Study Plan
Integrated Master of Business Administration to Doctor of Philosophy Program
The program consists of 2 curricula: the Master of Business Administration Program leading to the Doctor of Philosophy Program in Business Administration.
Master of Business Administration Program
(International Program)
(New Curriculum B.E. 2567/2024)
Curriculum Structure, Courses, and Credit hours
Plan 1: Total 36 credit hours
Plan 2: Total 36 credit hours
Curriculum Structure
| Course Categories | Number of Cr. Hrs. | |
| Plan 1 | Plan 2 | |
| 1. Foundation Courses (Non-credit) | 3 | 3 |
| 2. Compulsory Courses | 21 | 21 |
| 3. Elective Courses | 3 | 9 |
| 4. Thesis/Independent Study | 12 | 6 |
| Total | 36 | 36 |
Study Plan
Plan 1: Divided into 4 semesters (Thesis Track)
First Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Basic | CIMB101 | Business Management for Executive* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB201 | Marketing Strategies in the Digital Economy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB202 | Strategic Management in the Digital Economy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB203 | Statistics for Business Analysis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
* Non-credit Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 36 : 9
Second Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Compulsory | CIMB204 | Business Research Methodology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB205 | Accounting and Finance for Executives | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB206 | Business Economics for Management | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB207 | Strategic Leadership and Communication | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative = 12 : 36 : 21
Third Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Elective | CIMB3XX | Elective 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Thesis | CIMB401 | Thesis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 6 : 144 : 27
Fourth Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Thesis | CIMB401 | Thesis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 405 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 405 : 36
Study Plan
Plan 2: Divided into 4 semesters (Independent Study Track)
First Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Basic | CIMB101 | Business Management for Executive* | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB201 | Marketing Strategies in the Digital Economy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| CIMB202 | Strategic Management in the Digital Economy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| CIMB203 | Statistics for Business Analysis | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
* Non-credit Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 36 : 9
Second Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Compulsory | CIMB204 | Business Research Methodology | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB205 | Accounting and Finance for Executives | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB206 | Business Economics for Management | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory | CIMB207 | Strategic Leadership and Communication | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 12 : 36 : 21
Third Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Elective | CIMB3XX | Elective 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Elective | CIMB3XX | Elective 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 6 : 18 : 27
Fourth Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Elective | CIMB3XX | Elective 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Independent Study | CIMB402 | Independent Study | 6 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 279 : 36
Note: Plan 2 students must pass the Comprehensive Examination before defending their Independent Study.
Continuation to Doctoral Degree
Doctor of Philosophy Program in Business Administration
(International Program)
(New Curriculum B.E. 2567/2024)
Curriculum Structure, Courses, and Cr. Hours.
Plan 1.1: Total of 48 cr. hrs.
Plan 2.1: Total of 48 cr. hrs.
Curriculum Structure
| Course Categories | Number of Cr. Hours. | |
| Plan 1.1 | Plan 2.1 | |
| 1. Compulsory Courses (Non-credit) | 9 | 6 |
| 2. Compulsory Courses (Credit-bearing) | – | 9 |
| 3. Elective Course | – | 3 |
| 4. Dissertation | 48 | 36 |
| Total | 48 | 48 |
Study Plan
Plan 1.1: Divided into 6 semesters
First Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Compulsory (Non-cr. hrs.) | CIDB101 | Philosophy of Business Research * | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| CIDB102 | Advanced Statistics for Business Research * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Dissertation | CIDB201 | Dissertation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
* Non-credit Credits: Hours: Cumulative Credits = 3 : 22 : 3
Second Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Compulsory (Non-cr. hrs.) | CIDB104 | Doctoral Thesis Seminar 1 * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Dissertation | CIDB201 | Dissertation | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
* Non-credit Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 31 : 12
Third Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Compulsory (Non-credit) | CIDB105 | Doctoral Thesis Seminar 2 * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Dissertation | CIDB201 | Dissertation | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
* Non-credit Credits: Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 31 : 21
Fourth Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Compulsory (Non-credit) | CIDB104 | Doctoral Thesis Seminar 3 * | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Dissertation | CIDB201 | Dissertation | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
* Non-credit Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 31 : 30
Fifth Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Dissertation | CIDB201 | Dissertation | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 27 : 39
Sixth Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Dissertation | CIDB201 | Dissertation | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 27 : 48
Study Plan
Plan 2.1: Divided into 6 semesters
First Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Compulsory (Non-credit) | CIDB101 | Philosophy of Business Research * | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory (Non-credit) | CIDB103 | Analytical statistics for business research * | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Compulsory (Credit-bearing) | CIDB201 | Quantitative and Qualitative Methods for Business Research | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
* Non-credit Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 3 : 27 : 3
Second Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Compulsory (Credit-bearing) | CIDB202 | Advanced Statistics for Business Research | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| CIDB203 | Dissertation Seminar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Elective | CIDBXXX | Elective 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 9 : 27 : 12
Third Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Dissertation | CIDB401 | Dissertation | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 6 : 18 : 18
Fourth Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Dissertation | CIDB401 | Dissertation | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 6 : 18 : 24
Fifth Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Cr. Hrs. | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Dissertation | CIDB401 | Dissertation | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 12 : 36 : 36
Sixth Semester
| Course Category | Course Code | Course Title | Credits | Theory | Practice | Self-Study |
| Dissertation | CIDB401 | Dissertation | 12 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
Cr. Hours: Cumulative Credits = 12 : 36 : 48