1.  Admission Requirements (attached to the application form)
The applicant submits paper on business concept. The applicant can select one from the following topics (not over 10 pages) as follows;
1) Business Plan: Should include details and concepts of conducting music business, organization and characteristics of the business, together with the business goals, target group, sources of income, and breakeven period, etc.
2) Research Proposal: should include concepts or foundations of the research proposal, importance of the research questions, objectives, expected benefit, and tools to be used for problem solution or data gathering.

2.  Major Entrance Exam
Format: Major Interview on music business topics.
Content: explain the following issues: reasons for the applicants to pursue his/her education in music business, applicant’s background in music business, research topics which interest the applicant, and any other issues regarding the applicant that the interview committee should know.

3. Schedule examination Normal case Onsite,
and in a special case or necessary event that required to do online examination: Webex Meeting.

More information, Contact staff liaison: Mrs. Jiraporn Kitirakul, phone number 0944646562

All incoming students must meet an English language requirement. Applicants can submit a copy of the score report from one of the following exams (or * from the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Mahidol University, Salaya campus). 

W = Writing, S = Speaking

Both MA and PhD programs at the College of Music, Mahidol University are Thai programs. For non-native Thai speakers, you will need to submit a proof of Thai language proficiency as below:

Note
1. The CU-TFL is a standardized exam designed by the Sirindhorn Thai Language Institute to evaluate Thai language proficiency in speech, reading comprehension, listening, and writing. For more information regarding the CU-TFL, please contact Ms. Paveena Kanjanapayont at cuthaitest@gmail.com or by phone at 02-218-9481.
2. Novice Plus or CEFR A2 levels are equal to the abilities of primary and junior high school students in the Thai education system. 
3. For students with ID’s 65 onwards

Basic Music Proficiencies
All incoming graduate* students are required to demonstrate general music proficiencies in basic music subjects, such as music theory and music history. For students that are unable to pass the exams, they must take additional review courses during the first year of study.  

1. Required Exams

2. General Exam Information
(1) All new graduate students must take the proficiency exams, regardless of the student’s program or major prior to the Entrance Interview, with an exception of applicants in Music Business Major of the Master of Arts program.
(2) Students who do not pass the exam(s) must take the respective basic course(s), which will be assigned by the Admission committee.
(3) Students must take any assigned basic courses the first time they are offered and for zero credit hours.

3. Assigned Basic Courses after Music Proficiency Exams
The following table lists the basic courses that students must take if they cannot pass the Basic Music Proficiencies exams

Code detail:
MSTC 530 Western Music Theory Review
MSCY 521 Perspective of Western Music History
MSCY 522 Perspective of Thai Music History
MSTH 512 Thai Music Theory Review
MSJA 511 Perspective of Jazz History
MSJA 512 Jazz Theory Review
MSTC 635 Core Concepts in Music Theory
MSCY 648 Core Concepts in Music History