1. General Education Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisite | Description |
| MUGE 100 | General Education for Human Development | 3 (3-0-6) | None | Well-rounded graduates, key issues affecting society and the environment with respect to one’s particular context; holistically integrated knowledge to identify the key factors; speaking and writing to target audiences with respect to objectives; being accountable, respecting different opinions, a leader or a member of a team and work as a team to come up with a systematic basic research-based solution or guidelines to manage the key issues; mindful and intellectual assessment of both positive and negative impacts of the key issues in order to happily live with society and nature. |
| LATP 111 | Thai Language for Communication in Higher Education | 2 (x-x-x) | None | (Course description not available) |
| LAEN 122 | Pre-intermediate English 2 | 2 (2-0-4) | – | English vocabulary and grammar; reading; listening; speaking; making conversations and simulations in various situations; writing at a sentence level in personal matters and everyday life situations using simple language structures corresponding to the pre-intermediate level (A2) proficiency according to the CEFR standard. |
| LAEN 123 | Intermediate English 2 | 2 (2-0-4) | – | English vocabulary, expressions, and grammar; making conversations and simulations; writing at sentence and paragraph levels; reading and listening to various topics related to daily life and interests corresponding to the intermediate level (B1) proficiency according to the CEFR standard. |
| LAEN 124 | Upper Intermediate English 2 | 2 (2-0-4) | – | English vocabulary, expressions, and grammar; comprehensive reading and listening; discussing and writing to express opinions on social issues and academic matters in the upper intermediate level (B2) according to the CEFR standard. |
| LAEN 125 | Advanced English 2 | 2 (2-0-4) | – | English vocabulary, expressions, and grammar; advanced listening and reading to different topics in both general and academic areas; impromptu speaking and giving an oral presentation to specified topics both academically and in general situations; writing to express opinions on different topics corresponding to the advanced level (C1) according to the CEFR standard. |
| LALA 126 | Conducting Surveys in English 2 | 2 (2-0-4) | – | Basic principles in conducting surveys; conducting surveys and presenting survey results in a team; communicative English skills for conducting surveys and presenting survey results. |
| LALA 127 | English for Civic Digital Interactions 2 | 2 (2-0-4) | – | Integrated communicative English language skills and strategies, knowledge, and mindsets necessary for navigating digitally-mediated communication and collaboration in the globalized world; introducing and applying the concepts of digital literacy and digital citizenship in searching, selecting, evaluating, and presenting various forms of digital content in the context of academic interactions. |
| LALA 128 | Literature and Global Citizenship | 2 (2-0-4) | – | Exploration of the importance of literature and literary reading in English for global citizenship; analysis of selected literary texts in English with the focus on the global and cultural contexts, forms, subject matters, and writing techniques. |
| KAGE 101 | Interdisciplinary for Sustainable Development | 3 (3-0-6) | – | Integrated interdisciplinary learning; materials and methods in the participatory community study; community analysis; sustainable development including social, economy, and environment; Sufficiency Economy concept; project-based learning. |
2. Specific Courses: Science & Mathematics Core
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisite | Description |
| KAID 270 | 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. |
| 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, an introduction to ordinary differential equations, linear first order differential equations, nonlinear first order differential equations; applications of the first order equations, the second order linear equations; applications of the second order equations, high order linear equations; the systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, vector spaces, linear transformations, applications in science. |
| SCCH 103 | General Chemistry I | 3 (3-0-6) | – | Stoichiometry, atomic structure, the chemical bonding theory, representative and transition metal elements, organic chemistry, nuclear chemistry, environmental chemistry. |
| SCCH 104 | General Chemistry II | 3 (3-0-6) | SCCH 103 | Chemical thermodynamics, chemical kinetics, chemical equilibrium, ionic equilibrium, electrochemistry, gas, liquid, and solid. |
| SCCH 107 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 (0-3-1) | – | General techniques in chemistry and some experiments related to lectures in general chemistry: thermochemistry, chemical kinetics, electrochemistry; synthesis of organic compounds, synthesis of inorganic compound; quantitative analysis, acid-base reaction and titration; solid state, and molecular modeling; practicing communication skills in chemistry; practicing teamwork skills. |
| 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; calculation related in each experiment, laboratory safety. |
| 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 102 | Biology Laboratory I | 1 (0-3-2) | – | Microscopy, cell structure and function, plant and animal tissues; cell division, genetics and natural selection, ecology, and behavior. |
| SCBI 125 | General Biology II | 3 (3-0-6) | – | Biodiversity and the 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, the respiratory system, the circulatory system, the excretory system, the immune system, homeostasis, hormones, and the nervous system. |
| SCBI 104 | Biology Laboratory II | 1 (0-3-2) | – | The diversity of plants and animals including invertebrates and vertebrates; reproduction and development; the nervous system and the control of the body function; the circulatory system. |
| SCPY 167 | Physics for Applied Science I | 3 (3-0-6) | – | Mechanics: particle kinematics, particle dynamics, work and energy, linear momentum and collisions, rotational motions, elastic properties of matters, oscillatory motion; fluid mechanics: Fluid statics, fluid dynamics; thermodynamics: Temperature and heat, the first law of thermodynamics, entropy and the second law of thermodynamics; waves: Wave motion, reflection, refraction, superposition of waves, sound and hearing, Doppler effect of sound, standing waves, resonance, electromagnetic wave. |
