Foundation in Arts

Course details

Choosing the right career at a tender age of 16 or 17 can be a daunting task. Many students are left with the difficult task of making that choice without being sufficiently equipped with the necessary details to make an informed choice. Bearing that in mind, the Foundation Program is designed to cater for the needs of the students taking into account the following considerations:

• To provide good quality Pre-University education that prepares the students to meet the demands of undergraduate study
• To incorporate a certain degree of flexibility where students can make their choice of selecting a discipline at a later stage rather than at the beginning of the course
• Subjects such as Study Skills and Critical Thinking Skills are added to give the students an edge over others
• Extracurricular activities as well as good pastoral care are emphasized to ensure that students obtain a holistic education
• To provide a conducive environment for study as well as to equip them with excellent facilities

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Program

• 50 credit hours
• 3 semesters
• 14 weeks per semester
• 13 subjects (9 core + 4 elective)

Semester 1 (5 Core = 18 credit hours)

• Intermediate English (4 credit hours)
• Finite Mathematics (4 credit hours)
• Computing Principles (4 credit hours)
• Study Skills (3 credit hours)
• Personal Development and Leadership (3 credit hours)

Semester 2 (2 Core + 2 Electives = 16 credit hours)

• Advanced English (Pre-requisite: Intermediate English) (4 credit hours)
• Critical Thinking Skills (4 credit hours)
• 2 Electives

Semester 3 (2 Core + 2 Electives = 16 credit hours)

• Culture, Arts and Politics (4 credit hours)
• Statistics (4 credit hours)
• 2 Electives

Electives (each Elective subject – 4 credit hours)

• C Programming
• Calculus
• Economic Principles (May not enrol for Microeconomics & Macroeconomics)
• Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education
• Internet Principles
• Introduction to Business Principles
• Introduction to Finance (Pre-requisite: Principles of Accounting)
• Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality
• Introduction to Human Communication
• Introduction to Literature
• Introduction to Legal Studies
• Introduction to Marketing Principles
• Introduction to Public Relations
• Macroeconomics (Pre-requisite: Microeconomics)
• Microeconomics
• Principles of Accounting
• Principles of ESL Teaching and Learning
• Psychology for Personal Development
• Public Speaking and Presentation Development
• Visual Basic Programming

Business Accounting / Banking / Economics / Economics Management / Finance major

• Principles of Accounting
• Introduction to Finance / Calculus
• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics

Marketing major

• Economic Principles
• Introduction to Marketing /Introduction to Public Relations
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

Entrepreneurship major

• Introduction to Business Principles
• Introduction to Legal Studies
• Principles of Accounting

Human Resource Management major

• Introduction to Human

Communication

• Introduction to Legal Studies
• Psychology for Personal Development
• International Business major
• Economic Principles
• Introduction to Business Principles

Business Management / Management major

• Economic Principles
• Introduction to Business Principles Hospitality

Hospitality / Tourism Management majors

• Introduction to Business Principles
• Introduction to Marketing Principles / Introduction to Public Relations

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Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality

• * choose one or both

Communication

• Marketing Communication / Media Studies / Public Relations major
• Introduction to Human

Communication

• Introduction to Marketing / Introduction to Public Relations*
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills * choose one or both
• Education and Language
• Early Childhood Education
• Fundamentals of Early Childhood

Education

• Psychology for Personal Development
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

Teaching English as Second

Language

• Introduction to Literature
• Principles of ESL Teaching and

Learning

• Psychology for Personal Development
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

Information Technology Business Information Technology / Games and Interactive Media Information Technology / Mobile

Computing majors

• C Programming
• Internet Principles
• Visual Basic Programming

Law

• Introduction to Legal Studies
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

Psychology

Business Psychology major

• Introduction to Business Principles
• Psychology for Personal Development

Psychology major

• Introduction to Human

Communication

• Psychology for Personal Development

Entry Requirement

• 5 SPM credits* (including a pass in Bahasa Melayu and Sejarah)
• 5 ‘O’ Level credits
• Equivalent qualification

For Entry into Psychology

• Students will need to have credits in SPM Mathematics and One Science /General Science subject.* including a pass in BM & Sejarah

For Entry into Information Technology

• Students will need to have credit in SPM Mathematics.* including a pass in BM & Sejarah

English Requirement

• A credit in English from SPM/SPMV/O-Level/UEC
• TOEFL – 550
• IELTS – band 5.5
• Other English qualifications will also be considered on a case to case basis.

Pre-Requisites

Students wishing to pursue the following undergraduate programmes are required to meet the following pre-requisites in SPM or equivalent qualifications:

Accounting & Finance

• Credit in Mathematics
• Pass in English

Business

• Pass in Mathematics and EnglishCommunication
• Credit in English

Computer Science / Software Engineering

• Credit in Additional Mathematics

Information Technology

• Credit in Mathematics

Psychology

• Credit in Mathematics
• Credit in One Science / General Science subject
• Pass in English

Teaching English as Second Language

• Pass in English

Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy

• 5 Bs each in Biology,

Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (or Additional Mathematics) and another subject.