Diploma in Building

(AA0043)(KL), (AA0149)(PG) (R/526/4/0039)(08/23) (KL), (N/526/4/0042)(09/23)

Course Information

Mode: Onsite
Duration: 2 Yrs
Intakes: June
Campus: KL Main Campus, Penang Branch Campus
Type: Full-time Study
Conducted in Malaysia: Yes
Level of Study: Diploma Level
Field of Study: Architecture & Building
Faculty: Faculty of Built Environment
Awarding Country: Malaysia
Exam Body: Internal Diploma, Malaysia
Fees: 18200 / Course / 31000 / Course (international)

Course Overview

This Diploma in Technology (Building) is a multi-discipline programme designed to provide a fundamental academic base in the discipline of construction management, quatity surveying and property development needed in the construction industry. This programme focuses on planning, co-ordination and control of the construction project from inception till completion stage; managing financial issues of the project; managing the production of design, tender, contract and construction drawing including tender and contract documents; managing the selection of appropriate procurement system, contractual arrangement and tendering method which satisfies the client’s needs in term of time, cost, quality and legal aspects; and managing the contractual issues based on general contract principles of Building Contract as well as general legal principles of Contract Law, Sale of Goods Act and Law of Tort. The programme will provide effective pathway for students to further their studies
at degree level in the area of construction management.

Curriculum

  • Building Materials
  • Construction Technology
  • Technical Drawing
  • IT and CAD
  • Building Science and Services
  • Site Surveying
  • Building Maintenance Technology
  • Mathematics for Construction
  • Structural Studies
  • Basic Soil Mechanics
  • Principles of Management
  • Site Supervision
  • Construction Health & Safety
  • Introduction to Economics
  • Principles of Construction Economics
  • Introduction to Law
  • Principles of Malaysian Land Law
  • Building Acts & Contracts
  • Construction Finance Practice
  • Estimating
  • Measurement of Building Works
  • Measurement of Civil Engineering Works

Total Credit: 96

Entry Requirements

  1. SPM - 3 Credits in the relevant subjects which must include one mathematics subject
  2. O Level - 3 Grade C in the relevant subjects which must include one mathematics subject
  3. UEC - 3 Grade B in the relevant subjects which must include one mathematics subject
  4. Certificate - Relevant Certificate accredited by MQA and SPM Pass/ O Level Grade E (Pass)/ UEC Grade C in one mathematics subject

Compulsory subject:

(1), (2) and (3) must include - SPM Pass/ O Level Grade E (Pass)/ UEC Grade C in English Language*

*Grade C and above in AELE0364 English Language conducted by TAR UC is accepted as having fulfilled the English Language requirement for applicants who fail English Language at SPM/O Level/UEC.

Note:

  1. SPM holders must have at least a pass in Bahasa Melayu and SPM holders from Year 2013 onwards must have at least a pass in Sejarah.
  2. Students without a credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu are required to pass Bahasa Kebangsaan A before the award of Diploma.
  3. Equivalent qualifications/qualifications from other Institution of Higher Learning (IHL) will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  4. Information is correct at the point of printing. Subject to the Ministry of Education latest requirements.

Career Prospects

  • Construction Coordinator
  • Site Supervisor
  • Planner
  • Building Inspector
  • Purchasing Coordinator
  • Contract Administrator
  • Assistant Construction Manager / Construction Manager
  • Assistant Prooject Manager/Project Manager
  • Planner Engineer
  • Contract Manager
  • All fees are in RM (Ringgit Malaysia) currency unless stated otherwise.

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