Minors in the Bachelor’s Degree Programmes
Minors in Humanities and Language
September 20, 2022 2025-10-27 7:34Minors in Humanities and Language
Minor in Humanities And Language
German Minor (20 credits)
The Intercultural Studies and Languages program (ICIC) offers a minor in ‘Foreign Language – German’ to students from all majors in Mahidol University International College:
Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Foreign Language – German’ need to complete all the 5 courses listed below.
(For students with ID 63 onwards)
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| ICIC 301 | Intermediate German I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 302 | Intermediate German II – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 303 | Intermediate German III – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 401 | Advanced German I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 402 | Advanced German II – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
Remark: If their placement test result is below the Intermediate level, they will have to complete prior levels as prerequisites. Special cases will be taken under consideration by the Foreign Languages Program Director and Chair of the Humanities and Language Division.
Note 1: ICIC students who start from the Elementary I level or are placed below the Intermediate level can count prerequisites as free elective courses, major elective courses (L2 requirements) or additional credits.
Japanese Minor (20 credits)
The Intercultural Studies and Languages program (ICIC) offers a minor in ‘Foreign Language – Japanese’ to students from all majors in Mahidol University International College:
Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Foreign Language – Japanese’ need to complete all the 5 courses listed below.
(For students with ID 63 onwards)
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| ICIC 311 | Intermediate Japanese I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 312 | Intermediate Japanese II – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 313 | Intermediate Japanese III – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 411 | Advanced Japanese I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 412 | Advanced Japanese II – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
Remark: If their placement test result is below the Intermediate level, they will have to complete prior levels as prerequisites. Special cases will be taken under consideration by the Foreign Languages Program Director and Chair of the Humanities and Language Division.
Note 1: ICIC students who start from the Elementary I level or are placed below the Intermediate level can count prerequisites as free elective courses, major elective courses (L2 requirements) or additional credits.
French Minor (20 credits)
The Intercultural Studies and Languages program (ICIC) offers a minor in ‘Foreign Language – French’ to students from all majors in Mahidol University International College:
Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Foreign Language – French’ need to complete all the 5 courses listed below.
(For students with ID 63 onwards)
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| ICIC 321 | Intermediate French I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 322 | Intermediate French II – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 323 | Intermediate French III – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 421 | Advanced French I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 422 | Advanced French II – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
Remark: If their placement test result is below the Intermediate level, they will have to complete prior levels as prerequisites. Special cases will be taken under consideration by the Foreign Languages Program Director and Chair of the Humanities and Language Division.
Note 1: ICIC students who start from the Elementary I level or are placed below the Intermediate level can count prerequisites as free elective courses, major elective courses (L2 requirements) or additional credits.
Chinese Minor (20 credits)
The Intercultural Studies and Languages program (ICIC) offers a minor in ‘Foreign Language – Chinese’ to students from all majors in Mahidol University International College:
Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Foreign Language – Chinese’ need to complete all the 5 courses listed below.
(For students with ID 63 onwards)
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| ICIC 331 | Intermediate Chinese I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 332 | Intermediate Chinese II – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 333 | Intermediate Chinese III – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 431 | Advanced Chinese I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 432 | Advanced Chinese II – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
Remark: If their placement test result is below the Intermediate level, they will have to complete prior levels as prerequisites. Special cases will be taken under consideration by the Foreign Languages Program Director and Chair of the Humanities and Language Division.
Note 1: ICIC students who start from the Elementary I level or are placed below the Intermediate level can count prerequisites as free elective courses, major elective courses (L2 requirements) or additional credits.
Spanish Minor (20 credits)
The Intercultural Studies and Languages program (ICIC) offers a minor in ‘Foreign Language – Spanish’ to students from all majors in Mahidol University International College:
Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Foreign Language – Spanish’ need to complete all the 5 courses listed below.
(For students with ID 63 onwards)
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| ICIC 341 | Intermediate Spanish I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 342 | Intermediate Spanish I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 343 | Intermediate Spanish III – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 441 | Advanced Spanish I – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 442 | Advanced Spanish II – Language and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
Remark: If their placement test result is below the Intermediate level, they will have to complete prior levels as prerequisites. Special cases will be taken under consideration by the Foreign Languages Program Director and Chair of the Humanities and Language Division.
