Course Descrption

MUGE 101 General Education for Human Development 2 (1-2-3)
Meanings, importance, and the relation of general education to other special subject; the relation between behavior and mentalities; critical thinking; the essence of ideal graduates; the analysis of causes and consequence of events/ situations/ problems; and the synthesis of solutions to, pre-cautions against, or improvements in those events/ situations to be of benefit to oneself, others, and the community

 
MUGE 102 Social Studies for Human Development 3 (2-2-5)
Basic principles and theory in relation to events/ situations/ major problems of the Thai and global communities, for example, evolution of civilization; important events in historical, political and public administration systems; the economic and health systems, etc.; analysis of causes and consequences of events/ situations/ problems; synthesis of solutions to, precautions against, or improvements in those events/ situations to benefit individuals and their community; and the application of knowledge to solve the problems of case studies

 
MUGE 103 Arts and Science for Human Development 2 (1-2-3)
Humankind in the past, present and future; events / situations / problems in relation to the evolution of the arts and sciences in the Thai and global communities; concepts of the sufficiency economy; analysis of causes and consequences of events / situations / problems; synthesis of solutions to, precautions against, or improvements in those events / situations to benefit individuals and their community; and the application of knowledge to solve the problems of case studies

 
LATH 100 Art of Using Thai Language for Communication 3 (2-2-5)
Art of using Thai language and of speaking, listening, reading, writing, and thinking skills for accurate and appropriate communication

 
LAEN 103 English Level 1 3 (2-2-5)
English structure, grammar and vocabulary in the context of daily language use, dealing with integration in four basic skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing); reading strategies, sentence writing, listening for the gist, pronunciation and classroom communication

 
LAEN 104 English Level 2 3 (2-2-5)
Vocabulary, grammar, and contextualized social language; essential communicative skills in small groups; simulations in various situations; writing practice at a paragraph level; and reading and listening from various sources

 
LAEN 105 English Level 3 3 (2-2-5)
Essential strategies for four language skills: reading and listening from various sources, speaking in everyday use and writing at a paragraph level and short essay, including sub-skills i.e., grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary; focusing on English in everyday life and in academic reading and issues that enhance students world knowledge

 
LAEN 106 English Level 4 3 (2-2-5)
Reading passages and writing at sentence and paragraph levels about sequence of events and process, function, purpose, method and means, cause and effect, and conditional reasoning; academic English paragraph writing and introduction to essay writing; listening comprehension; listening for the main idea; listening for specific details; and making inferences

 
KAGE 260 Administration and Organization Management 3 (3-0-6)
Principles of management, the roles of managers in planning, organizing, leading, directing, motivating, communicating, coordinating and controlling in order to achieve the organization goals. Introduction to economics, demand-supply, equilibrium, elasticity and category of goods, market system in economics, production cost, national income account, economic growth, elementary finance, how to read financial statements, the important financial ratios, financial planning, investment, investment diversification

 
LAFE 146 Personality Development 3 (3-0-6)
Suitable skills, knowledge, ability and approach for self-development; personality development; appropriate self, moral and emotional adjustment; conscientiousness for acceptable ways of living; realization of human value, Knowing how to appreciate and differentiate beauty and virtue which are foundation of humanness

 
KAEL 211 English for Project Writing and Presentation 3 (3-0-6)
Using English in writing and presenting projects by integrating four language learning strategies: listening, speaking, writing, and reading in order to understand the process of project preparation such as sharing opinions, brainstorming, searching for information, collecting data and writing reports, as well as, knowing techniques to prepare for project presentations in conferences

 
KAEL 212 English for Research 3 (3-0-6)
Grammar, vocabulary, expressions, and learning strategies in writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills in scientific and social science research contexts

 
SCCH 216 Organic  Chemistry 3 (3-0-6)
Bonding and molecular structure of organic compounds, nomenclature, reactions of  organic compounds, stereochemistry, synthesis and  reactions of alkane,  cycloalkane, alkene, cycloalkene, alkyne, aromatic hydrocarbon, halide, alcohol,  phenol, ether, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid and their derivatives, amine

 
SPGE 120 Bike for Health and Recreation 2 (1-2-3)
Sport science principles and their application to bike riding, physical and mental fitness preparation for bike riders, bicycle and accessories maintenance, benefits, basic principles, bike skills, safety, rules and regulations and manner in riding in bike lane, tour around MU by bike for recreation and health

 
SCMA 111 Calculus 2 (2-0-4)
Limits, continuity, definition and properties of derivatives, derivatives of algebraic functions, logarithmic functions, exponential functions, trigonometric functions, inverse trigonometric functions, hyperbolic functions and inverse hyperbolic functions, implicit differentiation, higher-order derivatives, differentials, applications of differentiation, indeterminate forms and l’ Hospital’s rule, functions of several variables and partial derivatives, total differentials and total derivatives, antiderivatives and integration, techniques of integration, improper integrals, applications of integration.

