Universiti Tenaga Nasional UNITEN

Entry Requirement of Diploma in Computer Science in Universiti Tenaga Nasional UNITEN Malaysia

• SPM (Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia) / SPMV
  Pass SPM / SPMV or equivalent with minimum credits (grade C) in 3 subjects including Mathematics.
   
• O-Level
  Pass O-Level with minimum credit (grade C) in 3 subjects including Mathematics from institution recognised by Government of Malaysia.
   
• IGCSE (International General Certificate of Secondary Education)
  Pass IGCSE with minimum credit (grade C) in 3 subjects including Mathematics from institution recognised by Government of Malaysia.
   
• UEC (Unified Examination Certificate)
  Pass UEC with minimum Grade B in 3 subjects including Mathematics and any Science / Technical / Vocational and Pass English.
   
• STPM (Sijil Tinggi Pelajaran Malaysia)
  Pass STPM with minimum Grade C in 1 subject and credit (grade C) in Mathematics in SPM.
• STAM (Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia)
  Pass STAM with minimum Grade of MAQBUL and credit (grade C) in Mathematics in SPM.
• Sijil Kemahiran MARA (Level 3)
  Pass SKM Level 3 in related field and pass SPM with minimum credit (grade C) in Mathematics.
   
• Certificate in Community College
  Pass with MQF Level 3 in related field and pass SPM with minimum credit (grade C) in Mathematics.
   
• Others
  Other equivalent qualifications recognised by Government of Malaysia.

  ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS

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

  
  For International Students:
  
  International students are required to have English one of the proficiency score stated below to enrol in UNITEN. Diploma students who do not fulfill this English requirement are required to sit for the Intensive English Programme (IEP) and pass the requirement below before starting their Diploma programme.

• MUET – Malaysia University English Test
  Achieve Band 3
   
• IELTS – International English Language Testing System
  Achieve 5.0
   
• TOEFL - Test of English as a Foreign Language
  Achieve 500 (TOEFL) or 42 (TOEFL Internet Based Test)

Course Outline of Diploma in Computer Science in Universiti Tenaga Nasional UNITEN Malaysia

• Year 1: Semester 1
  - Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving Techniques
  - Algebra and Calculus
  - Computer Organization
  - Multimedia Technologies
  - English for Diploma
   
• Year 1: Semester 2
  - Programming 1
  - PC Maintenance and Troubleshooting
  - Data Communication and Computer Networks
  - Database Systems
  - User Experience (UX) Design
  - Statistic for Computer
   
• Year 1: Special Semester
  - Leadership and Entrepreneurship
  - Discrete Structures
  - IT Communication
   

• Year 2: Semester 4
  - Programming 2
  - Web Programming
  - System Administration
  - System Analysis and Design
  - Discrete Structures
  - Fundamentals of Operating Systems
  - Technical Elective 1
   
• Year 2: Semester 5
  - Data Structures and Algorithms
  - Fundamental of Cyber Security
  - Fundamentals of Data Science
  - Technical Elective 2
  - Pengajian Malaysia 2 / *Malaysia Culture for International Students
   
• Year 2: Special Semester
  - Industrial Training
   

• Year 3: Semester 7
  - Object-oriented Programming
  - Project
  - Technical Elective 3
  - Pengajian Islam dan Kemasyarakatan/Pendidikan Moral dan Kemasyarakatan / *Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1

• Technical Elective Subjects
  - E-Commerce and Digital Marketing
  - Multimedia Application Authoring and Development
  - Introduction to IoT programming
  - Mobile Application Developmen
  - Artificial Intelligence
  - Computer Games Development

Career Opportunity of Diploma in Computer Science in Universiti Tenaga Nasional UNITEN Malaysia

These are popular career choices after graduation for this programme. There are also many other career choices beyond computing, which are proven adaptable by UNITEN students due to holistic personal and professional skills development during the study.

• Computer & Network Researcher
• Computer Programmer
• Cryptographer
• Embedded System Programmer
• Forensics Investigator / Analyst
• Information Security Officer
• JAVA/ J2EE/ PHP/ .NET Developer
• Mobile Application Developer
• Penetration Tester / Vulnerability Assessor
• Secure Software Developer
• Security Administrator
• Security Analyst
• Security Auditor
• Security Consultant
• Security Engineer
• Security Incident Responder
• Software Developer
• Software Engineer
• Software Quality Assurance
• Software Tester
• Solutions Architect
• System Administrator
• System Integrator
• System / Network Engineer
• System / Network Administrator
• System / Network Consultant
• Technical Consultant
• Web Developer.