Note 1: ICIC students who start from the Elementary I level or are placed below the Intermediate level can count prerequisites as free elective courses, major elective courses (L2 requirements) or additional credits.
Critical Cultural Literacy Minor (20 credits)
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| ICIC 251 | Contemporary Southeast Asia: Cultural Studies | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 259 | Intercultural Communication | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 351 | Thinking the Other | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 352 | Postcolonialism: Diverse English Speaking Cultures | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 354 | Women and Gender Studies | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 364 | Literary Theory and Criticism | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 366 | Popular Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 367 | Narratives, Nations, and Nationalism | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 368 | Language, Power and Culture | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 372 | From Modernism to Postmodernism | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 380 | Postcolonialism | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 381 | Selected Topics in Literary and Cultural Studies | 4 (4-0-8) |
Applied Ethics, Behavioral Analysis and Social Engineering Minor (20 credits)
The Intercultural Studies and Languages program (ICIC) offers a minor in ‘Applied Ethics, Behavioral Analysis and Social Engineering’ to students from all majors in Mahidol University International College:
(For students with ID 63 onwards)
- Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Applied Ethics and Behavioral Science’ need to first complete the following 2 compulsory courses.
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| ICIC 356 | Ethics and Politics | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 375 | Behavior, Ethics and Technology | 4 (4-0-8) |
- Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Applied Ethics and Behavioral Science’ need to then complete any 3 courses from the list below.
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| ICIC 253 | Value Studies | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 355 | Judgment and Decision Making | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 357 | Philosophy of Economics | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 358 | Behavioral Economics | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 373 | Reason and Passion: The Philosophy of Emotion | 4 (4-0-8) |
Human and Artificial Intelligence Minor (20 credits)
The Intercultural Studies and Languages program (ICIC) offers a minor in ‘Human and Artificial Intelligence’ to students from all majors in Mahidol University International College:
(For students with ID 63 onwards)
- Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Human and Artificial Intelligence’ need to first complete the following 2 compulsory courses.
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| ICIC 371 | Minds and Machines | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 376 | Information, Knowledge, Representation | 4 (4-0-8) |
- Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Human and Artificial Intelligence’ need to then complete any 3 courses from the list below.
| Course code | Course name | Credit |
| EGCI 461 | Artificial Intelligence | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICCS 102 | Coding for All | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 252 | Formal Reasoning: Human and Artificial | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 369 | Humanity Today: Between Science and Fiction | 4 (4-0-8) |
| ICIC 373 | Reason and Passion: The Philosophy of Emotion | 4 (4-0-8) |
Cognitive Science: Language, Mind, and Brain Minor (20 credits)
The Intercultural Studies and Languages program (ICIC) offers a minor in ‘Cognitive Science:Language, Mind, and Brain’ to students from all majors in Mahidol University International College:
Students who wish to obtain a minor in ‘Cognitive Science: Language, Mind, and Brain’ need to complete courses as follows:
(For students with ID 63 onwards)
Required Course for the Minor
Students from other majors (16 credits)
- ICSP113 General Psychology
- ICIC252 Formal Reasoning: Human and Artificial
- ICIC258 Language: The Human Essence
- Capstone Course*: ICIC453 Research Seminar **
*To be taken as the last course in the minor
** Pre-requisite: None
Elective Course for the Minor
Students from other majors (4 credits)
- ICSP 259 Developmental Psychology 4 (4-0-8)
- ICSP 350 Evolutionary Psychology 4 (4-0-8)
- ICIC 371 Minds and Machines 4 (4-0-8)
- ICIC 376 Information, Knowledge, Representation 4 (4-0-8)
- ICBI 341 Neurobiology 4 (4-0-8)
Elective Course for the Minor
Students from ICIC major (12 credits)
- ICSP 259 Developmental Psychology 4 (4-0-8)
- ICSP 350 Evolutionary Psychology 4 (4-0-8)
- ICIC 371 Minds and Machines 4 (4-0-8)
- ICIC 376 Information, Knowledge, Representation 4 (4-0-8)
- ICBI 341 Neurobiology 4 (4-0-8)
Required courses for the minor
Students from the ICIC Major (8 Credits)
- ICSP 113 General Psychology
Capstone Course*: ICIC453 Research Seminar **
*To be taken as the last course in the minor
** Pre-requisite: None