Overview of Foundation in Arts in HELP University Malaysia

About this course

Choosing the right career at a tender age of 16 or 17 can be a with challenging task. Many students are left with the difficult task of making that choice without being sufficiently equipped with the necessary details to make an informed choice. Bearing that in mind, the Foundation Programme is designed to cater for the needs of the students taking into account the following considerations:

• To provide good quality Pre-University education that prepares the students to meet the demands of undergraduate study

• To incorporate a certain degree of flexibility where students can make their choice of selecting a discipline at a later stage rather than at the beginning of the course

• Subjects such as Study Skills and Critical Thinking Skills are added to give the students an edge over others

• Extra-curricular activities as well as good pastoral care are emphasized to ensure that students obtain a holistic education

• To provide a conducive environment for study as well as to equip them with excellent facilities

Course details

• 50 Credit hours
• 3 Semesters
• 14 Weeks per semester
• 13 subjects (9 core + 4 elective

Entry Requirements of Foundation in Arts in HELP University Malaysia

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have one of the following Entry requirements:

• 5 SPM/SPMV Credits including a pass in Bahasa Melayu and History
• 5 O-Level credits
• 3 Bs in UEC
• Other equivalent qualifications recognised
  by the Malaysian Government.

Pre-Requisites

• Students wishing to pursue the following undergraduate programmes are required to meet the following pre-requisites in SPM or equivalent qualifications:

Accounting & Finance

• Credit in Mathematics
• Pass in English

• Business

• Pass in Mathematics and English

• Communication

• Credit in English

• Computer Science / Software Engineering

• Credit in Additional Mathematics

• Information Technology

• Credit in Mathematics

• Psychology

• Credit in Mathematics
• Credit in One Science/General Science subject
• A in English

• Teaching English as Second Language

• Pass in English

• Dentistry, Medicine and Pharmacy

• 5 Bs each in Biology,
  Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics
  (or  Additional Mathematics) and another subject

Subjects of Foundation in Arts in HELP University Malaysia

SEMESTER 1 (5 CORE = 18 CREDIT HOURS)

• Intermediate English (4 credit hours)
• Finite Mathematics  (4 credit hours)
• Computing Principles  (4 credit hours)
• Study Skills  (3 credit hours)
• Personal Development and Leadership (3 credit hours)

SEMESTER 2 (2 CORE + 2 ELECTIVES = 16 CREDIT HOURS)

• Advanced English (Pre-requisite: Intermediate English) (4 credit hours)
• Critical Thinking Skills (4 credit hours)
• 2 Electives

SEMESTER 3 (2 CORE + 2 ELECTIVES = 16 CREDIT HOURS)

• Culture, Arts and Politics (4 credit hours)
• Statistics (4 credit hours)
• 2 Electives

ELECTIVES (EACH ELECTIVE SUBJECT = 4 CREDIT HOURS)

• C Programming
• Calculus
• Economic Principles
• Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education
• Introduction to Business Principles
• Introduction to Finance (Pre-requisite: Principles of Accounting)
• Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality
• Introduction to Human Communication
• Introduction to Literature

• Introduction to Legal Studies
• Introduction to Marketing Principles
• Introduction to Public Relations
• Principles of Accounting
• Psychology for Personal Development
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills
• Visual Basic Programming
• Introduction to Graphic Design

ELECTIVES RECOMMENDATION

These elective subjects recommendation is only a guide for students’ reference.