 
SCMA 166 Ordinary Differential Equations 3 (3-0-6)
Complex variables; Introduction to ordinary differential equations; Linear first order differential equations; Non-linear first order differential equations; Applications of first order equations; Second order linear equations; Higher order linear equations; Systems of linear equations; Matrices; Determinants; Vector spaces; Linear transformations; Applications in science or engineering.

 
KAID 209 Introduction to Statistics 2 (2-0-4)
Probability, random variables and probability distributions, mathematical expectation, special probability distributions, descriptive statistics, sampling distributions, point estimation, interval estimation, hypothesis testing, elementary use of statistical software

 
KAID 308 Experimental Design 3 (3-0-6)
Basic principle of experimental design; completely randomized design; randomized blocked design; Latin square design; factorial experiments; confounding; slit-plot experiment, change over design

 
SCCH 135 General Chemistry  I 2 (2-0-4)
Atoms, molecules and ions, Atomic structure, Periodic table, Chemical bonding, Chemical thermodynamics, Chemical  kinetics, Chemical equilibrium knowledge

 
SCCH 136 General Chemistry  II 3 (3-0-6)
Gases, solids, liquids and solutions, electrochemistry, periodic table, representative elements and transition elements, nuclear chemistry and organic chemistry

 
SCCH 118 Chemistry Laboratory 1 (0-3-1)
General techniques in chemistry, simple experiment in qualitative and quantitative analysis, some experiments that are related to lectures

 
SCCH 109 Chemistry Laboratory  II 1 (0-3-1)
Acid-base titration, simple qualitative analysis and some experiments that are related to lectures

 
KAID 216 Organic  Chemistry 3 (3-0-6)
Bonding and molecular structure of organic compounds, nomenclature, reactions of  organic compounds, stereochemistry, synthesis and  reactions of alkane,  cycloalkane, alkene, cycloalkene, alkyne, aromatic hydrocarbon, halide, alcohol,  phenol, ether, aldehyde, ketone, carboxylic acid and their derivatives, amine

 
KAID 218 Organic  Chemistry  Laboratory 1 (0-3-1)
Experiments of basic organic chemistry include recrystallisation,melting point,distillation, extraction and chromatography, solubility classification, use of models to study stereochemistry of organic substance, reactions of hydrocarbons, reactions of alcohols and phenols, reactions of aldehydes and ketones, reactions of carboxylic acids and derivatives, reactions of amines

 
KAID 217 Analytical  Chemistry 3 (3-0-6)
Fundamental knowledge of chemical analysis both qualitative and quantitative; Calculations: concentration, buffer, error, accuracy, precision, statistics; chemical equilibria and electrolyte; quantitative analysis by titration and by calibration; molecular absorption spectrometry: UV-Visible; atomic absorption spectrometry; atomic emission spectrometry; potentiometry: ion-selective electrode and pH measurement; high performance liquid chromatography; gas chromatography; detection limit in quantitative analysis

 
KAID 219 Analytical  Chemistry Laboratory 3 (3-0-6)
Sampling; sample preparation; acid-base titration; precipitation titration; complexometric titration; redox titration; spectrophotometric instruments (i.e., UV-visible, atomic absorption, atomic emission); electrochemical instruments (i.e., potentiometry, conductometry); chromatographic instruments (i.e., gas chromatography and high performance liquid chromatography)

 
KAFT 347 General  Microbiology 3 (3-0-6)
Basic knowledge of microorganisms, particularly bacteria and fungi, regarding shape, structure and functions, physiology and genetics, microbial classification and taxonomy; host-microorganism interaction, control and immunity; sterilization and disinfection; importance and application of major microorganisms in agriculture, industry, environment and public health

 
KAFT 348 General  Microbiology Laboratory 1 (0-3-1)
Laboratory experiments on aseptic techniques and laboratory safety, staining techniques, morphological examination of microorganisms by microscope, preparation of media, isolation of pure culture, selection, classification, culture, growth and preservation of microorganisms

 
KAID 231 Basic  Biochemistry 3 (3-0-6)
Origin of life, structure and function properties of carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes and coenzyme, lipids, nucleic acids, vitamins and minerals as well as their metabolic pathways, synthesis of proteins and nucleic acids, mechanisms of gene expression, molecular biology techniques, hormones and  applications of biochemistry in food and plants

 
KAID 232 Basic  Biochemistry  Laboratory 1 (0-3-1)
Principle and technique of spectroscopy, pH measurement and buffer preparation, properties measurement of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids, enzyme kinetic, the determination of vitamin C from fruits including yeast metabolisms

 
SCBI 102 Biology  Laboratory  I 1 (0-3-1)
Microscopy;  cell  structure  and  function;  tissue;  cell  division; genetics and natural  selection; ecology; and behavior.

