunity to integrate practical business tools and create something concrete. The experience from that class still helps me achieve my goal in my profession today.”

VUYASI RAJBHANDARI

NEPAL
Our highlights at GSSE

“GSSE program didn’t only teach us about what social issues that are needed to be solved but this program also taught me how to actually take an action in solving those issues in a creative way. I have interned at many organizations, these internships allowed me to utilize my skills in a real-world context most importantly, I have gained practical knowledge from learning by doing. By this, it allows me to see a clearer picture of my future in terms of career path.”

My most favorite class at GSSE

“This class is called, globalization, we had to read weekly readings then used that information as an input for discussion every week. There were diverse kinds of case studies and we had to discuss problems occurred in those case studies from business and social perspectives and ultimately, we had to find proper solutions to solve those problems. I have gained a well-rounded business analyst skill from this course. My current job, I work as a consultant, I have to find solutions for clients which is very similar to what I have done in Globalization class which I found this class very useful.”

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Contact Us

Rangsit Campus (BA Program)

School of Global Studies, Thammasat University

Learning and Laboratory Building, Piyachart 2
99 Moo 18 Klong Luang, Rangsit, Pathumthani
12121, Thailand

Office :
+66 (0)2 564 4440-4 Exit 4425, 4428

Tha Pra Chan Campus (MA/PhD)

Office of Graduated Studies, School of Global studies,

F444, 4th floor60th anniversary building (river side), Thammasat University 2 Prachan Rd., Pranakorn, Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Office :
+66 (0)2 613 2037

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info@sgs.tu.ac.th

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