Faculties of Chulalongkorn University
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Chulalongkorn University in Thailand comprises nineteen constituent faculties, as well as six schools and colleges, which form the university's teaching units. Together, they offer 76 undergraduate and 375 postgraduate programmes, and (as of the 2018 academic year) host the university's 25,940 undergraduate and 11,424 postgraduate students. Each of the faculties is focused on a specific subject area. All undergraduate and most postgraduate students will apply for a programme of study under a specific faculty, and will belong with that faculty throughout the duration of their studies.
The university was established in 1917 with four original faculties: Medicine, Public Administration, Engineering, and Arts and Science. Of the four, only the faculties of Engineering and of Arts and Science remain with the university, while many others have been created or added. The university now has faculties dedicated to all major fields of study.
History
When the Civil Service College of King Chulalongkorn was re-established as Chulalongkorn University in 1917, three of its five constituent schools were reorganized into the university's four original faculties: the Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Public Administration, and Faculty of Engineering. The Faculty of Arts and Science was newly established to cover non-specialized areas of knowledge.
Reorganization in the period following the abolition of absolute monarchy in 1932 resulted in the transfer of several faculties.
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