English Studies Program

(General Education courses)

The English Studies Program is part of the General Education requirements for all majors at MUIC. This program is designed to support student success in their majors programs and in their professional lives.

Philosophy:

The English Studies General Education Program of MUIC is dedicated to the development of critical thinking, creativity, and individuality in line with MUIC ‘s commitment to liberal education.

English language is central to what makes MUIC an international college. It is a language for international communication, and as such no one people can claim unique ownership of it. The English Studies Program works to empower students to stake their own rightful claim to use English to express their own important voice to the world.

Design:

The English Studies General Education Program takes a theme-based approach to language learning. Students are given freedom to explore a variety of ideas within the scope of given themes about which they want to research, understand, and communicate to another. The teaching and learning in the English Studies Program is process-driven and student-centered.

After completing the General Education requirements, it is expected that students will have attained the academic literacy skills needed to succeed in their major programs, will have developed a level of confidence to use English in public settings, and will have gained a greater sense of self equipped with a unique voice to share with the world.

Objectives:

Use academic writing skills to express opinions
Apply critical and creative thinking through English communication
Develop a voice in written and spoken English that can be adapted to different audiences

Structure:

Based on their achievement on the essay portion of the MUIC entrance exam, students will be placed into 3 following tracks: ‘FE Track’, ‘GC Track’ and ‘GC2 Track’.

‘FE Track’ – Students who are placed into ‘FE Track’ will be required to take ICME 100 (a non-credit course) and complete 14 credits in English Communication: ICGC 104, ICGC 105, ICGC 106 in order, and finally, any 200+ level English courses.

‘GC Track’ – Students who are placed into ‘GC Track’ will be required to complete 14 credits in English Communication: ICGC 104, ICGC 105, ICGC 106 in order, and finally, any 200+ level English courses.

‘GC2 Track’ – Students who are placed into ‘GC2 Track’ will be required to complete 10 credits in English Communication: ICGC 105, ICGC 106 in order, and finally, any 200+ level English courses.

Students must take ICGC 100+ courses in succession without interruption beginning in their first trimester of enrollment.

Code	Subject	Credits
ICGC 104	English Studies I: The Writer’s Toolkit	4
ICGC 105	English Studies II: The Writer’s Voice	4
ICGC 106	English Studies III: Public Speaking	4

Students then choose one of the following courses to fulfill their credit requirements:

Code	Subject	Credits
ICGC 221	English Studies IV: The World of English – Global Realities	2
ICGC 222	English Studies IV: The World of English – Literary Analysis	2
ICGC 223	English Studies IV: The World of English – Creative Writing	2
ICGC 224	English Studies IV: The World of English – Advanced Oral Communication	2
ICGC 226	English Studies IV: The World of English – Literature Into Film	2
ICGC 228	English Studies IV: The World of English – Language and Culture	2
ICGC 230	English Studies IV: The World of English – First and Second Language Acquisition	2
ICGC 231	English Studies IV: The World of English – Poetry	2
ICGC 232	English Studies IV: The World of English – The Short Story and the Novel	2
ICGC 233	English Studies IV: The World of English – Drama	2
ICGC 234	English Studies IV: The World of English – Literary Non-fiction	2
ICGC 235	English Studies IV: The World of English – Writing for Research	2

For more information, please contact English Studies Program Director Mr. Adriano Quieti: adriano.qui@mahidol.ac.th

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