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Minor in Social Science

The Social Science Division offers three (3) minor programs.

1) International Relations Minor (for students with ID 63 onwards)
2) Global Affairs Minor (for students with ID 63 onwards)
3) Psychology Minor

Note 1: Students majoring in International Relations and Global Affairs cannot take the following minor programs: International Relations, Global Affairs.
Note 2: Students majoring in International Relations and Global Affairs can only take the Psychology minor offered by the Social Science Division.
The International Relations minor allows students to add value to their major degree studies by understanding an interdisciplinary approach to a specialized field that intersects with their primary studies.

Students can choose five (5) courses from the following to complete the International Relations minor. ICIR 101 is required for all International Relations minors.
Course CodeCourse Name
ICIR 101Approaches to International Relations and Global Affairs
ICIR 102Approaches to Comparative Politics and Systems
ICIR 201The Formation of the Modern World: From the Industrial Revolution to High Imperialism
ICIR 202Globalization and the International Order in the Twentieth Century: From the First World War to 9/11
ICIR 203Foundations of Political Thought
ICIR 204Perspectives on International Relations
ICIR 211Globalization and Social Change
ICIR 213Conflict, War and Peace Studies
ICIR 215Thai Foreign Policy
ICIR 218Authoritarian Populism
ICIR 221International Political Economy
ICIR 222International Organizations
ICIR 223Democracy as a Political System
ICIR 224Security and Conflict in a Global Perspective
ICIR 225Global Media, Social Change and International Relations
ICIR 226The History and Concept of Diplomacy
ICIR 239 Nations and Nationalisms
ICIR 302ASEAN and Southeast Asian Regionalism
ICIR 303Transnational Movements and Migration
ICIR 304Transnational Crime
ICIR 305Conflict Resolution
ICIR 307The United Nations and Contemporary World Politics
ICIR 309Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding
ICIR 311Foreign Policy Analysis
ICIR 312International Law and International Relations
ICIR 313Human Rights and International Relations
ICIR 314International Development Studies
ICIR 315Devolution, Privatization and State Failure
ICIR 321Political Risk, Business and International Relations
ICIR 322The Politics and Economics of Non-Governmental Organizations
ICIR 323The Practice of Diplomacy
ICIR 332Comparative Regionalism
ICIR 334Terrorism, Counterterrorism and Political Violence
The Global Affairs minor allows students to add depth to their major degree studies by understanding an interdisciplinary approach to a specialized field that intersects with their primary studies.

Students can choose five (5) courses from the following to complete the Global Affairs minor.
Course CodeCourse Name
ICIR 101Approaches to International Relations and Global Affairs
ICIR 102Approaches to Comparative Politics and Systems
ICIR 201The Formation of the Modern World: From the Industrial Revolution to High Imperialism
ICIR 202Globalization and the International Order in the Twentieth Century: From the First World War to 9/11
ICIR 203Foundations of Political Thought
ICIR 211Globalization and Social Change
ICIR 213Conflict, War and Peace Studies
ICIR 217Culture and Power
ICIR 219Genders and Sexual Diversity in the Globalized World
ICIR 221International Political Economy
ICIR 212Social Institutions of the Modern World
ICIR 214Perspectives on Thailand
ICIR 227Approaches to Culture and Society
ICIR 228Europe and the ‘West’ in the Contemporary World
ICIR 229Environment and Natural Resources in Global Affairs
ICIR 233Nations and Nationalisms
ICIR 236Politics and Identity in Cold War Europe, 1945-1991
ICIR 237International Economic Relations
ICIR 302ASEAN and Southeast Asian Regionalism
ICIR 306Intelligence, Data and Surveillance
ICIR 307The United Nations and Contemporary World Politics
ICIR 308Political Islam
ICIR 313Human Rights and International Relations
ICIR 314International Development Studies
ICIR 324Society and Technology in the Modern World
ICIR 325Migration, Diasporas and the Politics of Space
ICIR 327Ethnicity and Representation in International Affairs
ICIR 331Religion and Politics in the Contemporary World
The Psychology minor allows students to pursue interests in psychology that can be applied and add value to their major degree.

Students can choose five (5) courses from the following to complete the Psychology minor.

ICSP 112 is required for all Psychology minors.
Course CodeCourse Name
ICSP 112Introduction to Psychology
ICSP 250History and Systems of Psychology
ICSP 251Introduction to Developmental Psychology I
ICSP 252Introduction to Developmental Psychology II
ICSP 253Introduction to Social Psychology
ICSP 254Theories of Personality
ICSP 255Introduction to Abnormal Psychology
ICSP 256Industrial and Organizational Psychology
ICSP 257Educational Psychology
ICSP 258Cross-Cultural Psychology
ICSP 350Evolutionary Psychology
ICSP 351Introduction to the Freudian and Psychodynamic Traditions
ICSP 352Prosocial and Antisocial Behaviour
ICSP 353Clinical Psychology
ICSP 354Psychological testing
ICSP 355Drug Use and Behavior
ICSP 356Psychology of Emotion
ICSP 357Psychology of Motivation
ICSP 358Psychology of Economics
ICSP 359Foundations of Counseling Skills