Diploma in Business Administration

KP/JPS(A6729)5/15

The Diploma in Business Administration serves as an alternative route to prepare students with SPM/ GCE ‘O’ Level or equivalent qualifications for furthering their studies in the business disciplines.
The Diploma in Business Administration provides an ideal opportunity for students who have interest in understanding the fundamental elements on how a business operates. Students who opt for the diploma programme will be able adopt a wide range of skills in communication, IT, finance, operations and human resource management and marketing. Upon completion of the diploma, graduates will have a holistic perspective of the world of business and will be desired in the business enterprise as a valued member of a business team or as an entrepreneur.

  • Duration: 2 1/3 years (7 semester)
  • Entry Requirements: 3 relevant credits in SPM or GCE ’O’ Level or equivalent qualifications
  • Intake: January, April, May & September

Programme Structure

Year 1

Semester 1

  • English
  • Introduction to Microeconomics
  • Information Technology in Business
  • Financial Accounting 1

Semester 2

  • Business English for Communication
  • Introduction to Macroeconomics
  • Business Mathematics
  • Financial Accounting 2

Semester 3 (7 weeks)

  • English – Reading and Writing for Academic Purposes
  • Statistics for Business
  • Organisational Theory & Behaviour

Year 2

Semester 4 (14 weeks)

  • Public Speaking
  • E-Commerce
  • Financial Accounting 3
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • Operations Management

Semester 5 (14 weeks)

  • Management Science
  • Cost Accounting
  • Introduction to Information Technology
  • International Business

Semester 6

  • Management Accounting
  • Human Resource Management
  • Business Ethics

Year 3

Semester 7

  • Business Communication
  • Introduction to Law
  • Investment Analysis
  • Fundamentals of Finance

MQA Compulsory Subjects*

  • Bahasa Kebangsaan A / B
  • Pengajian Islam / Pendidikan Moral
  • Pengajian Malaysia

*All local students are required to take 3 MQA Compulsory Subjects that include Bahasa Kebangsaan A, Malaysian Studies, and Islamic Studies (for Muslims) or Moral education (for non-Muslims). Malaysian students are required by MQA to pass all these 3 subjects to qualify for their awards. MQA Compulsory Subjects are optional for all International Students