Program Overview
The College of Music, Mahidol University, offers courses starting at pre-college level and called the Young Artists Music Program, because we believe that practicing music should start at a young age and there is a need to provide a creative environment to nurture young talent which is not possible in mainstream education.
At the undergraduate level, the college offers courses in seven fields of study: Music Performance, Thai Music and Oriental Music, Jazz, Music Technology, Music Industry, Pop Music, and Music Composition. In every field, students are required to enroll in fundamental subjects; music theory, music history and music technology. With over 1000 students College enables students to join and form many different types of musical bands and gain experiences from many kinds of activities or internships.
At the master’s degree level, the college offers three fields of study: Musicology, Music Education, and Music Performance. In the future, College is expanding its Master’s degree curriculum by adding another six fields of studies: Music Pedagogy, Music Conducting, Music Composition, Jazz, Music Industry, Music for Health and Therapy. Students at the master’s degree level are given opportunity to study with experts of each field and with honorable guest lecturers. Many opportunities exist to participate in music activities and academic affairs both at the national and international levels.
At the doctoral degree level, the college is the first educational institution in Thailand and Southeast Asia to offer curriculum on music. The fields of studies offered are: Musicology and Music Education. Experts and Music Academicians are among the students of the college. The PhD curriculum for music studies places emphasis on Thai and Oriental heritage, aims at establishing excellence in knowledge and in academicians and music professionals.
The distinctive point of the college’s curriculum is the fact that it is student-centered. A number of exchange programs with universities abroad exits for further advancement.
The College of Music offers music courses to the public, to those who wish to learn music in a systematic way at the Music Courses for the General Public at the Seri Center shopping complex and Siam Paragon shopping mall.