 
SCBI 104 Biology  Laboratory  II 1 (0-3-1)
Diversity of plants and animals including invertebrates and vertebrates;  reproduction and development;  nervous  system  and  control  of  body  function; circulatory system

 
SCBI 124 General  Biology  I 2 (2-0-4)
Basic concepts in biology, carbon and the molecular diversity of life, cell structure and function, energy and metabolism, cellular respiration, photosynthesis, principles of heredity, molecular biology of gene, evolution, population genetics, ecology and conservative biology

 
SCBI 125 General  Biology  II 3 (3-0-6)
Biodiversity and diversity status of Thailand; classification and diversity of Eubacteria, Archaea and Eukarya; reproduction, embryo development and organogenesis; animal form and function, such as food procurement and digestion, respiratory system, circulatory system, excretory system,  immune system, homeostasis, hormones, and nervous system

 
KAID 251 General Physics for Agricultural Science 4 (4-0-8)
Mechanics, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, waves, optics, quantum mechanics and nuclear physics

 
KAAG 101 Introduction to Agricultural Science 2 (2-0-4)
Carrier and researches in the various fields of agricultural science, i.e., plant and animal productions, soil, fertilizer and water managements, integrated pest management, breeding, postharvest handling, processing for energy and foods, agriculture for medicine, agricultural biotechnology, ornamental use of plant, agricultural extensions and agribusiness

 
KAAG 211 Science and Technology of Economic Crop Production 3 (2-3-5)
Classification of economic crops, botanical characteristics, plantation, cultivation, harvest, utilization, relationship between plant and environment, basic farming system

 
KAAG 221 Science and Technology of Economic Animal Production 3 (3-0-6)
This course describes principles of farm management for economic animal under Thailand conditions.  It includes related business factors and novel technology that are influencing economic animal industries such as equipments and systems, feeds, animal husbandry, screening, breeding, disease prevention and management, marketing and also laws and regulations related to economic and wild animals

 
KAAG 261 Field Trip for Agricultural Science 1 (0-3-1)
To visit the plant and animal production, Agricultural Industry, Institutions involved in agricultural science, Agricultural plots, Flower garden, Cultivation of medicinal plants, Fertilizer manufacturing, Animal Farm, Production process,  Management in agricultural industrial

 
KAAG 302 Genetics for Agriculture 2 (2-0-4)
Genetic material, Mendelian genetic, gene interaction, probability, molecular genetic, multiple alleles, genetic recombination, gene and chromosome structure, heritability, mutation, population genetic

 
KAAG 311 Industrial Crop Science for Energy 3 (2-3-5)
This course will deal with the issues of industrial crop for alternative energy sources and sustainable energy sources. The intent is to perform an objective physiology, morphology analysis on each crop such cassava, sugarcane, oil palm including processing form of alternative energy. Student will pay particular attention to production system and the efficiency of each alternative energy source as well as what limitations exist in terms of extracting useable energy and field trip

 
KAAG 313 Physiology in Crop Production 2 (2-0-4)
Plant physiological characteristics that are related to crop production i.e., photosynthesis, respiration, absorption mechanism, water and nutrient transportation including environments such as water soil characteristics, light, temperature, humidity and plant hormones that are influencing plant growth and development.  Farm practice, irrigation and fertilization for controlling flowering, crop yield and quality of plant based on physiological characteristics of economic crops

 
KAAG 314 Principles in Plant Propagation 2 (2-0-4)
Principles of plant propagation of various kinds of plants for both vegetative propagation and reproductive propagation, factors affecting on the propagation beginning with selection and preparation of stock plants, planting bed preparation, equipment and systems for cuttings, grafting and layering, and then acclimatization of transplants prior to transplantation, physiology, morphology, anatomy, growth and development of propagated parts and seeds

 
KAAG 315 Plant Breeding 3 (2-3-5)
Concepts of plant breeding, genetic inheritance, population genetic, heritability, heterosis theory, method of selection and breeding of self and cross pollination crops, cytogenetic and biotechnology in plant breeding, plant mutation and field trip

