Studying law at Thomas Aquinas School of Law Assumption University will not only provide you the opportunity to qualify as a solicitor, barrister, public prosecutor, or judge, it will also help you develop a diverse set of skills and sciences which you will be able to apply in many different fields such as business entrepreneur, business organization staff, international organization staff, legal advisor, practice lawyer, state officer, academic scholar, politician, investor, legal interpreter, freelance worker, etc.
Students will be inculcated and enhanced to be qualified with 6 major desired characteristics through the graduate production process which are 1) Moral and ethics of the legal profession, 2) Knowledgeable in general law, business law, and business context, 3) Proficient in English, 4) Having the legal analytical skill, problem-solving, and self-development planning, 5) Having interpersonal skills, leadership, and democratic spirit, and 6) Having IT skills for communication, work, and life.
There are 3 learning options at our law school: Option I, Lawyer-Entrepreneur, Option II, Professional Lawyer in the Judicial Process, and Option III, General Business Lawyer. Once students have already completed their core courses of 81 credits, they will have opportunities to choose which branches of major elective courses they prefer to specialize in. Preferably for Option I & II, there are 4 groups of courses reserved for those who are interested to choose in order to uplift their competencies.
Option I: Lawyer-Entrepreneur
1. Information Technology and Intellectual Property Management
| 1 | Intellectual Property Law | 3 | credits |
| 2 | Innovation and Technology | 3 | credits |
| 3 | Intellectual Property Law and Practice | 3 | credits |
| 4 | Seminar on Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology, and Entrepreneurship | 3 | credits |
2. Logistics and Law
| 1 | Fundamentals of Supply Chain and Logistics Management | 3 | credits |
| 2 | Custom Clearance and Tax in Logistics Management | 3 | credits |
| 3 | Law on Transportation and Insurance in Logistics Management | 3 | credits |
| 4 | Seminar on Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation and Warehouse | 3 | credits |
3. Real Estate Business and Law
| 1 | Principles of Real Estate Business and Legal Aspects of Real Estate Business | 3 | credits |
| 2 | Building Design and Construction Techniques | 3 | credits |
| 3 | Real Estate Development | 3 | credits |
| 4 | Real Estate Finance and Appraisal | 3 | credits |
Option II: Professional Lawyer in the Judicial Process
| 1 | Advanced Civil Law | 3 | credits |
| 2 | Advanced Criminal Law/td> | 3 | credits |
| 3 | Advanced Civil Procedure Law | 3 | credits |
| 4 | Advanced Criminal Procedure Law | 3 | credits |
Option III: General Business Lawyer
Students can independently choose 4 elective courses (total 12 credits) to study which are offered to register in each semester.
Courses for Undergraduate Program
1.General Education Courses
| GE | 1403 | Communication in Thai | 3 | credits |
| ELE | 1001 | Communicative English 1 | 3 | credits |
| ELE | 1002 | Communicative English 2 | 3 | credits |
| ELE | 2000 | Academic English | 3 | credits |
| ELE | 2001 | Advanced Academic English | 3 | credits |
| BBA | 1001 | Business Exploration | 3 | credits |
| GE | 2202 | Ethics | 3 | credits |
| GE | 2102 | Human Heritage and Globalization | 3 | credits |
| GE | 2103 | Art of Reasoning | 3 | credits |
| GE | 1302 | Ecology and Sustainability | 3 | credits |
2.Core Courses
1) General Legal Principles
| LLB | 1101 | Jurisprudence and Law for Everyday Life | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 1102 | Legal History | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 4103 | Fundamental Principles of Human Rights, Good Governance, Rule of Law and Ethics | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 4104 | Philosophy of Law | 2 | credits |
2) Civil Law
| LLB | 1201 | Juristic Acts and Contracts Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 1202 | Property and Land Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 2203 | Law of Obligations | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 2204 | Law of Delict, Management of Affairs without Mandate, Undue Enrichment | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 3205 | Family Law and Succession Law | 3 | credits |
3) Criminal Law
| LLB | 1301 | Criminal Law I | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 2302 | Criminal Law II | 3 | credits |
4) Public Law
| LLB | 1401 | Principles of Public Law, Public Finance Law and Public Economic Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 1402 | Constitutional Law, Human Rights, and Political Institutions | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 3403 | Administrative Law | 2 | credits |
5) Commercial and Business Law
| LLB | 2501 | Specific Contracts I | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 2502 | Specific Contracts II | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 2503 | Insurance Law | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 2504 | Negotiable Instruments and Current Account Law | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 3505 | Secured Transactions Law | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 3506 | Law on Business Organizations | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 3507 | Bankruptcy Law and Rehabilitation | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 4508 | Tax Law and Law on Taxation in International Trade and Investment | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4509 | International Business Transactions Law | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 4510 | Principles of Business Contract Drafting | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 4511 | Investment Law | 2 | credits |
6) Procedure Law
| LLB | 3601 | Civil Procedure Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 3602 | Criminal Procedure Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 3603 | Court system and Constitution of Courts of Justice | 1 | credits |
| LLB | 3604 | Evidence Law | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 3605 | Legal Counselling and Advocacy | 2 | credits |
7) International Law
| LLB | 3701 | Public International Law | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 3702 | Private International Law | 3 | credits |
8) Law on Social Changes, Community Development, or Science Technology
| LLB | 4801 | Labor Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4802 | Laws on Digital Technology | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 4803 | Finance and Financial Institutions Law | 2 | credits |
| LLB | 4804 | Law on Personal Data Protection | 2 | credits |
3.Elective Courses
Besides the aforementioned specific elective courses, students can freely choose elective courses they are interested to study as many as they prefer every academic year. Examples of our elective courses are as follows:
| LLB | 4510 | Intellectual Property Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4511 | Innovation and Technology | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4512 | Intellectual Property Law and Practice | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4513 | Seminar on Intellectual Property Law, Information Technology, and Entrepreneurship | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4514 | Fundamentals of Supply Chain and Logistics Management | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4515 | Custom Clearance and Tax in Logistics Management | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4516 | Law on Transportation and Insurance in Logistics Management | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4517 | Seminar on Supply Chain, Logistics, Transportation and Warehouse | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4518 | Principles of Real Estate Business and Legal Aspects of Real Estate Business | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4519 | Building Design and Construction Techniques | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4520 | Real Estate Development | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4521 | Real Estate Finance and Appraisal | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4522 | Principles of Business Contract Drafting | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4523 | Principles of Economics for Lawyers | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4524 | Principles of Accounting and Financial Reports for Lawyers | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4525 | Securities and Securities Exchange Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4526 | Investment Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4527 | International Economic Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4528 | Arbitration Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4529 | Carriage of Goods by Sea Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4530 | Customs Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4531 | Industrial Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4532 | Principles of Real Estate Business and Law on Real Estate Business | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4533 | Competition Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4534 | Significant Problems in Tax Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4535 | Significant Legal Problems in Business Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4536 | Law on Sport Business | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4537 | Significant Problems in Intellectual Property Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4538 | Law on Entertainment and Fashion Business | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4539 | International Financial and Banking Law | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4540 | International Business Law and Start-Up Business (Chinese-English Language) | 3 | credits |
| LLB | 4541 | Trust Law for Assets Management and Investment | 3 | credits |