BUSINESS

ACCOUNTING / BANKING / ECONOMICS / ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT / FINANCE MAJOR

• Economic Principles
• Principles of Accounting
• Introduction to Finance
• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics

MARKETING MAJOR

• Introduction to Marketing /Introduction to Public Relations** choose one or both
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

ENTREPRENEURSHIP MAJOR

• Introduction to Business Principles
• Introduction to Legal Studies
• Principles of Accounting

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAJOR

• Economic Principles
• Introduction to Business Principles

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT / MANAGEMENT MAJOR

• Economic Principles
• Introduction to Business Principles

HOSPITALITY

HOSPITALITY / TOURISM MANAGEMENT MAJORS

• Introduction to Business Principles
• Introduction to Marketing Principles / Introduction to Public Relations ** choose one or both
• Introduction to Tourism and Hospitality

COMMUNICATION

MARKETING COMMUNICATION / MEDIA STUDIES / PUBLIC RELATIONS MAJOR

• Introduction to Human Communication
• Introduction to Marketing / Introduction to Public Relations** choose one or both
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

EDUCATION AND LANGUAGE

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

• Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education
• Psychology for Personal Development
• Public Speaking ad Presentation Skills

TEACHING ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE

• Introduction to Literature
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

BUSINESS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY / MOBILE COMPUTING MAJORS

• C Programming
• Visual Basic Programming

LAW

• Introduction to Legal Studies
• Public Speaking and Presentation Skills

PSYCHOLOGY

BUSINESS PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR

• Introduction to Business Principles
• Psychology for Personal Development

PSYCHOLOGY MAJOR

• Introduction to Human Communication
• Psychology for Personal Development

Assessment of Foundation in Arts in HELP University Malaysia

Assessment

Coursework and Assignments – 50%
Final examination – 50%
Total – 100%

Partner Universities of Foundation in Arts in HELP University Malaysia

BUSINESS

(Accounting, Banking, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Hospitality, Human Resources, International Business, Marketing, Management)

SPM -> Foundation In Arts / Science (1 Year)

3+0

MALAYSIA

• HELP University

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of London International Programmes
• University of Derby International Programmes
• Anglia Ruskin University

2+1

AUSTRALIA

• University of Queensland
• Griffith University
• University of Wollongong

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of Portsmouth
• Bangor University
• University of the West of England, Bristol
• Anglia Ruskin University
• University College Birmingham

1 ½ + 1 ½

AUSTRALIA

• University of Queensland(Bachelor of Economics)
• Curtin University(Bachelor of Commerce)
• Queensland University of Technology

NEW ZEALAND

• University of Waikato Bachelor of Business Analysis (Hons)

1+2

AUSTRALIA

• Australia National University 
• University of Melbourne 
• University of New South Wales 
• University of Western Australia 
• Macquarie University 
• University of Technology Sydney

UNITED KINGDOM

• Cardiff University 
• University of Liverpool 
• University of Essex 
• University of Portsmouth

DIRECT ENTRY*

*Direct entry subject to meeting universities’ requirements

AUSTRALIA

• Australia National University 
• Monash University 
• University of New South Wales 
• University of Queensland 
• Bond University 
• Federation University 
• Deakin University 
• Edith Cowan University 
• Flinders University 
• Macquarie University 
• Murdoch University 
• University of South Australia 
• Australian Catholic University 
• Swinburne University of Technology 
• University of Technology Sydney

NEW ZEALAND

• Massey University 
• University of Canterbury

 UNITED KINGDOM

• University of Surrey 
• University of Leeds 
• Queen’s University Belfast 
• Cardiff University 
• University of Liverpool 
• University of Essex 
• Swansea University 
• Northumbria University 
• University of Portsmouth 
• Bangor University 
• Oxford Brookes University 
• University of the West of England, Bristol 
• University of Chester 
• Aberysywyth University 
• University of Derby 
• Middlesex University 
• Teesside University York 
• St John University 
• Anglia Ruskin University 
• Leeds Beckett University 
• Glynd?r University 
• University of London International Programmes 
• University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus) 
• University College Birmingham INTO University of East Anglia INTO University of Exeter University of Glasgow Caledonian University 
• INTO University of Manchester (NCUK) 
• INTO University of Newcastle 
• INTO Queen’s University

PSYCHOLOGY

SPM -> FOUNDATION IN ARTS / SCIENCE (1 YEAR)

