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US6314001 - Bachelor of Economics with Honours

  • OVERVIEW

    This program emphasizes areas of study within the discipline of economics, such as finance, business and trade, development and planning, industrialization, and human resources, which are expected to meet part of the market demand. These fields are applied in nature.

    School of Social Sciences
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800 Pulau Pinang Malaysia

    https://soc.usm.my/
    FB: Socsc Usm

    Duration : 4 Tahun / 8 Semester
    Medium Instruction : Lectures will be mainly delivered in English
    Examination : Bilingual (English & Bahasa Malaysia)
    Semester Offered : Semester 1 (October)

  • REQUIREMENTS

    • MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTSHIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES DDIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS
      MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

      ACADEMIC
      Completed 12 years of Primary and High School Education and Obtained High School
      Certificate (eg. A‐Level, HSC,SMU, & Matayom Suksa 6 (Thailand),International Baccalaureate etc.) or Diploma in related fields

      ENGLISH

      • IELTS/ IELTS Online minimum Band 5.0
      • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 40
      • TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 7.5
      • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 154 or
      • PTE Academic / PTE
      • Academic(Online) minimum score of 47 or
      • ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 107 or
      • Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 3.5 Candidate from countries
        where English is the official language or
      • Candidate from an institution in which the medium of instruction is English or
      • Students from Indonesia,Brunei, Singapore, and Southern Thailand are exempted from English
        language competency requirements when the medium of language used during their studies is similar to Malay Language; or
      • International students who hold academic qualifications from Malay medium institutions and plan to extend their higher education in Malaysia.

      Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will receive a conditional offer letter requiring them to meet the English language requirements.
      HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES D:

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 2.67 

      And

      • Minimum grade B in subjects below:
        General studies

      And

      Grade B in any 2 subjects below:

      • Bahasa Melayu
      • Geography
      • History
      • Mathematics / Economics
      • Usuluddin
      • Syariah

      Note: Grading system is referred to each country academics qualifications
      DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS:

      Obtained Diploma in related fields withminimum CGPA of 2.67

      And

      Provided the course is not less than 5 semesters or 2 ½ years in the same accredited institution.

      And

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualificationof CGPA 2.67

      And

      • Minimum grade B in subjects below :
        General studies

      And

      • Grade B in any 2 subjects below:
      • Bahasa Melayu
      • Geography
      • History
      • Mathematics / Economics
      • Usuluddin
      • Syariah

      ‘A’ LEVEL CANDIDATES
      (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)

      • ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level result slip andcertificates
      • Passed ‘A’ Level with minimum score of 9 and minimum grade C in subjects below:
        • Literature in English
        • Economics
        • Sociology / Psychology

      AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOL CANDIDATES
      Passed SAM / AUSMAT with minimum aggregate of 68 and the equivalent of B in subjects below:

      • English as a second language studies
      • English studies
      • Economics

      INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) DIPLOMA CANDIDATES

      • Passed IB diploma with 26 points
      • Minimum of 6 score at High Level (HL) in subject below:
        • Language A1
        • History

      AND

      Minimum of 5 score at Standard Level (SL) in Economics
    • MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTSHIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS
      MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

      ACADEMIC

      • Completed 12 years of Primary and High School Education and
      • Obtained High School Certificate (eg. A‐Level, HSC, SMU, & Matayom Suksa 6 (Thailand), International Baccalaureate ) or
      • Diploma in related field

      ENGLISH

      • IELTS/IELTS Online minimum Band 0 or
      • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 40 or
      • TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 5 or
      • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 154 or
      • Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 154 or
      • PTE Academic / PTE Academic (Online) minimum score of 47 or
      • ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 107 or
      • Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 5

      Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will be issued with a conditional offer letter to fulfill the English language requirements.

      INTERVIEW

      Candidates must undergo an interview session before being accepted by the respective faculty

      Note: Candidates do not have physical disability making it difficult for practical work.
      HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES :

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 3.00

      And

      Minimum grade B in subjects below:

      • Economics

      And

      Grade B in any subjects below:

      • Geography
      • History
      • Malay Language
      • Business Studies
      • Accounting
      • Mathematics

      Note: Grading system is referred to each country academics qualifications
      DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS:

      Obtained Diploma in related fields with minimum CGPA of 3.00

      ‘A’ LEVEL CANDIDATES

      (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)

      • ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level result slip and certificates
      • Passed ‘A’ Level with minimum score of 11 and minimum grade B in Economics and 1 subject below:
        • Mathematics
        • Further Mathematics
        • Business Studies
        • Accounting

      INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) DIPLOMA CANDIDATES

      • Passed IB diploma with 29 points
      • Minimum of 4 score in Economics at High Level (HL) and 1 subject at Standard Level (SL) as below:
        • Mathematics Studies
        • Business and Management
        • Mathematical Method
        • Mathematics
        • Further Mathematic

      AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOL CANDIDATES

      Passed SAM / AUSMAT with minimum aggregate of 68 and the equivalent of B in Economics and any 1 subject below:

      • Accounting / Accounting and Finance
      • Mathematical Studies
      • Specialist Mathematics
      • Business Management and Enterprise

  • FEES

    • TYPE of feesAmount (USD)
      TYPE of fees: Total Tuition Fees
      Amount (USD):

      15,000.00
      TYPE of fees: Per semester
      Amount (USD):

      1,875.00
      TYPE of fees: Per year
      Amount (USD):

      3,750.00
      TYPE of fees: Recurrent Fee (Payable every semester)
      Amount (USD):

      112.50
      TYPE of fees: Non-Recurrent Fee (Payable upon registration)
      Amount (USD):

      1,325.00
      TYPE of fees: ** Fees are subject to change

  • LIST OF COURSE

      • Islamic Economics,
      • Microeconomics,
      • Macroeconomics,
      • Mathematics for Economic Analysis,
      • Malaysian Economics,
      • Intermediate Microeconomics,
      • Intermediate Macroeconomics.

      • Labour Economics,
      • Applied Statistics,
      • History of Economics,
      • Basic Econometrics,
      • Economics of Agricultural Marketing and Cooperatives,
      • Development Economics,
      • Research Methodology.

      • Seminar in Contemporary Economic Issues,
      • Public Sector Economics I,
      • Behavioral Economics,
      • Environmental and Natural Resources Economics,
      • Energy Economics,
      • Industrial Organisation,
      • Money, Banking and Financial Markets,
      • Tourism Economics,
      • Economic Planning and Project Analysis,
      • Industrial Training.

      • International Trade,
      • Monetary Economics,
      • Public Finance II,
      • Research Project International Finance,
      • Ekonomi Gunaan,
      • Regional Economics.

  • CAREER PROSPECTS

    Position:
    •Academician
    •Researcher
    •Reporter
    •Writer
    •Teacher
    •Human Resource Executive
    •Marketing Executive
    •NGO’s Advocator
    •Government Officer

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    •Universities
    •Schools
    •Publishing Companies
    •Private Sectors
    •Government Agencies
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Universiti Sains Malaysia,
11800 Penang, Malaysia.

Tel: +604-653 6309 / 6027 / 2606 / 2946 / 2958
Fax: +604-653 2931

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