Diploma in Business Administration

Course Overview

This programme is designed for students to acquire the basic understanding of business administration and to develop the requisite administrative skills required in the job market. It provides opportunities to school leavers who wish to obtain a business administration qualification to embark on a business-related career. It also enables them to proceed to higher level of studies.

Curriculum

Courses:

• Principles of Accounting
• Economics
• Quantitative Studies
• Introduction to Business
• Introduction to E-Commerce
• IT Fundamentals and Applications
• Fundamentals of Marketing
• Organisational Behaviour
• Workplace Communication
• Principles of Management
• Introduction to HRM
• Principles of Supply Chain Management
• Business Finance
• Commercial Law of Malaysia
• Business Economics
• Company Law
• Business Accounting
• Entrepreneurship
• Social Media Marketing
• Fundamentals of Corporate Administration
• Digital and Business Transformation
• Ethics for Business
• Leadership Development
• International Business

Compulsory Courses:

• English for Tertiary Studies
• Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban
• Academic English
• Civic Consciousness and Volunteerism/Bahasa Kebangsaan A
• Integrity and Anti-Corruption
• Co-curricular

Entry Requirements

Admission Requirements

1. SPM - 3 Credits in the relevant subjects
2. O Level - 3 Grade C in the relevant subjects
3. UEC - 3 Grade B in the relevant subjects
4. Certificate - Relevant Certificate accredited by MQA OR Relevant Skilled/Technical/Vocational Certificate recognised by the Malaysian Government.

Compulsory subjects:

i) (1), (2) or (3) must include SPM Pass/ O Level Grade E (pass) in Mathematics/ UEC Grade C in one mathematics subject
ii) (1), (2) or (3) must include SPM Pass/ O Level Grade E (pass)/ UEC Grade C in English Language

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. Subject to the Ministry of Education latest requirements.

Career Prospects

Graduates of Diploma in Business Administration can seek employment at the sub-professional level in a wide variety of management and administrative positions both in the private and public sectors in the following areas:

• Business Administration
• Business Operation
• Human Resource Management
• Sales and Marketing
• Business Consultancy & etc

Study Abroad Pathway

Graduates of Diploma in Business Administration can proceed to Year 2 of the TAR UMT Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) or Bachelor of Corporate Administration (Honours) programme on credit transfer.

Graduates of this programme can also apply for admission into relevant bachelor degree programmes at TAR UMT or other universities on credit transfer.

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