3 + 0

MALAYSIA

• HELP University* *Completed HELP Foundation with a minimum of 4 credits

AUSTRALIA

• HELP-Flinders University (Honours Year available for requirements prescribed by Flinders University which can be completed at HELP University

2 + 1

AUSTRALIA

• Australia National University
• Flinders University
• Macquarie University

• Murdoch University
• Queensland University of Technology

UNITED KINGDOM

• Northumbria University
• University of the West of England, Bristol
• Middlesex University

• University of Hertfordshire
• University of Northampton

NEW ZEALAND

• University of Otago Massey University

1 ½ + 2

AUSTRALIA

• University of Queensland

2 + 1 ½

AUSTRALIA

• University of Western Australia

1 + 2

NEW ZEALAND

• Massey University

• University of Otago

UNITED KINGDOM

• Cardiff University
• University of Leeds
• University of Sheffield
• University of the West of England, Bristol
• Northumbria University
• University of Hertfordshire

• University of Portsmouth
• Bangor University
• Dublin Business School
• University of Essex
• Middlesex University
• University of Northampton

DIRECT ENTRY*

*Direct entry subject to meeting universities’ requirements

AUSTRALIA

• Monash University
• University of New South Wales
• University of Queensland
• Australian Catholic University
• Bond University
• Deakin University
• Edith Cowan University

• Flinders University
• Macquarie University
• Murdoch University
• University of South Australia
• Swinburne University of Technology
• University of Wollongong

NEW ZEALAND

• Massey University

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of Leeds
• University of Essex
• Northumbria University
• University of Portsmouth

• University of the West of England, Bristol
• Middlesex University
• Aberysywyth University

COMMUNICATION

(MEDIA STUDIES, PUBLIC RELATIONS, MARKETING COMMUNICATION)
SPM -> FOUNDATION IN ARTS / SCIENCE (1 YEAR)

3 + 0

MALAYSIA

• HELP University

2 + 1

AUSTRALIA

• Charles Sturt University
• Murdoch University

• University of South Australia
• University of the Sunshine Coast

UNITED KINGDOM

• Hertfordshire University

1 ½ + 1 ½

AUSTRALIA

• University of South Australia

1 + 2

AUSTRALIA

• University of Melbourne
• University of Queensland
• Bond University
• Edith Cowan University

• Deakin University
• Murdoch University
• University of Wollongong

DIRECT ENTRY*

*Direct entry subject to meeting universities’ requirements

AUSTRALIA

• Monash University
• University of New South Wales
• University of Queensland
• Australian Catholic University
• Bond University

• Flinders University
• Macquarie University
• Murdoch University
• Swinburne University of Technology
• University of Technology Sydney

NEW ZEALAND

• Massey University

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of Leeds
• University of Essex
• Northumbria University
• Middlesex University
• Hertfordshire University

• University of Chester
• York St John University
• Leeds Beckett University
• Institute of Technology Carlow

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(BUSINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT, MOBILE COMPUTING, SOFTWARE ENGINEERING)

SPM -> FOUNDATION IN ARTS / SCIENCE (1 YEAR)

3 + 0

MALAYSIA

• HELP University

UNITED KINGDOM

• Anglia Ruskin University

2 + 1

AUSTRALIA

• University of Queensland
  • Bachelor of Information Technology (2+1)
  • BEng (Software Engineering) (2+2)
  • Master of Computer Science (2 +1+1 ½)
• Griffith University

• Swinburne University of Technology
• University of Wollongong

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of the West of England, Bristol

• University of Portsmouth

1 + 2

UNITED KINGDOM

• Cardiff University

AUSTRALIA

• Murdoch University

DIRECT ENTRY*

*Direct entry subject to meeting universities’ requirements

AUSTRALIA

• Monash University
• University of New South Wales
• University of Queensland
• Bond University
• Edith Cowan University
• Federation University

• Flinders University
• Macquarie University
• Murdoch University
• University of South Australia
• Swinburne University of Technology
• University of Technology Sydney

