Colleges and Universities Offering Foundation in Engineering in Malaysia

Course Name: Foundation in Engineering()
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Course Category: Certificate Courses

Institutions Offering Foundation in Engineering

National Energy University (Universiti Tenaga Nasional), Kajang
Course entry requirements
For Malaysian Students:
(i) SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia)
-Pass SPM or equivalent with minimum credits (grade C) in 5 subjects inclusive Bahasa Inggeris, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics & Physics and a pass in Chemistry (min. grade E).

(ii) O-Level
-Pass O-Level from institution recognised by Government of Malaysia with minimum credit (grade C) in 5 subjects inclusive Bahasa Inggeris, Mathematics, Physics or Add Maths and Pass in Chemistry (min. grade E).

(iii) IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education)
-Pass IGCSE from institution recognised by Government of Malaysia with minimum credit (grade C) in 5 subjects inclusive Bahasa Inggeris, Mathematics, Physics or Add Maths and Pass in Chemistry (min. grade E).

(iv) UEC (Unified Examination Certificate)
-Pass UEC with a minimum of grade B in 3 subjects inclusive Bahasa Inggeris, Mathematics / Advance Mathematics and Physics / any subject and a pass in Chemistry (min. grade E).

(v) Others
-Other equivalent qualifications recognised by Government of Malaysia.

For Malaysian Students:
-No additional English requirement for this programme.

For International Students:
(i) International students are required to have one of the English proficiency score stated below to enrol in UNITEN. Foundation students who do not fulfill this English requirement are required to sit for the Test of English Proficiency (TEP) before they could enroll in the English Short Course (ESC).

(ii) MUET – Malaysia University English Test
Achieve Band 3

(iii) IELTS – International English Language Testing System
Achieve 5.0

(iv) TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
Achieve 500 (TOEFL) or 42 (TOEFL Internet Based Test)

Course duration: 1 year

Intake Period: January, June, September
UOW Malaysia KDU University College, George Town
Course entry requirements:
SPM / GCE O Levels :
-Min. 5 Credits (5Cs) inclusive of a Credit in English, Mathematics and 1 Science subject

UEC :
-Min. 3 Credits (3Bs) inclusive of a Credit in English, Mathematics and 1 Science subject

Home Schooling with SAT :
-Pass Year 11 and SAT score of 1050 over 1600 with minimum score of 550 for Mathematics and Physics*

Local Student :
-Credit (SPM / 1119 / UEC / O-Levels English)

International Student :
-Band 4.0 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 duration: 1 year

Course content:
(i) Core
-Chemistry
-Engineering Mathematics 1, 2 and 3
-Fundamentals of Mechanics
-Fundamentals of Physics
-Fundamentals of Information Technology
-Fundamentals of Electrical and Electronics
-Introduction to Communication
-Critical Writing and Research Skills
-Introduction to Robotics
-Technical Drafting and CAD

(ii) MPU
-Pengajian Malaysia 1 (Malaysian Students)
-Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1 (International Students)
-Cultural Studies
-Study Skills
-Bahasa Kebangsaan A*

Bahasa Kebangsaan A is compulsory for all Malaysian students
-without a credit in SPM Bahasa Malaysia.
-without SPM Bahasa Malaysia (applicable to students from UEC, O Level, or other equivalent programmes)
Tunku Abdul Rahman University College, Kuala Lumpur
Course duration: 1 year

Intake: February, June, October

Course content:
-English Language
-Introduction to Engineering Materials
-Mathematics
-Mechanics
-Computing Principles
-Statistics
-Algebra and Trigonometry
-Optics and Thermal Physics
-Foundation Chemistry
-English for Communication
-Nuclear and Modern Physics
-Calculus
-Circuits and Electromagnetism
-Organic Chemistry
University College TATI, Terengganu

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