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Master of Economic Management - School of Social Sciences

OVERVIEW

Course Structure

Candidates are required to accumulate 40 credits from the core, elective and optional courses.

Core Courses (28 units)

  • Economics of Production and Consumption
  • Macroeconomic Management and Policy
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Issues in the Malaysian Economy
  • Research Project Seminar
  • Research Project

Elective Courses (12 cunits)

  • Global Resource Flows
  • Economics of Finance
  • Industrial Dynamics
  • Human Resource Economics
  • Resource and Environmental Economics
  • Micro Issues in Public Sector Economics
  • Comparative Economics Management
  • Independent Study
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Applicants should possess the following:

  • A Bachelor's degree with a CGPA of 3.00/4.00 and above or equivalent in a related field.
  • Any Bachelor's degree with working experience related to the field of study (Priority will be given to applicants who have a background in Bachelors of Economics).
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

(Applicable for International Applicants Only)

The minimum score for each programme can be vary from the below list, candidates are required to check for each programme requirements.

  • A minimum of Band 5 for IELTS; or
  • A minimum score of 40 for TOEFL (Internet-based); or
  • A minimum of Band 7.5 for TOEFL Essentials (Online); or
  • A minimum score of 154 for Cambridge English: Advance (CAE)/Proficiency (CPE) /Preliminary (PET) /First (FCE)/ Linguaskill Online min. score 154; or
  • A minimum score of 47 for Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
  • A minimum of Band 107 for CIEP Level (ELS); or
  • A minimum of Band 3.5 for Malaysian University English Test (MUET)

Exemption is given to candidate if:

  • English is the candidate’s mother tongue or National Language; or
  • Candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction at Bachelor and/or Master degree level is English (statement of proof required)
DURATION
  • Full-time: Min 12 months / Max 24 months
  • Part-time: Min 24 months / Max 48 months
SEMESTER INTAKE
  • October
FEES

Malaysian (MYR)

International (USD)
  • Registration Fee : 510.00
  • Tuition Fee : 220.00 X 44 Units = 9,680.00
  • Convocation Fee : 200.00
  • Registration Fees : 272.50
  • Personal Bond : 1000.00
  • Tuition Fees : 82.50 X 44 Units = 3,630.00
  • Convocation Fee : 50.00

** Fees are subject to change

** New fees to be imposed starting from Academic Session 2025/2026 (October 2025 intake onward)

Malaysian (MYR) International (USD)
  • Registration Fee : 310.00
  • Tuition Fee :  450.00 X 44 Units = 18,000.00 
  • Convocation Fee : 200.00
  • Registration Fees : 222.50
  • Personal Bond : 1000.00
  • Tuition Fees :  215.00 X 44 Units = 8,600.00 
  • Convocation Fee : 50.00

 ** Fees are subject to change