 
KAAG 331 Soil Science 2 (2-0-4)
Soil genesis, soil properties in all term of chemical and physical of soil, soil classification, soil management and fertilizer and its use for plant production, organics farming, soil survey and field trip

 
KAAG 344 Postharvest Technology 2 (2–0-4)
Physiological, chemical, biochemical and microbiological changes of crop products in post-harvest: cereal crops, ornamental plants, spicy and medicinal plants, vegetables and fruits. Preparation and preservation before process of packaging or other processes

 
KAAG 345 Alcohol and Biodiesel Production Technology 3 (2-3-5)
Microbial for fermentation, flour and sugar process techniques to alcohol, factors effect to fermentation system, alcohol production techniques and distillation, lipid analysis in horticulture crops for energy, production of biodiesel, waste treatment and utilization and field trip

 
KAAG 351 Principles of Integrated Pest Management 3 (3-0-6)
The importance of plant pests, classification, epidemiology, prevention and management of plant diseases, insect pests weeds birds rodents bats and crabs, integrated plant pest management and field trip

 
KAAG 361 Practical Study of Agricultural Science for Plant Production 1 1 (0-3-1)
Practice in field of Agricultural Science, knowledge of soil science and plant physiology, the basic data of efficient plant production such as soil component, soil fertilization and plant physiological parameters, energy crops or other interesting plants are used as plant model for the study

 
KAAG 362 Practical Study of Agricultural Science for Plant Production 2 1 (0-3-1)
Agricultural practices for crop production which integrates knowledge from principle of plant propagation, from principle of integrated plant pest management to post-harvest technology with an ultimate goal to perform an efficient crop production concentrating in crop production management, harvesting and processing for value added products. The fundamental information necessary for enhancing production efficiency such techniques in plant propagation, integrated plant pest management, post-harvest technology and product processing. Plant model to be used in this course are energy crops or current promising crops

 
KAAG 371 Seminar 1 1 (1-0-2)
Study on methods to prepare and present the proposal in the field of agricultural science

 
KAAG 464 Training 1 (0-3-1)
The training course will be arranged for a study in a government- and/or a private- section. The practical-work should be at least 4 weeks in the workplace. Before their placement in a selected workplace, students are required to pass a preparation of training period in University. The students are required to submit a report of their work study and give a presentation in class to their classmates and academic/department advisors at the end of the course

 
KAAG 465 Cooperative Education 6 (0-18-6)
The minimum practical work experience will consist of 16 weeks in a workplace in which the work is related to the major field of study of the student, students are required to pass a minimum 30 hours preparation session prior to their placement in a selected workplace, students are required to submit a report of their work study placement education and give a presentation in a seminar in the presence of their classmates and academic advisors at the end of the course.

 
KAAG 471 Senior Project 4 (0-12-4)
Identification of research problem in agricultural science, formation of research objectives and hypotheses, data collection, data analysis, final report writing and presentation

 
KAAG 473 Seminar 2 1 (1-0-2)
Study on methods to prepare and present data related to researches in the field of agricultural science in various styles and formats

 
KAAG 201 Principle of Art for Landscape Design 1 (0-3-1)
Introduction,  history of art, elements of art, art in landscape  design, equipment design, stationery in art works, light and shadow, color theory and painting, symbol in landscape design, contour and slope presentation in landscape design project, elevation and  section, perspective, basic computer application for landscape design, Model in landscape design,  dish garden and  presentation in design project

 
KAAG 202 Agricultural Extension 3 (3-0-6)
Overview of mission, meaning, approach, purpose agricultural and extension education programs within Thai agricultural society, target and agricultural development, principle of agricultural extension, understanding farmer and their community, agricultural innovation decision process, communication and technology transfer

 
KAAG 212 Ornamental plants 3 (2-3-5)
Meanings and importance of ornamental plants, classification of ornamental plants, commercial ornamental plants production and marketing, application of ornamental plants for landscape design and field trip

 
KAAG 213 Flower arrangement 3 (2-3-5)
Ornamental plant, ornamental plant production and management, flowers storage, vase live, flower arrangement, composition of flower arrangement and practicing in flower arrangement

 
KAAG 214 Mushroom Production 3 (2-3-5)
Biological needs of food, mushrooms, factors suitable for mushroom, mushroom cultivation in plastic bags, in the mushroom logs, mushroom economy, winter mushroom, mushroom enemies, planning mushroom farming and field trip

 
KAAG 281 Thai Agricultural Wisdom 3 (2-3-5)
Meaning, significance, the concept of agricultural wisdom, wisdom of farm management, agricultural inventions, crop production and protection, livestock production, processing of agricultural products, fishery and other areas related to agriculture and field trip

