Programmes

 

Majors

 

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Majors


For more detailed information about the majors at FASS, please use the links in the sidebar.


Modules


These are the modules usually on offer each Academic Year:


NB: Modules on offer are subject to change. Please consult your programme leaders and coordinators for more detailed information.


Programmes


Programmes must be successfully completed within the faculty in order for students to be awarded a degree.  There are a number of programmes run by the faculty.

BA Programme

Most students within the faculty will initially start as undergraduates, taking a Bachelor of Arts programme.  To complete a programme you must obtain a minimum of 128 modular credits which are awarded for passing a number of modules throughout your course of study. Of the 128 credits it is expected that 72 will be awarded for your major subject and the other 56 will be taken from a broad range of subjects offered by this, and other, faculties.  Upon successful completion they will be awarded a BA Degree. For more detailed information on the BA Programme, click here.

MA Programme

The Master of Arts programme is by independent research focussing on a specific research topic (Masters by Research).  It is expected that applicants for the MA Programme will have already, or will shortly have, obtained an undergraduate degree.  The programme is designed to take place over a period of between 1 and 2 years. For more detailed information on the MA Programme, click here.

PhD Programme

This programme is designed for those people who can commit themselves to a period of full-time study for a period of not less than three years, or part-time study for up to seven years. Applicants can submit PhD research proposals for consideration to the Faculty. If accepted, the candidate will be allocated a member (or members) of the faculty staff who will act as supervisor(s) for the duration of the programme. For more detailed information on the PhD Programme, click here.


Intakes


In order to graduate with a Major, a student needs to have passed a minimum of 72 Modular Credits in their declared Single Major discipline.

The seven individual major disciplines are as follows: Bahasa Melayu & Linguistik; Design & Creative Industries; English Studies; Geography, Environment and Development; History and International Studies; Kesusasteraan Melayu; and Sociology & Anthropology.

All majors recently went through some revisions and streamlining. As such, all students enrolled from August 2021 onwards will be under revised programme structures.

In each page for the individual majors, there are tabs for two different intakes:

Pre-August 2021

In the tab for Pre-August 2021 intakes, core courses are shown in pink, while option modules are shown in grey, as below:

AX-1201 Core Module
AX-3303 Option Module



August 2021 Onwards

In the tab for August 2021 Onwards intakes, core courses are shown in yellow, while option modules are shown in grey, as below:

AX-1201 Core Module
AX-3303 Option Module