Our Business Foundation Year will give you the skills needed for a range of programmes at the University of Southampton Malaysia.
Improve your English skills whilst you learn the fundamentals in economics, accounting, and statistics.
This programme draws from history, economics and the social sciences to give you a wide, interdisciplinary understanding of business, and the career paths available to you.
Our Business Foundation Year is an integrated undergraduate programme. This means that if you achieve the minimum marks required, you'll be able to progress onto year one of a selected undergraduate degree.
You'll have the opportunity to:
This programme is made up of three semesters.
Upon successful completion, you'll be able to progress to year one of a selected, business-related, undergraduate degree programme.
We accept a wide variety of international qualifications for entry onto our Business Foundation Year.
| Qualification | Entry requirements |
|---|---|
| IGCSE | 5 B grades including Mathematics (excluding Moral Studies, Religious Studies) |
| SPM | 5 B grades including Mathematics (excluding Moral Studies, Religious Studies) |
| IB MYP | Grade 5 in 5 subjects including Mathematics (excluding Personal Project and Physical and Health Education) |
Other equivalent qualifications (including international qualifications) will be considered, please contact a UoSM education counsellor or your preferred agent to understand more.
This list contains the qualifications we see most often. If you have a qualification that doesn't appear on this list, or if you have any questions about the qualifications needed for studying at University of Southampton Malaysia, please contact us .
Please CLICK HERE for the current English language requirements, a list of qualifications and tests the University of Southampton recognises and a list of exempt countries.
This page contains specific entry requirements for this course. Find out about equivalent entry requirements and qualifications for your country.
Our Business Foundation Year programme modules are designed to equip you with a broad range of skills relevant to business.
Modules include:
Please note: This specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and demonstrate if s/he takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided. More detailed information can be found in the programme handbook (or other appropriate guide or website).
| Year of study | Mode of study | Malaysian | International |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | Full-time | RM25,400 | RM29,718 |
Scholarships and bursaries are available at the University of Southampton Malaysia
Explore our funding opportunitiesStudents are responsible for meeting the cost of essential textbooks, and of producing such essays, assignments, laboratory reports and dissertations as are required to fulfil the academic requirements for each programme of study.
In some cases you'll be able to choose modules (which may have different costs associated with that module) which will change the overall cost of a programme to you. Please also ensure you read the section on additional costs in the University’s Fees, Charges and Expenses Regulations in the University Calendar available at www.calendar.soton.ac.uk .
Our Business Foundation Year gives you the opportunity to progress to a range of undergraduate programmes at the University of Southampton Malaysia.
Each of these programmes offers our students the chance to go on to succeed in a range of exciting and rewarding careers in fields like:
For further details, you should check the web pages of your chosen undergraduate degree programme.
This foundation year will also give you a set of transferable skills which will be valuable to any future employer including:
A varied range of assessment methods is central to this programme, while also ensuring that you have reached the level required to be a successful student on an undergraduate programme at the University of Southampton Malaysia.
The business foundation year will help develop your intellectual flexibility for use both in your studies and your future career.
The following assessment methods are typically used;
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