 
KAAG 303 Agricultural Machinery and Irrigation 3 (2-3-5)
Principles of argo-engineering, agricultural machinery, agro informatics soil-water-plant and atmosphere relationships, soil water atmosphere plant model (SWAP model), precision farming, decision support system in agriculture

 
KAAG 321 Basic Animal Anatomy 3 (3-0-6)
Structure of cell tissue and various organ systems such as bone-joint, muscular, nervous, endocrine, integument, special sense, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, cardiovascular, and respiratory and immune systems

 
KAAG 322 Basic Animal Physiology 3 (3-0-6)
Structure and function of cell tissue and various organ systems such as bone-joint, muscular, nervous, endocrine, integument, special sense, gastrointestinal, urinary, reproductive, cardiovascular, respiratory and immune systems

 
KAAG 332 Landscape Design 2 (2-0-4)
Meaning,  history and styles of garden, site survey and mapping, principle of design and site planning, construction and materials in the landscape, plant material design, decorative and rock gardens,  indoor  and roof gardens, design of waterfall,  stream and fountain, cost estimation, computer applications  in landscape design, landscape maintenance,  discussion and presentation in landscape design projects

 
KAAG 342 Natural Products and Their Applications 3 (2-3-5)
Study of natural product and biosynthetic pathway, extraction, isolation and identification in natural product, using basic techniques for structure elucidation and study in bioassay, study of separation natural products in several genuses, quality control in raw materials and study business plan involve natural product

 
KAAG 352 Principles of Plant Pathology and Protection 3 (2-3-5)
The importance of the plant disease, the symptoms and cause of plant diseases, microorganisms that causes the disease, the disease cycle. Interaction between pathogen and host plants, epidemiology, plant disease diagnosis. Principles and methods of plant disease control measures by various methods including cultural, chemical,   biological and biological agents control and field trip

 
KAAG 372 Research Advance in Agricultural Science 3 (3-0-6)
Update information and knowledge advances in researches on agricultural science. Special lectures is invited from various organizations of both governmental and private sectors to give special lecture to the students. The lecture will be changed year by year appropriately

 
KAAG 383 Computer for Agricultural Science 3 (2-3-5)
Component and principles of computer operation, computer operation system, Database management, Application software of word processor, spreadsheet and agricultural data analysis

 
KAAG 411 Seed Science and Technology 3 (2-3-5)
This course provides an introduction to seed science, the more practical aspects of seed physiology, seed production, seed development and maturation, seed drying and storage, seed viability, vigor and dormancy and the relationship with seed technology in agriculture and horticulture.  Seed testing methods under rules of International Seed Testing Association (ISTA) are performed for practical laboratories

 
KAAG 412 Pomology and Orchard Management 3 (2-3-5)
Fruit crops, standpoint of cultivation, orchard management, propagation, methods of improving fruit production, harvesting and post-harvest technology and field trip

 
KAAG 413 Plant Tissue Culture for Agriculture 3 (2-3-5)
Culture medium hormone and environmental factors, Cell and Tissue culture technics, plant propagation, plant breeding, conservation, mutation, advance technics in plant breeding and field trip

 
KAAG 414 Soilless Culture Technology 3 (2-3-5)
Knowledge of soilless culture for plant production; making of nutrient solution for cultivation of various kind of plants; selection the properly equipment for conducting system; management and production plan for commercial scale; greenhouse operation and control for an efficient plant production and field trip

 
KAAG 452 Biotechnology for Animal Diagnosis 3 (3-0-6)
Diagnosis for animals by using modern biotechnology according to advances in researches on agricultural science. Special lecturers may be invited from various organizations of both governmental and private sectors to give special lecture to the students. The lecture will be changed year by year appropriately

 
KAAG 481 Economically Useful Insect Management 3 (2-3-5)
Management of economically useful insect, processing and marketing in both domestic and international levels

 
KAAG 482 Agribusiness 3 (3-0-6)
Roles and characteristics of agribusiness, subcomponent of agribusiness, management of financial farm reports, cost of investment and loans in agribusiness, including agricultural product sales and distribution

 
KAAG 483 Agricultural Biotechnology 3 (3-0-6)
Processes in biotechnology for development, management and production of agricultural products including technologies for plant breeding and plant product development using knowledge background of plant genetics, plant breeding via genetic engineering, tissue culture of economically important plant, technology for producing animal and aquaculture

 
KAAG 484 Sustainable Farming System 3 (3-0-6)
The importance and systematic management of farm; the economic principle for farm management; farm classification; the objective of production; planning and farm budget;  farming systematic evaluation; size measurement and size factorial  index of farm; marketing and price of product