Pioneer Program Description
The Foundation in Business is a focused programme of academic subjects, study skills and English language training designed to provide you with a direct route into a professionally relevant and internationally recognised degree at Heriot-Watt University Malaysia.
The tailored programme of courses is a direct pathway to your choice of a range of professionally relevant degrees. The focused academic content is taught in a way that introduces you to independent learning. Your development is monitored through regular assessments and feedback.
On achieving the required grades to complete the programme successfully you will progress to your chosen degree, in one of these subjects, starting in September of the following year:
- BSc (Hons) Actuarial Science (Actuarial Science route requirements apply)
- BSc (Hons) Computing Science (Computing Science route requirements apply)
- BBA (Hons) Business Administration
- MA (Hons) Accounting and Business Finance
- MA (Hons) Business and Finance
- MA (Hons) International Business Management
- MA (Hons) International Business Management with Marketing
- MA (Hons) International Business Management with Human Resource Management
- MA (Hons) International Business Management with Enterprise
- MA (Hons) International Business Management with Year Abroad
- BSc (Hons) Construction Project Management
- BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- BSc (Hons) Psychology with Management.
- BSc (Hons) Statistical Data Science (Statistical Data Science route requirements apply)
Duration of Study
3 semesters
Course Mode
Full-time
Course Location
Putrajaya
Intakes
Subjects Offered
Foundation in Business (Actuarial Science/Computing Science/Statistical Data Science route)
- Object Oriented Programming or Fundamentals of Accounting
- Essential Mathematics
- Academic Skills
- Principles of Economics
- Data Structures and Software Design or Financial Accounting
- Mathematics for Science
- Foundation English
- Microeconomics and Policy
- Web Development and Databases or Management Accounting
- Advanced Mathematics for Science
- Foundation English for Business
- Macroeconomics and Global Economics Issues
Foundation in Business
- Fundamentals of Accounting
- Principles of Economics
- Contemporary Business
- Academics Skills
- Financial Accounting
- Microeconomics and Policy
- Foundations of Management
- Foundation English
- Management Accounting
- Macroeconomics and Global Economic Issues
- Business and the World
- Foundation English for Business
Foundation in Business (with Psychology route)
- Discovering Psychology
- Principles of Economics
- Contemporary Business
- Academic Skills
- Psychology and the Human Mind
- Microeconomics and Policy
- Foundations of Management
- Foundation English
- Research in Action
- Macroeconomics and Global Economic Issues
- Business and the World
- Foundation English for Business
Entry Requirement
ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS
- Minimum 5 credits (C’s), in SPM or O-Levels, including English and Mathematics or other relevant subjects – or equivalent global qualifications.
- Actuarial Science route requires minimum 5 credits (C’s), in SPM or O-Levels, including English, Mathematics and Additional Mathematics – or other equivalent global qualifications.
- IB MYP: 3 subjects with Grade 6 (English and Maths) and 2 subjects with Grade 5 (For Actuarial Science route, requires a Grade 5 for a subject equivalent to Add Maths)
- Conditional offers will be made to students with forecast results. Advance standing may be available for those with appropriate pre-university qualifications. Final results need to be submitted before programme commencement.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
If English is not your first language, then evidence of proficiency equivalent to IELTS 5.5 is required.
If you do not have IELTS 5.5, we offer a Pre-Sessional English Programme (PSEP) prior to commencing your studies.
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