Foundation in Business (A10652)
Introduction

The Southern College Foundation in Business programme is a one year full-time intensive course, specifically designed which offers students an alternative route to degree course in Business and Computing. The programme also equips students with relevant knowledge, skills and practices needed in higher level work.

Benefits of UFPD

  • Successful completion of the programme provides direct entry to degree courses at Southern College for the University of Wales (3+0 programme for BA (Hons) Accounting & Finance), and University of Teesside (3+0 programme for BA (Hons) Business Management & BSc (Hons) Computing.
  • Flexible intake (3 intakes per year).
  • Time and cost saving (full year course).
  • Wide variety of modules.

Features

The broad-based and carefully selected curriculum subjects provides students with foundation knowledge for higher education option as well as basic administration skills to deal with basic tasks within an office environment.

Course Structure

  • Total credits required: 51 credits
  • Program duration: 1 year (3 semesters)

Admission Requirements

  • Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM):minimum 5 credits
  • Certificate of Unified Examination (UEC): minimum 4 credits
  • Any other equivalents

Curriculum

Subject Listing

 

Semester 1 (January – April)

 

Code

Subject

Credit Hours

FENG 1003

Academic English

3

FLAR 1003

Introduction to Psychology

3

FFIN 1003

Fundamental of Finance

3

FMKT 1003

Fundamental of Marketing

3

 

MQA Subject

3

 

Total

15

 

 

Semester 2 (May – August)

 

Code

Subject

Credit Hours

FENG 1013

Academic Writing

3

FMAT 1003

Foundation Mathematics

3

FCOM 1003

Fundamentals of Computer Application

3

FBUS 1003

Microeconomics

3

FACC 1003

Principles of Accounting I

3

 

MQA Subject

3

 

Total

18

 

 

Semester 3 (Sept – December)

 

Code

Subject

Credit Hours

FCOM 1013

Introduction to Information System

3

FBUS 1013

Macroeconomics

3

FACC 2113

Principles of Accounting II

3

FENG 1033

Business Communication

3

FMGT 1003

Fundamentals of Management

3

 

MQA Subject

3

 

Total

18