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== Campuses ==
Thammasat University has two campuses in the [[Bangkok Metropolitan Area]], Tha Phra Chan and Rangsit. There are two regional campuses: Lampang and Pattaya.

=== Tha Phra Chan ===
[[File:TUfromSirirat.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Tha Phra Chan campus across the [[Chao Phraya River]]]]
[[File:Thammasat 60th Anniversary Plaza.jpg|thumb|right|Thammasat 60th Anniversary Plaza]]

'''Tha Phra Chan Centre''' ({{langx|th|ศูนย์ท่าพระจันทร์}}) is in [[Phra Nakhon District]], [[Bangkok]], surrounded by many of Thailand's most famous cultural and historical landmarks, such as [[Sanam Luang]], the [[Grand Palace]], the [[Temple of the Emerald Buddha]], the [[Bangkok National Museum]], the [[National Theatre (Thailand)|National Theatre]], [[Wat Mahathat Yuwaratrangsarit]], and the [[Chao Phraya River]]. It was the first permanent campus of Thammasat, purchased from the military with public donations in 1935.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=th:ประวัติมหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์ |url=http://www.tu.ac.th/intro/about/swf/history1.htm |website=Thammasat University |language=th |access-date=13 July 2009}}</ref> The site had originally been part of the [[Front Palace, Bangkok|Front Palace]] of the [[Front Palace|deputy king]] (formerly the designated heir to the throne).

The signature building of the university is the Dome, the original Tha Phra Chan campus building. It was constructed from four existing military buildings. The Dome housed Pridi Banomyong's office as well as being the command centre of the [[Free Thai Movement]] during the [[Second World War]]. Late in the war, when an uprising against the occupying Japanese was planned, weapons were concealed in the attic.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=th:ตึกโดม |url=http://www.tu.ac.th/intro/about/symbol/dome.html |website=Thammasat University |language=th |access-date=13 July 2009}}</ref>

The Tha Phra Chan campus played a role in [[History of Thailand (1932–1973)#The 1973 democracy movement|the uprising]] against the military regime on 14 October 1973 and was the site of the [[Thammasat University massacre|6 October 1976 Massacre]].

Eight faculties are based at the Tha Phra Chan campus: law, political science, economics, commerce and accountancy, liberal arts, social administration, journalism and mass communication, and sociology and anthropology. {{as of|2019}}, only [[postgraduate education|postgraduate programmes]], integrated bachelor's and master's programmes, and the English-language international programmes are offered at Tha Phra Chan (except those in engineering, health sciences, and journalism which are at the Rangsit Center). Thammasat Tha Phra Chan offers a Thai Language courses for foreigners. Tha Phra Chan facilities include a football field, a track, a [[gym]]nasium, eight libraries, and several [[cafeteria]]s.

[[File:Thammasat University pond view 2.jpg|thumb|347x347px|Dome Administration Building, Rangsit]]

=== Rangsit ===
'''Rangsit Centre''' (Thai: ศูนย์รังสิต) is the second and largest Thammasat campus. It is in [[Khlong Luang District]], [[Pathum Thani Province]], 42&nbsp;km north of Bangkok, connected Tha Phra Chan by shuttle bus. Thammasat University instituted degree programmes in [[engineering]], [[technologies]], [[physical sciences]], and [[medicine]] at its Rangsit Centre in the 1980s and 1990s. Although established only for the science and technology-related [[Faculty (university)|faculties]], all bachelor's degrees have been taught here since 2006. All faculties (except the College of Innovation, the College of Interdisciplinary Studies, and the Pridi Banomyong International College) are at Rangsit. The campus houses the [[Sirindhorn International Institute of Technology]], an international academic institute attached to Thammasat which emphasizes engineering and technological research and education.<ref>{{cite web |script-title=th:ประวัติความเป็นมา มหาวิทยาลัยธรรมศาสตร์และวิทยาเขตต่างๆ |url=http://www.tu.ac.th/intro/about/swf/tu_2551.pdf |date=October 2008 |language=th |website=Thammasat University |access-date=13 July 2009}}</ref> International programmes in engineering, health sciences, and journalism are also taught at Rangsit Centre. The [[Thailand Science Park]] (National Research Centre) and the [[Asian Institute of Technology]] are also located here.

The campus divided into three areas: the academic zone, the housing zone, and various sport facilities. The Thammasat University Sport Centre, on the Rangsit campus, was used in the [[1998 Asian Games]], [[1999 FESPIC Games]] and in the [[2007 Summer Universiade]].

In December 2019, the Rangsit campus opened Asia's largest urban rooftop garden. The 7,000 m<sup>2</sup> space, designed by [[Kotchakorn Voraakhom]], is designed to help offset some of the impacts of climate change, such as flooding. "Urban rooftop farms are an easy and effective climate solution, and should be the norm.", she said. The rooftop farm is open to anyone who wishes to grow rice, vegetables, or herbs according to the university.<ref name="BP-20191210">{{cite news |title=Thammasat sprouts Asia's biggest rooftop farm |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/1812764/thammasat-sprouts-asias-biggest-rooftop-farm |access-date=12 December 2019 |work=Bangkok Post |agency=Reuters |date=10 December 2019}}</ref>

=== Branch campuses ===
'''Pattaya Centre''' (Thai: ศูนย์พัทยา), is in [[Pattaya]], [[Bang Lamung District]], [[Chonburi Province]]. This 566 [[Rai (unit)|rai]] site was donated to the Ministry of Finance for Thammasat University in 1987.<!-- what does that mean? MoF to TU? --> Construction began in 1997. The Pattaya Centre houses the [[College of Innovation, Thammasat University|College of Innovative Education]], which offers advanced degree courses and training in rural development and management.

'''Lampang Centre''' (Thai: ศูนย์ลำปาง), [[Hang Chat District]], [[Lampang Province]]: the Thammasat University Council approved the establishment of Lampang Centre in 1996. The university initially held classes in the old city hall. In 2003, the Lampang Centre moved to its current location 15&nbsp;km from the city. Thammasat Lampang offers opportunities to a small student population of fewer than 1,000 students to study specialized courses on local development and industry. Courses offered at Thammasat Lampang Center include social development, interdisciplinary sociology, law, and handcraft design.
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