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Foundation in Science

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Foundation in Science

Programme Information

Qualification

Foundation

Duration

1 Year 1months

Intake

January, March, June, September

Tuition Fee

RM 14600

Overseas Program

Not Available

Location

Penang

Overview

The Foundation program equips students with the necessary fundamental knowledge to pursue their university studies. This flexible program ensures students are grounded with a strong grasp of core subjects, as well as a variety of other subjects to give them a broad-based educational platform. It also helps them to explore new methods and ideas, as well as skills and concepts, to encourage independent and critical thinking.

The Foundation in Science is a one-year programme that provides students with 2 electives:

Pure Science
Engineering or IT or Computer Science

Note: The academic quality of this foundation program will enable students to seamlessly move into any undergraduate degree programme with UOW Malaysia KDU Penang University College, Batu Kawan.

Entry Requirements

Academic Qualification

SPM :

Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy
5 Credits (Min. B) including Mathematics /Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology

Credit (Min. C) in Bahasa Melayu and English

Other Science Streams
5 Credits (Min. C) including Mathematics and 2 Science subjects and Pass in Bahasa Melayu and English

Engineering
5 Credits (Min. C) including Mathematics and 1 Physical Science subject and Pass in English

Architecture
5 Credits (Min. C) including Mathematics and Pass in English

Allied Health Sciences
5 Credits (Min. C) including English and 2 subjects from the following:

Biology
Physics
Mathematics
Chemistry
Computer
(Information Technology & Information Systems)
5 Credits including Mathematics and Pass in English

(Computer Science & Software Engineering)
5 Credits including Additional Mathematics and Pass in English

GCE O Level :

Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy
5 Credits (Min. B) including Mathematics /Additional Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

Credit (Min. C) in English

Other Science Streams
5 Credits (Min. C) including Mathematics and 2 Science subjects and Pass in English

Engineering
5 Credits (Min. C) including Mathematics and 1 Physical Science subject and Pass in English

Architecture
5 Credits (Min. C) including Mathematics and Pass in English

Allied Health Sciences
5 Credits (Min. C) including English and 2 subjects from the following:

Biology
Physics
Mathematics
Chemistry
Computer
(Information Technology & Information Systems)
5 Credits (Min. C) including Mathematics and Pass in English

(Computer Science & Software Engineering)
5 Credits (Min. C) including Additional Mathematics and Pass in English

UEC :

Medicine
3 Credits (Min. B4) including Biology, Chemistry and Physics/Mathematics/Additional Mathematics.

Dentistry
4 Credits (Min. B4) including Biology, Chemistry, and Physics/Mathematics/Additional Mathematics

Other Science Streams
3 Credits (Min. B6) including Mathematics and 2 Science subjects and Pass in Bahasa Melayu and English

Engineering
3 Credits (Min. B6) including Mathematics and 1 Physical Science subject and Pass in English

Architecture
3 Credits (Min. B6) including Mathematics and Pass in English

Allied Health Sciences
3 Credits (Min. B6) including English and 2 subjects from the following:

Biology
Physics
Mathematics
Chemistry
Computer
(Information Technology & Information Systems)
3 Credits (Min. B6) including Mathematics and Pass in English

(Computer Science & Software Engineering)
3 Credits (Min. B6) including Additional Mathematics and Pass in English

English Requirement
Local Student :
Refer to above

International Student :
Band 4 in IELTS; or a min score of 30 (IBT) or 397 (PBT) in TOEFL; or Cambridge English CAE & CPE (from 2015) (140); or PTE Academic (36); or MUET Band 2; or UOW Malaysia KDU English Entrance Test (60)

Course Outline

Core
Semester 1

  • English Grammar and Usage
  • Study Skills
  • Critical Thinking
  • Mathematics 1
  • Biology 1

Semester 2

  • Advanced English Course
  • Computer Application
  • Chemistry 1
  • Physics 1
  • Mathematics 2

Semester 3

  • Electives
  • Introduction to Programming
  • Writing and Research Skills
  • Statistics

Electives
Pure Sciences

  • Biology 2
  • Chemistry 2

Physical Sciences

  • Mathematics 3
  • Physics 2

Programme Information

Qualification

Foundation

Duration

1 Year 1months

Intake

January, March, June, September

Tuition Fee

RM 14600

Overseas Program

Not Available

Location

Penang