BA (Hons)
Business Administration (ODL)

COURSE MODULES

Year 1

Business Statistics

This module equips you to make data-driven decisions under uncertainty by teaching skills in data collection, organisation, and interpretation. You’ll also earn a microcredential from Johns Hopkins University via Coursera for Campus, enhancing your qualifications for future career opportunities.

Financial Accounting

This unit introduces you to financial accounting and reporting, covering its role in business and how to critically assess accounting indicators. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Virginia via Coursera for Campus.

Principles of Microeconomics

Microeconomics explains why goods have different values, how individuals and businesses benefit from efficient production and exchange, and how coordination and cooperation work. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Pennsylvania via Coursera for Campus.

Introduction to Business Research and Proposal Writing

This module covers the principles of the scientific method and research techniques used in business. You'll deepen your research knowledge and gain the skills to conduct business research projects. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of California, Davis via Coursera for Campus.

Principles of Macroeconomics

Macroeconomics focuses on economy-wide issues like inflation, economic growth, GDP, and unemployment. It examines the overall performance, structure, and behaviour of the economy. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera for Campus.

Financial Management

This subject introduces the importance of financial management in business. You'll learn how changes in the business environment impact financial performance and explore indicators used to assess an organisation's health. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera for Campus.

Principles of Management

In this module, you'll learn about key management functions, including planning, organising, leading, and controlling. You'll also explore management theories and styles to see how they apply in real-world business situations.

Principles of Marketing

You'll gain a basic understanding of marketing concepts and theories, helping you curate marketing activities and plans. You'll also earn a microcredential from IE Business School, Spain via Coursera for Campus.

E-Commerce

This subject covers the evolution of electronic commerce and introduces the latest technological developments in e-commerce integration, including web server hardware, software, payment systems, and security. You'll also earn a microcredential from the Digital Marketing Institute (DMI) via Coursera for Campus.

Marketing Management

This module deepens your marketing knowledge with advanced strategies and helps you critically assess marketing plans for effectiveness. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera for Campus.

English Proficiency

You'll master language skills, including listening, speaking, reading, and writing in a business context. You'll also earn a microcredential from Rice University via Coursera for Campus.

Year 2

Human Resource Management

You'll learn to manage Human Resource processes while ensuring compliance with employment and labour laws. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Minnesota via Coursera for Campus.

Business Communication

This subject improves your communication across organisational hierarchies and highlights the importance of information as a resource for achieving management goals. You'll also earn a microcredential from Macquarie University via Coursera for Campus.

Entrepreneurship

This course introduces you to entrepreneurship concepts and basic theories, helping you assess both the micro and macro business environments and evaluate emerging business opportunities. You'll also earn a microcredential from HEC, Paris via Coursera for Campus.

Management Accounting

This module enhances your understanding of management accounting in monitoring, controlling, and planning activities, covering decision-making from operational to strategic levels. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera for Campus.

Management Information System

You'll explore the role of information systems in product development, innovation, and competitive performance globally. The course will help you develop decision-making skills for digital systems and support. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of London via Coursera for Campus.

Business Ethics

This course offers an advanced look at business ethics in modern organisations, exploring conflicts and challenges faced by business professionals and the growing awareness of business ethics. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera for Campus.

International Business

You will learn about socio-cultural, political, legal, and economic environments, along with international trade strategies, government influence, and economic integration. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Colorado, Boulder via Coursera for Campus.

Organisational Behaviour

This module helps you analyse ethical situations in professions like healthcare, business, or public administration. You'll also earn a microcredential from Macquarie University via Coursera for Campus.

Business Law

Business law covers the laws that govern how to form, run, buy, manage, and close or sell a business.

Elective 1

MPU Modules

Philosophy and Current Issues

This module explores the relationship between philosophy, the National Education Philosophy, and Malaysia's National Principles (Rukun Negara).

Ethics of Communication

You'll explore ethical theories and principles guiding communication in professional settings and learn how to handle complex ethical dilemmas in both personal and professional life.

Year 3

Effective Leadership and Development

Effective Leadership and Development helps organisations improve financial performance, attract and retain talent, drive strategy execution, and navigate change, all crucial for a sustainable business. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Toronto via Coursera for Campus.

Elective 2*

Strategic Management

This course covers the fundamentals of strategic management, including its evolution, strategic analysis, and evaluation. You'll learn to apply models, tools, and methods for strategic selection, implementation, and control in modern organisations. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of London via Coursera for Campus.

Elective 3*

Capstone Project

This module gives you real-world experience by applying your knowledge to solve a specific problem in your field. It will help you develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills that are valuable in the workforce.

MPU Modules

Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation (Malaysian students)  

This module covers ethical appreciation, focusing on the National Principles (Rukun Negara), government policies, and national development. It also explores Malaysia's history and efforts in building national unity.

Malay Communication 2  

This module helps you communicate confidently in both formal and informal settings, enhancing your interaction skills in the national language.

Integrity and Anti-Corruption

This module covers the basics of corruption, including integrity, anti-corruption, abuse of power, and prevention methods in daily activities and organisations. You'll gain an understanding of these concepts and their application in society and organisations.

Entrepreneurial Skills 2

This module focuses on innovation, teaching you methods and models for building and nurturing an innovative culture in workplaces to ensure entrepreneurial success. You'll also earn a microcredential from the University of Virginia via Coursera for Campus.

Community Service

Community Service enhances your communication, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills through service and cooperative learning. It emphasises social responsibility, leadership, and teamwork, often extending beyond the university environment.

Elective Modules

• Human Resource Development (University of California, Irvine)
• International Marketing & Strategy (Yonsei University)
• Portfolio Investment and Management (University of Geneva)