| SCPY 168 | Physics for Applied Science II | 3 (3-0-6) | – | Optics: geometrical optics, physical optics; electricity and magnetism: Electric force, electric field, gauss’s law, electric potential, capacitor, magnetic force, magnetic field, electromagnetic induction, basic electric circuits; quantum mechanics: Blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, Compton effect, atomic spectra, de Broglie’s hypothesis (wave-particle duality), wave function, Schrodinger’s wave equation, hydrogen atom, laser; nuclear physics: Nuclear structure, mass-energy equivalence, binding energy, nuclear forces, radioactive decay, nuclear reaction, interactions of radiation with matter, radiation detection and measurement, classification of particles; astrophysics: Solar system, universe, stars. |
| SCPY 110 | General Physics Laboratory | 1 (0-3-2) | – | Basic Physics experiments relating to physics curriculums for the first year students in each faculty. |
3. Specific Courses: Geoscience Foundation
| Course Code | Course Title | Credits | Prerequisite | Description |
| KAGS 101 | Geology Around Us | 1 (0-3-1) | – | An introductory to our planet, origin, composition, changes of the earth; applications of geological knowledge essential for their careers; field excursion in geology. |
| KAGS 201 | Physical Geology | 2 (1-3-3) | KAGS 101 | Basic principles of geology, geochemistry, and geophysics; processes in earth science, the origin and evolution of our planet earth’s major features; rock, minerals, weathering, erosion, earthquakes, mountain building, volcanoes, water, and glaciers; treatment of physical processes shaping the earth and landforms; applied geology and interpretation of geologic history; self-responsibility, teamwork. |
| KAGS 203 | Report Writing in Geology | 1 (0-3-1) | KAGS 201 | Geologic reports and recommended geological report writing patterns; title, outline, sequences of contents, maps, figure, table, reference cited; self-responsibility; life-long learning. |
| KAGS 204 | Aerial Photography and Remote Sensing | 1 (0-3-1) | KAGS 101 | An introduction to photogrammetry and geologic interpretation of aerial photographs and satellite image from color, geological structures, bedding, drainage pattern and density; teamwork. |
| KAGS 205 | Geomorphology | 2 (2-0-4) | KAGS 101 | Geomorphological features on the earth surface landforms that related to depositional environment, tectonic, and geological processes; teamwork. |
| KAGS 217 | Crystallography and Mineralogy | 3 (2-3-5) | KAGS 101 | Crystalline state, general study of the six crystal systems; genesis, associations, physical and chemical properties of common minerals; classification and identification of common minerals; Laboratory related to the lecture, i.e. morphology and crystalline structures, classification and identification of common minerals; observation and identification skill. |
| KAGS 218 | Petrography and Ore Microscopy | 3 (2-3-5) | KAGS 201 | Optical properties of none opaque substances and an application of optical properties to the identification of none opaque and opaque minerals and their paragenesis under the polarized light. Laboratory exercises related to the lecture, i.e. an identification and classification of transparent and opaque minerals and minerals paragenesis, and chemical composition; observation, interpretation, identification skills and their chemistry; introduction to the X-ray crystallography; life-long learning. |
| KAGS 225 | Sedimentology and Laboratory | 3 (2-3-5) | KAGS 101 | Basic principles of sedimentology, weathering, transportation, and deposition of earth materials as a key to understanding sedimentary process; sedimentary structure and past depositional environments; an examination of sedimentary rock features and compositions as related to the origin, dispersion, deposition, diagenesis, classification and general distribution of the sedimentary rock; laboratory exercises related to the lecture, i.e. rock structure, texture, fossils, depositional history of the basin, paleo-features of the basin and the sedimentary rock formation; efficient teamwork. |
| KAGS 226 | Stratigraphy | 2 (1-3-3) | KAGS 225 | Basic principle of stratigraphy and correlation of rock strata, the vertical and horizontal relationships of layered earth materials as a key to understanding the basin history, the past depositional environments and their transformation through time; laboratory exercises related to the lecture, i.e. stratigraphic sequences, stratigraphic orientation; self-responsibility. |
| KAGS 223 | Lithology | 2 (1-3-3) | KAGS 101 | Megascopic features of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks. Classification, identification, and description of rocks from hand specimens; laboratory related to lithology, i.e. megascopic features of rocks classification, identification, and description of rocks from hand specimens; observation, and interpretation skills. |
| KAGS 224 | Graphic and Field Methods | 2 (1-3-3) | Co: KAGS 201 | Geometrical techniques for illustrating and describing geologic structures; orthographic and stereographic projections; basic field instruments, concept and techniques of geological surveying. field work on various rock types; detailed mapping and sampling; self-responsibility and work effectively with others. |
| KAGS 233 | Paleontology | 3 (2-3-5) | SCBI 124, 125, KAGS 201 | Fundamental principles used in the study of invertebrate and vertebrate fossils. It introduces the background of fossils, life on Earth, such as evolution and diversity, extinction of the branches of the tree of life, morphology, biogeography and the biostratigraphy. Lectures and lab exercises designed to complement each other. Laboratory exercises are included in the lectures and are used to reinforce key topics as well as field excursion. |
| KAGS 261 | Regional Geology Field Study | 3 (0-9-3) | KAGS 223, 224, 226 | Field observation of geological processes and studies of stratigraphy, structural geology, geomorphology, and mineral deposits of the area that have unique geological feature of region with lectures and field trips; observation skill, self-responsibility, efficient teamwork, collecting data, writing reports and presentations. |
| KAGS 301 | Structural Geology | 3 (3-0-6) |
Pre: KAGS 224, 261
Co: KAGS 303 |
Structural features of rocks, their distribution and origins; an introduction to stress and strain, deformation behaviors of rock materials, and mechanisms of rock deformation; origin of the major structural features of the earth; basic principles of rock mechanics and engineering properties of earth materials.; observations, life-long learning. |
| KAGS 302 | Structural Geology Laboratory | 1 (0-3-1) |
Pre: KAGS 224, 261
Co: KAGS 301 |
Laboratory exercise related to the lecture, i.e. stereographic projection, geological cross-section; interpretation skills; self-responsibility. |