Bachelor of Economics - Faculty of Economics and Administration

INTERNATIONAL
STUDENTS
Minimum entry requirement is the National Higher
School Certificate (or an A-Level equivalent) and to
fulfills the conditions as per below:
• Pass with at least Grade B and/or 80% in the
related subject ; or
• Obtain at least CGPA 3.00 in the related subject;
and
• Fulfill and pass the English Language requirement
(IELTS Band 6.0 and above / TOEFL 550 (PBT),
213 (CBT) or 80 (IBT) / GCSE O Level with Grade
C6 and above / GCE A Level with Pass);
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
LOCAL STUDENTS
Applications must be done online at
https://myum-id.um.edu.my/
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Applications must be done online at
http://e-application.um.edu.my/
TUITION FEES
LOCAL STUDENTS
Fees for 3 ½ years: Approximately MYR 7,980.00
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS
Fees for 3 ½ years: Approximately MYR 24,320.00
*Tuition Fees are subjected to UM Fees Committee
approval and may change. Tuition Fees do not include
Residential College Fees.
CONTACT
Faculty of Economics & Administration
University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 603 – 7967 3645 / 3701 / 3737
Fax: 603 – 7967 3738
Email: tdid_fep@um.edu.my
Website: http://fep.um.edu.my
http://www.um.edu.my
BACHELOR
OF ECONOMICS
Academic Division
Examination Building
University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 603 – 7967 3440 / 3441 /3282
Fax: 603 – 7967 3449
Email: skr@um.edu.my
International Student Centre (ISC)
Level 1, Block D,
Perdanasiswa Complex University of Malaya
50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: 603 – 7967 7711 / 7712 / 7715
Fax: 603 – 7967 7710
Email: isc@um.edu.my
Website: http://isc.um.edu.my
While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy of
information in this leaflet, the University reserves the right
to make changes at any time without prior notice. All
information is deemed correct at the time of printing.
(November 2015)
Faculty of Economics
& Administration
INTRODUCTION
TO THE FACULTY
First established in 1959 as the Department of
Economics within the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of
Economics and Administration (FEA) was founded
in May 1966 to meet the nation’s growing demand
for a professional workforce. Beginning with just 14
students and three academic personnel, headed by
Royal Professor Ungku Aziz, FEA has evolved into a
flourishing academic community of 1,049 students and
70 academic staff in 2015, among them professors
and lecturers with international reputation in their
respective fields. Drawing on the strength of four
departments; Economics, Administrative Studies and
Politics, Development Studies and Applied Statistics,
FEA currently offers the Bachelor of Economics
degree, and five programmes at the postgraduate
level, Master of Economics, Master of Public
Administration, Master of Applied Statistics, Master of
Development Studies and Doctor of Philosophy.
VISION
To realize the Vision of the University to be an
education and research centre of excellence for
knowledge creation and dissemination through
teaching, learning and research in the fields of
economics and administration.
EXCELLENT
LEARNING
ENVIRONMENT
The Faculty has a strong group of academic staff.
Our courses, curriculum and examination questions
are continuously being assessed by the external
assessors from renowned foreign universities. The
Faculty is equipped with lecture theatres, seminar
rooms and computer laboratories.
PROGRAMME
The Bachelor of Economics programme is designed
to provide solid grounding in theory and economic
knowledge and improve the critical and analytical
skills of students. The core and elective courses are
shaped to produce graduates with broad based as
well as specialized knowledge. Since 2005, the newly
introduced specialization system provides students
the option to specialize in one of four (4) areas,
namely;
• Economics
• Administrative Studies and Politics
• Development Studies
• Applied Statistics
PROGRAMME
STRUCTURE
A total of 126 credits are required to complete the
Bachelor of Economics programme as follows;
Courses
Credit
a. University Courses
b. Faculty Core Courses
(1) Broad-Based Courses
(2) Economics Core Courses
(3) Quantitative Courses
(4) Industrial Training
(5) Graduation Exercise
c. Elective Courses (Specialization)
It is compulsory for students to
specialize in one of four areas as
below:
(1) Economics
(2) Administrative Studies and Politics
(3) Development Studies
(4) Applied Statistics
20
Total
126
13
38
16
6
6
27
A student will graduate with a specialization after he/
she has completed the programme requirements and
fulfilled a minimum of 9 courses (27 credits) from a
particular specialization.
PROGRAMME DURATION
& ACADEMIC YEAR
The academic programme follows the semester
system and commences in September (for Semester
1) and February (for Semester 2).
The minimum period of study is 7 semesters and the
maximum period of study is 11 semesters.
ADMISSION
REQUIREMENTS
LOCAL STUDENTS
Fulfill the University’s general requirements and the
programme’s specific requirements in any of the
following:
• STPM qualification or its equivalent; or
• Diploma from UiTM or Polytechnic Ministry
of Higher Education Malaysia (MOHE) or any
other equivalent qualification recognized by the
Malaysian Government and approved by the
University Senate; or
• MOHE Matriculation Programme, UM Asasi Sains
Programme or UTM; and
• Obtained MUET Band 3 and above