UNDERGRADUATE

INTERNATIONAL STUDENT HANDBOOK

2021

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Programmes Offered & Tuition Fees for
International Students
Academic session 2020/2021
FACULTY / SEMESTER TO BE DURATION OF STUDY TOTAL ADMISSION TUITION TUITION
PROGRAMME OFFERED CREDIT FEES FEES PER FEES PER
I II SEMESTER YEAR (USD) SEMESTER PROGRAMME
October March (USD) (USD)
Intake Intake
ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Bachelor of Arts √ √ 7 3.5 122 900.00 1,300.00 9,800.00
Anthropology and
Sociology
Bachelor of Geography √ √ 7 3.5 126 900.00 1,600.00 11,900.00
Bachelor of Arts √ √ 7 3.5 125 900.00 1,600.00 11,900.00
English
Bachelor of √ √ 7 3.5 126 900.00 1,600.00 11,900.00
Environmental Studies
Bachelor of Arts √ √ 7 3.5 122 900.00 1,300.00 9,800.00
International and
Strategic Studies
Bachelor of Arts South √ √ 7 3.5 126 900.00 1,600.00 11,900.00
East Asia Studies
Bachelor of East Asian √ X 7 3.5 122 900.00 1,300.00 9,800.00
Studies
Bachelor of Arts Indian √ √ 7 3.5 125 900.00 1,600.00 11,800.00
Studies
Bachelor of Arts √ √ 7 3.5 125 900.00 1,600.00 11,800.00
Chinese Studies
Bachelor of Social √ √ 7 3.5 121 900.00 1,300.00 9,800.00
Administration
Bachelor of Media √ √ 7 3.5 122 900.00 1,600.00 11,600.00
Studies
BUILT ENVIRONMENT
Bachelor of Science in √ X 6 3 120 934.00 1,900.00 12,300.00
Architecture
Bachelor of Building √ X 7 3.5 132 934.00 2,300.00 16,900.00
Surveying
Bachelor of Quantity √ X 7 3.5 126 934.00 2,400.00 17,400.00
Surveying
Bachelor of Urban And √ X 8 4 139 934.00 2,300.00 18,800.00
Regional Planning
Bachelor of Real √ X 7 3.5 124 934.00 2,400.00 17,400.00
Estate
BUSINESS & ACCOUNTANCY
Bachelor of √ √ 8 4 138 900.00 2,300.00 19,200.00
Accounting
Bachelor of Business √ √ 7 3.5 122 900.00 2,100.00 15,600.00
Administration
DENTISTRY
Bachelor of Dental √ X 5 - 900.00 16,000.00 161,300.00
Surgery (BDS)
ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATION
Bachelor of Economics √ X 7 3.5 126 900.00 1,400.00 10,600.00
 FACULTY / SEMESTER TO BE DURATION OF STUDY TOTAL ADMISSION TUITION TUITION
PROGRAMME OFFERED CREDIT FEES FEES PER FEES PER
I II SEMESTER YEAR (USD) SEMESTER PROGRAMME
October March (USD) (USD)
Intake Intake
ACADEMY OF ISLAMIC STUDIES
Bachelor of Shariah √ √ 7 3.5 131 900.00 1,600.00 12,000.00
(Fiqh and Usul)
Bachelor of Muamalat √ √ 8 4 137 900.00 1,700.00 14,600.00
Management
Bachelor of Shariah √ √ 7 3.5 131 900.00 1,600.00 12,000.00
(Shariah and
Economics)
Bachelor of Shariah √ √ 7 3.5 131 900.00 1,600.00 12,000.00
(Islamic Political
Science)
Bachelor of Shariah √ √ 7 3.5 131 900.00 1,600.00 12,000.00
(Islamic Astronomy)
Bachelor of Usuluddin √ √ 7 3.5 131 900.00 1,600.00 12,000.00
(Aqidah and Islamic
Thought)
Bachelor of Usuluddin √ √ 7 3.5 131 900.00 1,600.00 12,000.00
(Da’wah and Human
Development)
Bachelor of Usuluddin √ √ 7 3.5 131 900.00 1,600.00 12,000.00
(Islamic History and
Civilisation)
Bachelor of Usuluddin √ √ 7 3.5 131 900.00 1,600.00 12,000.00
(Al-Quran and Al-
Hadith)
Bachelor of Shariah √ √ 8 4 156 900.00 2,000.00 16,800.00
and Law
ACADEMY OF MALAY STUDIES
Bachelor of Malay Arts √ √ 7 3.5 128 898.00 1,700.00 12,300.00
Bachelor of √ √ 7 3.5 128 898.00 1,700.00 12,300.00
Professional Malay
Language
Bachelor of Malay √ √ 7 3.5 128 898.00 1,700.00 12,300.00
Socio-Culture
Bachelor of Malay √ √ 7 3.5 128 898.00 1,700.00 12,300.00
Linguistics
Bachelor of Malay √ √ 7 3.5 128 898.00 1,700.00 12,300.00
Literature
ENGINEERING
Bachelor of Electrical √ X 8 4 137 967.00 2,600.00 21,600.00
Engineering
Bachelor of Civil √ X 8 4 143 972.00 2,600.00 21,600.00
Engineering
Bachelor of √ X 8 4 143 967.00 2,600.00 21,600.00
Mechanical
Engineering
Bachelor of Chemical √ X 8 4 143 967.00 2,600.00 21,600.00
