Uk University Degrees

[terrenceE]

I received a degree in Art & Design in the late eighties but never used it, I was wondering is there any way it could get me into to the legitimate job market ?

[Phatcharanan]

Into the job market as what?

[Scott]

If it's Bachelor's Degree, you may be able to get a teaching job. Where did you receive the degree? Where do you live now? What do you want to do?

[richard10365]

A bachelors degree is good to teach English in the primary and secondary schools. You might be able to teach in the language schools as well.

I have heard that in the next 5 years all universities in Thailand will require universities to have PhD's teaching in 80% of their programs. So teaching (legally) in the universities is not a real option for you.

[Phatcharanan]

A bachelors degree is good to teach English in the primary and secondary schools. You might be able to teach in the language schools as well.

I have heard that in the next 5 years all universities in Thailand will require universities to have PhD's teaching in 80% of their programs. So teaching (legally) in the universities is not a real option for you.

Can you quote the source please?

In any event, doctorate or not, the question of 'legality' is one for the Immigration and Labour Board to decide upon. Licenses for universities are not yet under the remit of the TCT.

[richard10365]

I can't quote the source but I was in the meeting where it was decided not to hire anymore teachers without a PhD for the undergrad programs. However, it is quite a reliable source at my university. If you are concerned, check with the people where you work.

[Phatcharanan]

I can't quote the source but I was in the meeting where it was decided not to hire anymore teachers without a PhD for the undergrad programs. However, it is quite a reliable source at my university. If you are concerned, check with the people where you work.

No need to. That which you are quoting is a local decision and not applicable nationwide.

In any event, it is generally understood that doctorates are the norm for lecturing at uni's. However, exceptions are made and are usually local. No one (where I teach at weekends) is aware of what you state and I teach IELTS prep courses at Chula.

Edited December 5, 2010 by Phatcharanan

[richard10365]

I can't quote the source but I was in the meeting where it was decided not to hire anymore teachers without a PhD for the undergrad programs. However, it is quite a reliable source at my university. If you are concerned, check with the people where you work.

No need to. That which you are quoting is a local decision and not applicable nationwide.

In any event, it is generally understood that doctorates are the norm for lecturing at uni's. However, exceptions are made and are usually local. No one (where I teach at weekends) is aware of what you state and I teach IELTS prep courses at Chula.

That is true, the decision to hire only PhDs from now on is a local decision. Doctorates are the norm at the graduate level. For many places in Thailand, undergrad courses are taught by lectures with only masters degrees.

Some graduate courses might have lectures with masters degrees teaching feeder (foundation) courses that prepare students to study with lectures with PhDs such as non-business students learning a basic marketing course prior to taking an MBA.

I suppose if 80% is going to happen, people will eventually hear about it everywhere.

[newbie001]

What a load of unsubstantiated garbage. Now it is true that Government Universities are encouraging and demanding PhD's, but there are plenty of tenured associate and full professors that only have Master's degrees. Those without a title or PhD will be forced to resign in a few years time. But this applies to the Thai teaching staff not the foreign staff.

[Rumpole]

I can't quote the source but I was in the meeting where it was decided not to hire anymore teachers without a PhD for the undergrad programs. However, it is quite a reliable source at my university. If you are concerned, check with the people where you work.

If there is any truth to this rumour, the Thais, as usual, will be shooting themselves in the foot (while said foot is inserted firmly in their collective mouths). They make all kinds of pronouncements and statements of intent, however what they want and what they actually get are usually two very different realities. How many non-Thai Ph.D. holders will wish to work in Thailand for circa Bht 30,000 per month and few other benefits? Certainly not many Westerners will do so. Of course, they don't particularly want qualified foreign faculty anyway, since they merely serve to highlight the ignorance and unprofessionalism of many of the Thai ajarns, and the despotic inefficiency of the university administration.

Edited December 8, 2010 by Rumpole

[richard10365]

I asked again for more details on this and was told...

• It is a Higher Education Commission rule
  
• It was approved by the Senate 2 years ago (Thaskin era)
  
• Three years from implementation Thai universities are to be within 50% of this goal
  
• Eight years from implementation Thai universities are to be within 70% of this goal
  
• All information about this is in Thai and perhaps can be found on the Higher Education Commission website if you can read Thai
  

Perhaps someone who can read Thai can look.

http://inter.mua.go.th/main2/index.php

[paully]

I asked again for more details on this and was told...

[*]It is a Higher Education Commission rule

[*]It was approved by the Senate 2 years ago (Thaskin era)

[*]Three years from implementation Thai universities are to be within 50% of this goal

[*]Eight years from implementation Thai universities are to be within 70% of this goal

This is highly unlikely to apply to foreign temporary teachers/lecturers teaching on language programmes at Thai universities, for the reasons already advanced. It's a long-term wish list anyway.