Thesis/Comprehensive Examination

Comprehensive Examination

A comprehensive examination would be held during July after the end of the 11th and 12th subjects. The examination can be taken only if students pass all the 12 subjects including the individual study course with a satisfactory grade.

The examination composes of written examination and an oral examination. Students need to pass both examinations to be considered a graduate of the Master of Arts in Business and Managerial Economics.

For those who are unable to pass the examination will be given a second chance for both the written and oral examinations. Inability to fulfill the second comprehensive examination would automatically result in the termination of the student status in this program. The comprehensive examination is given once each term.

Comprehensive Examination: Structure and Criteria

Thesis Process

Thesis Proposal

Students must finish all steps within 2 years.

  1. Find the topic of interest – as well as objectives, methodology and references – and notify MABE office.
  2. MABE assigns an advisor to the student.  They will work together to develop a proposal.
  3. An advisor reports about the student and the proposal to MABE committees.  The committees will assign a thesis chairperson and thesis committees.
  4. Student makes an appointment and notifies MABE for defending a proposal. 
  5. Faculty of Economics approves of the proposal.
  6. Upload your proposal to the iThesis website.
  7. Ask your advisor to approve your proposal in the iThesis website.

Full Thesis

Students are required to present and publish their research. This step is time-consuming. Make sure to check the date for submitting a complete thesis from Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University, in each semester.

  1. Prepare a usable draft final of the thesis.
  2. Dissemination of a paper derived from the draft final. 
    Either (a) find the conference (must be organized by either several local organizations or international organizations and have a proceeding) to present a paper
    or (b) find a journal (from the Faculty’s approved list) to publish your paper.
  3. Provide the proceeding of the conference or letter of confirmation of publishing your paper to the advisor.
  4. Make an appointment to defend the thesis with your thesis committees. (requires a completion of No.5 above and no less than 60 days after an approval of a proposal by the Faculty of Economics)
  5. Make corrections to the thesis according to recommendations from thesis committees.
  6. Check the thesis with TurnItIn.
  7. Upload the final thesis to the iThesis website.
  8. Ask your advisor to approve the thesis on the iThesis website.
  9. Print your thesis and the thesis committees page for the Dean and all committees to sign.
  10. Submit the complete thesis to Graduate School, Chulalongkorn University for graduation.