Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University
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Faculty of Arts and Science |
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| Established | 1917 |
| President | Prapod Assavavirulhakarn |
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
| Journal | Journal of Arts |
| Colors | Grey |
| Website | www.arts.chula.ac.th |
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The Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University, was established in 1917. It was one of the first four faculties of the university. Its former name was "Faculty of Arts and Science". At the time of its establishment, the first two missions of the faculty were to teach the students humanities and sciences and to produce secondary school teachers. In 1934, the faculty started to offer a bachelor's degree of arts. Today, there are undergraduate and graduate programs.
According to QS world university ranking by subject, Faculty of Arts, Chulalongkorn University is ranked as No. 1 in Thailand in modern languages (51-100 in the world), linguistics (151-200 in the world), English language and literature, history and philosophy.
On 26 March 1916, King Vajiravudh had the Civil Service College elevated to the status of a university and named it after his father, Chulalongkorn. In the subsequent year, Prince Rangsit of Chainat, who was the first director-general of the University Affairs Department in the Ministry of Education, established the Faculty of Arts and Science together with other faculties in the university, namely, engineering, medicine, and political science.
During its initial stages, the Faculty of Arts and Science placed emphasis on courses related to pre-medicine: chemistry, biology, and physics. Students could also take classes in English, French, and history. In 1928, it offered a three-year program to grant a secondary-school teaching certificate. During the first two years, students in the program had to take classes required for graduation from the Faculty of Arts. These included Thai, Pali, English, French, history, Dhammavipak, and mathematics. Later, German was added to the program. In the third year, students had to fulfill requirements in pedagogy. In 1930, a three-year program in science was launched. Students were made to take courses in science during their first two years and complete the requirements in pedagogy in the third year before they were granted a certificate.
The program was further developed to offer a bachelor's degree in 1934. The number of the first batch of graduates from the Faculty of Arts was 33. Subsequently, a master's degree program was established in 1942 and two students graduated with an MA in 1944.
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