OVERVIEW
Core courses (30 units)
- Accounting for Managers
- Economics for Business
- Technology and Information Management
- Marketing Management
- Managing People and Organisations
- Decision Analysis
- Operations Management
- Financial Strategy
- Corporate Strategy and Policy
- Business Ethics and Governance
Elective Courses (12 units)
Students may choose one area of specialisation OR choose four from any specialisation
Areas of specialisation
- International Business (Students must attend an exchange programme abroad)
- International Business Management
- Global and Supply Chain Management
- Entrepreneurship in Global Business
- International Marketing
- Service Science Management and Engineering
- Business Intelligence for Service Excellence
- Productivity and Quality Management
- Logistics and Distribution Management
- Leadership for Transformation
- Sustainable Development
- Natural Resources and Environmental Management
- Social Enterprise
- Green Business and Performance Assessment
- Sustainability Concept and Issues
- Governance and Control
- Project Management
- Performance Measurement
- Competition Law
- Internal Audit Basics
- Internal Audit Practices
Research Project and Viva Voce (6 units)
Either one of the following:
- Case Study and Consultancy
- Quantitative Study and Consultancy
Units for graduation: 48 units
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A Bachelor’s degree from a university recognised by the USM’s Senate or an equivalent qualification:
- A minimum CGPA of 2.75/4.00 or equivalent and a minimum of 1 year working experience; or
- A minimum CGPA of 3.50/4.00 or equivalent (without working experience)
- Pass the interview for candidates did not satisfy the criteria above.
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
(Applicable for International Applicants Only)
- A minimum score of 35 in Internet-based TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language); or
- A minimum of Band 5 in IELTS (International English Language Testing System); or
- A minimum score of 154 in Cambridge English Advance (CAE); or
- A minimum score of 154 in Cambridge Proficiency Advance (CPE); or
- A minimum score of 36 in Pearson Test of English (PTE); or
- A minimum of Band 2 in MUET (Malaysian University English Test)
Exemption can be given if:
- English is the candidate's mother tongue or National Language; or
- The candidate graduated from an Institution of Higher Learning in which the medium of instruction is English