Bachelor of Economics

The B.E. curriculum 2023 is the most up-to-date conferral degree in bachelor of economics, designed to integrate diverse economic concepts and equip students with important skills needed in the twenty-first century. The curriculum’s core value is to strike a balance between academic rigor and practical application. In terms of academic rigor, students are provided with a strong discipline of scientifically analytical processes in economics, resulting in the development of logical and critical thinking mindsets. In terms of practical application, students in the program can study a variety of applied economics concepts while also minoring in a business-related field such as finance or marketing.

The course plans are created in accordance with the program’s expected outcomes. During their first year, students typically take general education courses required by the university, as well as some foundational concepts in economics and quantitative tools used for upper-level study. Then, students begin taking more major subject courses in their second year. Most registered courses are intermediate-level subjects that serve as a solid foundation for upper-year economics subfield courses.

Having entered their third year, students can delve deeper into the real-world applications of economic principles by choosing from a wide range of topics or issues covered in several economics subfield courses.

We offer nine subfields in economics at the B.E. international program. Each subfield area in economics is not only linked to various career options that students may pursue after graduation, but also provide conceptual framework, tools and knowledge needed for a completion of a required capstone project in their final year. The capstone project is a one-semester (a seminar subfield course) or one-year (the honor thesis) project in which students must conduct independent research on a topic to gain a thorough understanding of it. The project can be an individual or collaborative work at the discretion of the class supervisor, but it must reflect a decent quality of research project. Under each type of capstone class (seminar subfield course or honor thesis), the project investigator will assist students in developing high-level thinking skills for use in research, guiding students until the project is completed.

Selection process is made by B.E. admission committee. This includes the following two general criteria, which successful candidates admitted to the program must pass.

(a) Test Scores Requirement and Weights

Students must submit General Math and General English subject scores from one of the following tests. The table below summarizes the minimum required scores for each test and corresponding weights for each subject.

General Math (One of the followingMathematics Test Scores)

SAT (Math) 650 60%

English (One of the following English Proficiency Test Scores)

SAT (EBRW) 450 40 %

TOEFL (IBT) 80

IELTS 6.5

Duolingo English Test 120

TU-GET (PBT) 550

TU-GET (CBT) 80

Remarks

Official score reports of SAT/TOEFL/ IELTS/TU-GET/DUOLINGO are valid only if taken less than two years before the B.E. application deadline.

For mathematics and English, applicants may submit more than one score report for each subject.

Applicants may use SAT(Math) and SAT/(EBRW) scores from different test dates.

The SAT code for the Thammasat B.E. program is 8003.

The code for reporting IELTS is Faculty of Economics, (B.E. International Program).

The code for reporting Duolingo English Test is B.E. Program, Thammasat University.

(b) Interview

The interview is conducted in English.

Applicants must attend the interview at the arranged time. If an applicant does not report for an interview, that applicant will be disqualified.

The Admissions Committee will shortlist applicants eligible for interviews based on the score rankings mentioned in item (a)

Successful candidates admitted to the program must pass both test score requirements and the interview.

The decisions of the B.E. admissions committee are considered final.

Career Opportunities

Economist

Economic Analyst

Policy Advisor

Financial Analyst

Government or International Organization Economist