Analytical, Critical
and Creative Thinking
Competencies

Faculty of ICT, Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, 999 Phuttamonthon 4 Road, Salaya, Nakhonpathom 73170

Educational System
Two Semester Credit system. 1 Academic Year consists of 2 Regular Semesters, each with not less than 15 weeks of study.

Summer Semester
The program does not offer a summer session.

Typical class hours
Semester 1: August – December
Semester 2: January – May

Duration of graduation: 
Plan 1.1 & Plan 2.1 For students with Master’s Degree : 3 years
Plan 1.2 & Plan 2.2 For students with Bachelor’s Degree : 4 years

Total Credits:
Plan 1.1 & Plan 2.1 For students with Master’s Degree : No fewer than 48 credits
Plan 1.2 & Plan 2.2 For students with Bachelor’s Degree : No fewer than 72 credits

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

Plan 1.1 & Plan 1.2 (Thesis)
1) Students must complete their courses as stated in the curriculum
2) Students must pass the Qualifying Examination
3) Pass English Proficiency test following the Faculty of Graduate Studies’s criteria
4) Propose Dissertation to the committee appointed by the Faculty Graduate Studies and to the public and pass oral thesis examination as the final stage
5) The complete or part of the thesis has to be published or accepted in at least two qualified international journals as announced by the committee, published or accepted to be published in at least one qualified international journal as announced by the committee, granted at least one patent, accepted as one innovation, or acknowledged as one creative product that can be applied commercially, socially, and economically. In the case of innovative or creative product, the thesis shall be evaluated by at least 3 external thesis committees from the same field or related field who are knowledgeable, experienced, and highly recognized and approved by the University Council.
6) Other requirements shall follow those that specified by the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Plan 2.1 & Plan 2.2 (Thesis and Course Work)
1) Students must complete their courses as stated in the curriculum with a minimum CUM-GPA of 3.00.
2) Students must pass the Qualifying Examination
3) Pass English Proficiency test following the Faculty of Graduate Studies’s criteria
4) Propose Dissertation to the committee appointed by the Faculty Graduate Studies and to the public and pass oral thesis examination as the final stage
5) The complete or part of the thesis has to be published, or at least accepted to be published, in a qualified international journal as announced by the committee, granted a patent, accepted as an innovation, or acknowledged as a creative product to be applied commercially, socially, and economically. In the case of innovative or creative product, the thesis shall be evaluated by at least 3 external thesis committees from the same field or related field who are knowledgeable, experienced, and highly recognized and approved by the University Council.
6) Other requirements shall follow those that specified by the Faculty of Graduate Studies

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Elective Courses

Elective Courses for Plan 2.1 For students with master’s degree of not less than 3 credits
A student can register for an elective course(s) s as follows:
ITCS 638 Networks and Distributed Systems Security 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 642 Software Engineering Management 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 646 Requirements Engineering 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 687 Advanced Computer Security 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 692 Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 693 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 694 Bioinformatics 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 695 Independent Study 3 (0-6-3)

Elective Courses for plan 2.2 For students with Bachelor’s not less than 12 credits
A student can register elective course(s) within Database, Network and Security, Artificial Intelligence, Software Engineering and Other Elective Courses as follows:
(1) Database
ITCS 621 Database Design and Administration 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 668 Cloud Database and Big Data Technology 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 682 Advanced Database Systems 3 (3-0-6)
(2) Network and Security
ITCS 551 Service-oriented and Cloud Computing 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 554 Information Security Management 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 638 Networks and Distributed Systems Security 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 687 Advanced Computer Security 3 (3-0-6)
(3) Artificial Intelligence
ITCS 517 Machine Learning 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 518 Image Analysis and Understanding 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 661 Advanced Artificial Intelligence 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 665 Natural Language Processing 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 667 Advanced Computer Vision 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 692 Advanced Topics in Artificial Intelligence 3 (3-0-6)
(4) Software Engineering
ITCS 613 Tools and Environments for Software Development 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 615 Empirical Software Engineering 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 642 Software Engineering Management 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 644 Software Quality Assurance 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 646 Requirements Engineering 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 693 Advanced Topics in Software Engineering 3 (3-0-6)
(5) Other Elective Courses
ITCS 503 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 655 Computer Graphics 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 694 Bioinformatics 3 (3-0-6)
ITCS 695 Independent Study 3 (0-6-3)
ITCS 696 Advanced Topics in Computer Science 3 (3-0-6)

In addition to the elective courses mentioned above, a student may register other graduate level courses from international programs offered by other faculties, both of Mahidol University and of other universities, according to the student’s interest as elective courses, with the approval of the curriculum committee and the advisor.

Research areas for conducting a thesis are as follows:
(1) Research project in intelligent systems
(2) Research project in communication and network systems
(3) Research project in security systems
(4) Research project in software engineering
(5) Research project in data management systems
(6) Research project in graphic and multimedia systems
(7) Research project in computer architecture and computer systems
(8) Research project in bioinformatics
(9) Research project in health information
(10) Research project in computational science
(11) Research project related to industry
Students can choose to conduct research in other areas related to computer science given approval from academic advisor and program director.

By the end of the study, graduates will be able to:
PLO1 Commit to appropriate ethics and professional code of conduct in research, academic, and computer science careers.
PLO2 Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of broad knowledge of computer science principles and theories.
PLO3 Determine methods and techniques in their specialized computer science domains to solve real-world and research problems systematically.
PLO4 Demonstrate the ability to work independently and collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team with self-responsibility.
PLO5 Communicate in English to collaborate, convey computer science knowledge, and present research findings via appropriate information and communication technology tools to both expert and general audiences effectively.
PLO6 Discover new computer science knowledge through original research of international and publishable quality that satisfies peer review.

1. Computer Scientist
2. Computer Science Educator
3. Computer Technical Officer
4. Information Technology Project Manager
5. Information Technology Consultant

• Doctor of Philosophy Program in Computer Science curriculum B.E. 2566 (English Version)
• Doctor of Philosophy Program in Computer Science curriculum B.E. 2561 (Thai Version)