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4.2 Kasetsart University Uniqueness
4.2.2 Background of Kasetsart University
Kasetsart University and other campuses consist of work segments such as faculty, college, institute, office, and centers, with 29 faculties, 1 college, 11 offices, 4 institutes, and 2 centers. Most of these departments are located in Kasetsart University at Bangkhen, with 15 faculties, 1 college, 4 institutes, 4 offices, 2 work offices, and 1 center. Nine work segments are in Kamphaengsaen Campus, six work segments in Si Racha Campus, and five work segments in Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus (Kasetsart University, Planning Division, 2017: 9) as detailed in Table 4.3.
Table 4.3 Number of Work Segments at Kasetsart University, Classified by Campus
Campus
Number of Work Segment Total Faculty College Office Institute Work
Office
Center
KU. Bangkhen 15 1 4 4 2 1 27
Kamphaengsaen 5 - 2 - 1 1 9
Si Racha 5 - - - 1 - 6
Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon
4 - - - 1 - 5
Total 29 1 6 4 5 2 47
Source: Kasetsart University, Planning Division, 2017: 9.
The research result implies that the emphasis on the academic curriculum (in faculty, research, academic outreach of faculty, college, office, and institute) could be classified into 22 fields and divided into four study programs: Natural Science Program;
Integrated Science Program; Arts and Social Program; and Technical Program.
Kasetsart University at Bangkhen has 19 programs, Kamphaengsaen Campus has 12
programs, Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus has 11 programs, and Si Racha Campus has 6 programs. When considering the study programs, there are ten
Technical Programs, five Integrated Science Programs, 4 Natural Science Programs, and 3 Arts and Social Programs, as shown in Table 4.4.
1) Natural Science Programs: This field emphasises pure science and mathematics. There are four academic departments: Biological Science; Physical Science; Mathematics and Statistics; and Computer. All of these departments are in the Faculty of Science in Kasetsart University at Bangkhen. In Kamphaengsaen Campus, the Biological Science, Physical Science, and Computer are in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science. The Department of Computer is in the Faculty of Science in Si Racha Campus. The Department of Physical Science and Computer are in the Faculty of Science and Engineering in Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus. All four campuses emphasize the computer training.
2) Integrated Science Program: This field integrates scientific knowledge to facilitate human lives. There are five academic programs: Agriculture; Fisheries;
Natural Resource and Environment; Forest; and Agricultural Food Industry. The five aforementioned academic programs are in the Faculty of Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment, Forestry, and Agro-Industry, respectively. At Kamphaengsaen Campus, the programs are in the Faculty of Agriculture at Kamphaengsaen, Faculty of Fisheries (part of the Research Station Kamphaengsaen and Bachelor Program of Science in Aquaculture), and the Faculty of Education and Development Sciences. In Si Racha Campus, the Department of Natural Resource and Environment is in the Faculty of Science Si Racha. In Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Agricultural Food Industry are in the Faculty of Natural Resource and Agro-Industry. All four campuses emphasize the same department: Natural Resource and Environment.
3) Liberal Arts and Social Science Program: This field emphasise pure arts and social studies. There are three academic programs: Humanities, Sociality, and Economics. At Kasetsart University at Bangkhen, there are three study fields as above in the Faculty of Humanities, Social Science, and Economics, respectively. In Kamphaengsaen Campus, Humanities is in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science, such as English, and English for Service Industry. In Si Racha Campus, the Department of Economics is in the Faculty of Economics at Si Racha. In Chalermphrakiat Sakon
Nakhon Province Campus, the study of Humanities is in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Management Science, such as the Major in English.
4) Technical Program: This field emphasizes the science of integration to lead for good practice under vocational standards and includes professional licenses for work. There are ten academic fields of study: Engineering; Architecture; Veterinary;
Veterinary Technology; Education; Nursing; Public Health; Sport Science; Business Management; and Merchant Marine. At Kasetsart University at Bangkhen, seven departments are associated with the technical program: the Department of Engineering in Faculty of Engineering and College of Irrigation; Department of Architecture in Faculty of Architecture; Department of Veterinary in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine;
Department of Veterinary Technology in Faculty of Veterinary Technology;
Department of Education in Faculty of Education; Department of Nursing in College of Boromarajonani College of Nursing Nopparat Vajira; and Business Management in Faculty of Business Administration. At Kamphaengsaen Campus, there are five departments: Department of Engineering in Faculty of Engineering at Kamphaengsaen;
Department of Veterinary in Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (study at Kamphaengsaen Campus); Department of Education in Faculty of Education and Development Sciences; Department of Sports Science in the Faculty of Sports Science; and the Department of Business Administration in Faculty of Liberal Arts and Science. In Si Racha Campus, there are three departments: Department of Engineering in Faculty of Engineering at Si Racha; and the Department of Merchant Marine in International Maritime College. In Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus, there are three departments: Department of Engineering in Faculty of Science and Engineering;
Department of Public Health in Faculty of Public Health; and Department of Business Administration in Faculty of Liberal Arts and Management Science. All four campuses emphasize the same department: Engineering and Business Administration.
Table 4.4 Academic Emphasis of Faculty, College, Office, and Institute by Campus
Academic Emphasis Kasetsart
University Bangkhen
Kamphaengsaen Campus
Si Racha Campus
Chalermphrakiat Sakon Nakhon Province Campus
1) Natural Science Program