Overview
As the Fourth Industrial Revolution brings forth unprecedented technological disruptions that are reinventing the rules and changing the way businesses are conducted, enterprises, be it start-ups or multinationals, need to keep pace and change or risk being wiped out.
...If you are keen to venture into business, management, information technology (IT) or actuarial science, our Foundation in Arts programme, will give you a strong foundation to start with; a strong grounding in mathematics, basic computing and statistics with additional subjects specialising in the respective three disciplines.
In addition to acquiring relevant subject knowledge, you will also be supported and mentored by our distinguished professors throughout your studies so that you can develop the right critical and creative thinking and study skills to ensure a smooth academic and cultural transition when you move to your degree level study in management, actuarial science or information technology.
Our strong ties with key industrial partners offer numerous opportunities for you to engage with the industry in various capacities to start off your professional development and get a glimpse into industry perspectives.
Planning on joining the movers and shakers of the business and IT world? Start here, today.
Assessments
Integrating both coursework and written examinations, this programme incorporates a practice-oriented approach and furnishes students with relevant interesting, stimulating and hands-on experience via a variety of teaching methods and practical exercises. Different dynamic learning processes are employed in the delivery of this programme including lectures, tutorials, computer lab work, team-based projects, real-life system developments, presentations and independent projects, to name a few, supervised by both university lecturers and industry experts alike.
Academic Requirements
SPM / O-levels
5 credits (inclusive of Math for IT pathway)
UEC
3 credits (inclusive of Math for IT pathway)
Other qualifications
Any other equivalent qualifications recognised by the Malaysian Government.
Academic Requirements
SPM
Pass SPM with minimum 5 credits and a credit in Mathematics
O-levels
Minimum 5 credits(C) and a credit in Mathematics
UEC
Pass UEC with minimum 3 credits (B6) including Mathematics
Other qualifications
Any other equivalent qualifications recognised by the Malaysian Government.
Academic Requirements
SPM
Pass SPM with minimum 5 credits(C), including Additional Mathematics
O-levels
Minimum 5 credits(C), including Additional Mathematics/equivalent
UEC
Pass UEC with minimum 3 credits (B6), including Additional Mathematics/equivalent
Other qualifications
Any other equivalent qualifications recognised by the Malaysian Government.
Academic Requirements
SPM
Pass SPM with minimum 5 credits(C), including Mathematics
O-levels
Minimum 5 credits(C), including Mathematics
UEC
Pass UEC with minimum 3 credits (B6), including Mathematics
Other qualifications
Any other equivalent qualifications recognised by the Malaysian Government.
Kuala Lumpur Campus
Kuching Campus
Foundation Studies (Management, Actuarial Science and Information Technology)
Core Subjects
- Calculus
- Algebra & Trigonometry
- Fundamentals of Mathematics
Common Subjects
- Accounting Practice
- Principles of Economics
- Introduction to Business
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- Writing for Academic Purposes
- Office Applications
- Fundamentals of Database
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Elective Courses
Students are required to take 3 elective courses below during their Foundation Studies:
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Smart Learning Technology
- Fundamentals of Oral Communication
- Introduction to Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Management and Information Technology Pathway
Core Subjects
- Web Development
- Computing Studies
- Quantitative Methods
Common Courses
- Accounting Practice
- Principles of Economics
- Introduction to Business
- Fundamentals of Marketing
- Writing for Academic Purposes
- Office Applications
- Fundamentals of Database
- Introduction to Probability and Statistics
Elective Courses
Students are required to take 3 elective courses below during their Foundation Studies:
- Critical Thinking Skills
- Smart Learning Technology
- Fundamentals of Oral Communication
- Introduction to Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Terengganu Campus
Foundation Studies (Management)
Core Subjects
- Fundamentals of Algebra
Common Subjects
- Office Applications
- Introduction to Malaysian Studies
- Introduction to Moral Studies
- Fundamentals of Oral Communication
- Introduction to Islamic Studies
- Computing Studies
- Introduction To Business
- Accounting Practice
- Introduction To Probability & Statistic
- Writing For Academic Purpose
- Fundamentals Of Marketing
- Principles Of Economics
- Fundamentals of Database
- Quantitative Methods
Kuala Lumpur Campus & Terengganu Campus
Kuching Campus
