FAQs

This FAQ provides answers to basic questions about SOG.

1. When was the School establish?
   • SOG was establish in 2011.
2. How many Undergraduate Programmes are offered by SOG?
   • Currrently 2 programmes are offerred by the School:
     • Bachelor of Public Management (BPM)
     • Bachelor of Development Management (BDM)
3. For a student, are there any accommodation that UUM provide?
   • As a campus situated far from the madding crowd, UUM has ensured that its students do not want for adequate accommodation. At present, UUM has 15 Student Residential Halls (INASIS), which, all together, house 20,000 students. The DPPs are named after Malaysian companies, institutions, and organisations of repute, namely
     • MAS
     • TENAGA NASIONAL
     • TRADEWINDS
     • PETRONAS
     • EON
     • MISC
     • SIME DARBY
     • BSN
     • TM
     • PROTON
     • MAYBANK
     • YAYASAN ALBUKHARY
     • BANK MUAMALAT
     • BANK RAKYAT
     • SME BANK
4. Is there any English requirement needed for the entrance for International Students?
   • Undegraduate level: 500 in the TOEFL Paper Based Test; for details are described at http://hea.uum.edu.my/index.php/tutorials/english-language-requirements 
   • Postgraduate level: 550 in the TOEFL Paper Based Test: http://www.uum.edu.my/index.php/en/admission-english-requirement
5. What is the medium language in classes/lectures?
   • English (optional in Malay)
6. How to contact SOG?
   • School of Government (SOG)
     UUM College of Law, Government & International Studies (COLGIS)
     Universiti Utara Malaysia
     06010 UUM Sintok, Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia
     Phone : 604-928 7901 / 7906 / 7910
     Fax : 604-928 7914, Email : colgis_ppk@uum.edu.my