Engineering
Bachelor of Biomedical √ X 8 4 148 967.00 2,700.00 22,200.00
Engineering
 FACULTY / SEMESTER TO BE DURATION OF STUDY TOTAL ADMISSION TUITION TUITION
PROGRAMME OFFERED CREDIT FEES FEES PER FEES PER
I II SEMESTER YEAR (USD) SEMESTER PROGRAMME
October March (USD) (USD)
Intake Intake
MEDICINE
Bachelor of Medicine √ X 5 - 900.00 15,000.00 160,300.00
and Bachelor of
Surgery (MBBS)
Bachelor of √ X 8 4 136 896.00 3,600.00 29,300.00
Biomedical Science
Bachelor of Nursing √ X 8 4 142 896.00 3,600.00 29,600.00
Sciences
EDUCATION
Bachelor of √ X 8 4 139 903.00 1,700.00 14,500.00
Counseling
Bachelor of Education √ X 8 4 133 903.00 1,700.00 14,300.00
Teaching English as a
Second Language
Bachelor of Early √ X 8 4 135 903.00 1,700.00 14,600.00
Childhood Education
CULTURAL CENTRE
Bachelor of Music √ X 6 3 127 896.00 2,000.00 12,800.00
Bachelor of Drama √ X 6 3 126 896.00 2,000.00 12,800.00
Bachelor of Dance √ X 6 3 127 896.00 2,000.00 12,800.00
SCIENCE
Bachelor of Science √ X 7 3.5 128 900.00 1,400.00 10,700.00
(Materials Science)
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 124 900.00 1,700.00 12,500.00
Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 124 900.00 1,700.00 12,500.00
Applied Chemistry
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 125 900.00 1,400.00 10,600.00
Ecology Biodiversity
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 126 900.00 1,400.00 10,600.00
Physics
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 128 900.00 1,700.00 12,800.00
Geology
Bachelor of Science √ X 7 3.5 126 900.00 1,400.00 10,600.00
in Environmental
Management
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 128 900.00 1,700.00 12,800.00
Applied Geology
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 124 900.00 1,400.00 10,500.00
Biochemistry
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 126 900.00 1,400.00 10,600.00
Biohealth
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 126 900.00 1,400.00 10,600.00
Genetics
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 125 900.00 1,400.00 10,600.00
Mathematics
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 128 900.00 1,400.00 10,700.00
Applied Mathematics
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 128 900.00 1,700.00 12,800.00
Biotechnology
Bachelor of Science in √ X 8 4 145 900.00 1,400.00 12,000.00
Actuarial Science
 FACULTY / SEMESTER TO BE DURATION OF STUDY TOTAL ADMISSION TUITION TUITION
PROGRAMME OFFERED CREDIT FEES FEES PER FEES PER
I II SEMESTER YEAR (USD) SEMESTER PROGRAMME
October March (USD) (USD)
Intake Intake
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 123 900.00 1,400.00 10,500.00
Microbiology
Bachelor of Science √ X 7 3.5 125 900.00 1,400.00 10,600.00
in Science and
Technology Studies
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 127 900.00 1,400.00 10,700.00
Statistics
Bachelor of Science in √ X 7 3.5 126 900.00 1,700.00 12,700.00
Bioinformatics
LANGUAGES & LINGUISTICS
Bachelor of Arabic √ X 7 3.5 126 896.00 1,600.00 12,100.00
Language and
Linguistics
Bachelor of Japanese √ X 7 3.5 125 896.00 1,600.00 12,100.00
Language and
Linguistics
Bachelor of Chinese √ X 7 3.5 124 896.00 1,600.00 12,100.00
Language and
Linguistics
Bachelor of Tamil √ X 7 3.5 124 896.00 1,600.00 12,100.00
Language and
Linguistics
Bachelor of English √ X 7 3.5 127 896.00 1,600.00 12,300.00
Language and
Linguistics
Bachelor of French √ X 7 3.5 125 896.00 1,600.00 12,100.00
Language and
Linguistics
Bachelor of German √ X 7 3.5 125 896.00 1,600.00 12,100.00
Language and
Linguistics
Bachelor of Spanish √ X 7 3.5 125 896.00 1,600.00 12,100.00
Language and
Linguistics
Bachelor of Italian √ X 7 3.5 125 896.00 1,600.00 12,100.00
Language and
Linguistics

