PROGRAM OVERVIEW AND DESCRIPTION

The Entrepreneurship Management concentration is designed to equip students with the necessary knowledge and tools for sucess as business entrepreneurs. This programs provides students with knowledge on management theories and practices from a number of different perspectives together with specialized knowledge in the field of entrepreneurship. Students learn to integrate strategic, organizational, marketing, and financial informaiton for use in real businesses. The combination of business theories with practical applications empowers students to become future business leaders. This concentration in entrepreneurship management aims at building up the knowledge of students in areas such as the following:

• Entrepreneur managerial skills
• Recognition of business opportunities
• Entrepreneurship literature and SME management
• Practical experience of entrepreneurship

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

COURSES AND SPECIALIZATIONS

Core courses aim to provide students with theoretical knowledge, concepts and tools to analyze and solve management problems. Students must enroll the minimum of 15 credits (5 courses) and can select from the following core courses:

• MM6000    Management Theory and Practices
• MM6001    Organization and Human Resource Management
• MM6002    Strategic Planning and Risk Management
• MM6003    Managerial Information Technology
• MM6004    ASEAN Studies: Political, Economic, Social, and Cultural Forces
• MM6005    Governance, Ethics, Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility
• MM6006    Research Methodology in Management

Remarks:   The availability of core courses is subject to ICO NIDA’s arrangement of the course schedule.

MAJOR COURSES ; Entrepreneurship

Major courses aim to provide students with theoretical knowledge, concepts and tools to diagnose and solve problems in their areas of interest. Each student must choose at least one major course from the following major courses. Both thesis and independent study plans require the selection of at least 9 credits (3 courses) from the following major courses.

• MM7501    Structural Foundation of Business Enterprises
• MM7502    Entrepreneurial Finance Management
• MM7503    Business Innovation
• MM7504    Virtual Organization Management
• MM7505    Technology and Innovation Strategy for Small and Medium Enterprises
• MM7506    Family Business Management
• MM7101    Regional and Global Business Environment
• MM7102    Communication and Negotiations across Cultures
• MM7103    Managing Global Business
• MM7201    Financial Management
• MM7309    Customer Relationship Management
• MM7605    Business Strategy and Strategic Management

CAREER PATH AND JOB OPPORTUNITIES

• Venture Capitalist
• Business Entrepreneur
• Business Consultant
• Business Director
• Business Partner

ELIGIBLE APPLICANTS

Applicants holding a bachelor’s degree in any field from a government or private institution in Thailand or abroad, or other educational qualifications approved by ICO NIDA are eligible to apply. No work experience is required.

APPLICANTS PROCESS

• > Download the application form
• > Submit the application form and documents to iconida_apply@nida.ac.th

TUITION FEE

• > 299,000 baht/program or approximately $10,000 USD/program

SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships are open to all applicants. The application form is available for download at www.ico.nida.ac.th The number of scholarships varies from year to year depending on student performance and resource availability.