NEW ZEALAND

• Massey University

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of Essex
• Northumbria University
• University of Portsmouth
• University of the West of England, Bristol

• Middlesex University
• University of Chester
• York St John University

LAW

SPM -> FOUNDATION IN ARTS / SCIENCE (1 YEAR)

3 + 0

MALAYSIA

• HELP University Bachelor of Laws

2 + 1 

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of Leeds
• Cardiff University
• University of Liverpool
• Northumbria University

• University of West of England, Bristol
• University of Hertfordshire
• Aberystwyth University

DIRECT ENTRY*

*Direct entry subject to meeting universities’ requirements

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of Essex
• Northumbria University

• Aberystwyth University
• University of Hertfordshire

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION

SPM -> FOUNDATION IN ARTS  (1 YEAR )

3 + 0

MALAYSIA

• HELP University

DIRECT ENTRY*

*Direct entry subject to meeting universities’ requirements

AUSTRALIA

• Monash University

UNITED KINGDOM

• Middlesex University

• University College Birmingham

TEACHING ENGLISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE

SPM -> FOUNDATION IN ARTS  (1 YEAR )

3 + 0

MALAYSIA

• HELP University

HOSPITALITY & TOURISM

SPM -> FOUNDATION IN ARTS  (1 YEAR )

3 + 0

MALAYSIA

• HELP University

2 + 1

UNITED KINGDOM

• Griffith University* (Tourism Management)

1 ½ + 1 ½

AUSTRALIA

• University of Queensland

• Griffith University* (Hospitality Management)

DIRECT ENTRY*

*Direct entry subject to meeting universities’ requirements

AUSTRALIA

• Flinders University

• University of Technology Sydney

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of Essex
• Northumbria University
• Middlesex University

• Aberystwyth University
• York St John University
• University College Birmingham

AMERICAN DEGREE PROGRAM

SPM -> FOUNDATION IN ARTS  (1 YEAR )

DIRECT ENTRY*

*Upon completion of HELP Foundation in Arts, students may apply for direct entry into the Sophomore Year (Year 2)

UNITED STATES

• Hawai’i Pacific University*

UNIVERSITY RECOGNITION

MALAYSIA

• International Medical University (IMU)
• Newcastle University Medicine Malaysia (NUMed)

• RCSI & UCD Malaysia campus
• Penang International Dental College
• Asia Metropolitan University

AUSTRALIA

• Monash University
• University of New South Wales
• University of Queensland
• Australian Catholic University
• Bond University
• Deakin University
• Edith Cowan University

• Federation University
• Flinders University
• Macquarie University
• Murdoch University
• University of South Australia
• Swinburne University of Technology
• University Technology Sydney
• University of Wollongong

NEW ZEALAND

• Massey University

• University of Canterbury
• University of Waikato

RUSSIA

• Moscow Medical Academy

• Volgograd States Medical University

UNITED KINGDOM

• University of Bath
• University of Leeds
• University of Surrey
• University of Sheffield
• Queen’s University of Belfast
• University of Essex
• Aston University
• University of Liverpool
• Swansea University
• Cardiff University – Cardiff Business School
• Aberysywyth University
• Nottingham Trent University
• University of Portsmouth
• University of the West of England, Bristol
• Bangor University
• Northumbria University
• Oxford Brookes University
• Middlesex University

• University of Derby
• University of Chester
• University of Hertfordshire
• University of Northampton
• Teesside University
• Anglia Ruskin University
• York St John University
• Leeds Beckett University
• Wrexham Glyndwr University
• University of London International Programme
• University of Nottingham (Malaysia Campus)
• University of Southampton (Malaysia Campus)
• Institute of Technology Carlow, Ireland
• University College Birmingham
• INTO University of East Anglia
• INTO University of Exeter
• INTO Glasgow Caledonian University
• INTO Manchester (NCUK) INTO University of Newcastle INTO Queen’s University

GRENADA, WEST INDIES

• St George’s University

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

• Hawai’i Pacific University