Shannon Takudzwa Matiyashe

Zimbabwe
”I decided to join UM because it is ranked
very high, and my admission process was
quite easy and smooth.”
 FACULTY / SEMESTER TO BE DURATION OF STUDY TOTAL ADMISSION TUITION TUITION
PROGRAMME OFFERED CREDIT FEES FEES PER FEES PER
I II SEMESTER YEAR (USD) SEMESTER PROGRAMME
October March (USD) (USD)
Intake Intake
CENTRE FOR SPORT AND EXERCISE SCIENCES
Bachelor of Sports √ X 7 3.5 125 896.00 1,900.00 14,100.00
Management Science
Bachelor of Sports √ X 7 3.5 126 900.00 2,000.00 14,300.00
Science (Exercise
Science)
COMPUTER SCIENCE & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Bachelor of Computer √ X 7 3.5 128 900.00 2,200.00 15,800.00
Science (Computer
System and Network)
Bachelor of Computer √ X 7 3.5 128 900.00 2,200.00 15,800.00
Science (Artificial
Intelligence)
Bachelor of Computer √ X 7 3.5 128 900.00 2,200.00 15,800.00
Science (Information
Systems)
Bachelor of Computer √ X 7 3.5 128 900.00 2,200.00 15,800.00
Science (Software
Engineering)
Bachelor of √ X 7 3.5 126 900.00 2,100.00 15,800.00
Information
Technology
(Multimedia)

Note:
1. Tuition fees are subject to UM Management approval and may change yearly.
2. Tuition fees as in above do not include accommodation, medical check-up, insurance and visa processing fees.
3. Total fees displayed in USD are on estimated basis and pegged based on the exchange rate of USD1=MYR4.20. The fees are subject to change
due to exchange rate fluctuation. Students will be charged in MYR on a semester basis after completion of course registration.
4. The above fee structure is applicable for new admission effective from 2018/2019 and remains until 2020/2021 session.
5. The fee schedule is correct at the time of printing. UM reserves the right to revise the fees mentioned above as deemed necessary.

Other Fees
(applicable to successful applicants)
Medical Check-up MYR 200 - 400
Insurance MYR 370 or 530 per year
Accommodation MYR 2,000 - 2,500 per semester
*Visa MYR1,800 - 2,000
*For the exact amount refer to EMGS
http://educationmalaysia.gov.my - varies by country of origin
Fees are subject to change without prior notice

Huwaida Fahmi Assegaf

Indonesia
“UM is known due to its reputation and
quality of education. It is also very diverse.
I made friends from different countries
during my study here.”
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of the information in this leaflet, the University
reserves the right to make changes including
programmes offered and candidature requirements
at any time without prior notice. All information is
deemed correct at the time of printing
–February 2020 –