Bachelor of Public Management with Honours [BPM (Hons)]
Introduction
This course aims to introduce students to the concepts, theories and important aspects in public administration. This includes changing the roles of public administration during the colonized period. Apart from that, aspects related to coordination, management machinery, conduct, discipline, bureaucracy, relations private and public sectors and local development administration will also be discussed in order to achieve a more systematic and effective administration system.
Career Prospect
Public administration courses will prepare candidates for wide ranges of positions in government agencies, educational institutions, private sector, nonprofit organizations in related fields of economic, legal, political and social. Overall, public administration job prospects are expected to offer plenty of career paths in public administration, including: public management, foreign services, national security, regulation and others. One of the fastest-growing sources of public administration jobs in recent years has been the consulting field and non-governmental organizations.
COURSE CODE |
FIRST SEMESTER |
CH |
COURSE CODE |
SECOND SEMESTER |
CH |
SADN1033 |
Malaysian Nationhood Studies |
3 |
MPU1043 |
Philosophy & Contemporary Issue |
3 |
MPU1013 |
Appreciation of Ethics & Civilisation |
3 |
BPME1013 |
Basic to Entrepreneurship |
3 |
GMGA1013 |
Introduction to Public Administration |
3 |
SBLEXXXX |
English Language Core 2 |
3 |
GMGA1024 |
Politics and Administration |
4 |
GMGF1013 |
Economics for Public Management |
3 |
SBLEXXXX |
English Core 1 |
3 |
BPMN1013 |
Introduction to Management |
3 |
STIDXXXX |
Information Technology Course (Elective) |
3 |
BKAN1013 |
Business Accounting |
3 |
VXXXXXXX |
Co-curriculum |
1 |
VXXXXXXX |
Co-curriculum |
1 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
20 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
19 |
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COURSE CODE |
THIRD SEMESTER |
CH |
COURSE CODE |
FOURTH SEMESTER |
CH |
SBLEXXXX |
English Core 3 |
3 |
GMGF2033 |
Policy and Fiscal Analysis |
3 |
GMGA2013 |
Malaysian Constitution |
3 |
GMGM2023 |
Human Resource Management in Public Sector |
3 |
GMGA2023 |
Public Policy |
3 |
SSQL 1113 |
Statistic for Social Science |
3 |
GMGF2014 |
Economics & Development |
4 |
GLUL3113 |
Administrative Law |
3 |
GMGF2023 |
Financial Administration |
3 |
SBLEXXXX |
English Elective Course |
3 |
GMGA2033 |
Public Administrators Ethics |
3 |
Minor 1 |
3 |
|
VXXXXXX |
Co-curricular |
1 |
VXXXXXX |
Co-curricular |
1 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
20 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
19 |
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COURSE CODE |
FIFTH SEMESTER |
CH |
COURSE CODE |
SIXTH SEMESTER |
CH |
GMGM3013 |
Human Relations in Administration |
3 |
GMGZ3996 OR GMGA 3073 GMGM3043 |
Academic Project OR Strategic Public Management Organizational Development |
6 |
SSZK2003 |
Research in Social Sciences |
3 |
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GMGA3063 |
Comparative Public Administration |
3 |
Free Elective |
3 |
|
GMGM3023 |
Leadership in Public Management |
3 |
Minor 4 |
3 |
|
GMGXXXXX |
Field of Concentration Course (Elective) |
3 |
Minor 5 |
3 |
|
Minor 2 |
3 |
Minor 6 |
3 |
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Minor 3 |
3 |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
21 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
18 |
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COURSE CODE |
SEVENTH SEMESTER |
CH |
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GMGX4908 |
Industrial Training |
8 |
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TOTAL CREDIT HOURS |
8 |
The Bachelor Public Management with Honours consists of the following SIX (6) components:
KOMPONEN |
JAM KREDIT |
CORE UNIVERSITY |
16 |
ENGLISH CORE |
9 |
PROGRAMME CORE |
64 |
MINOR |
18 |
PROGRAM ELECTIVE |
15 |
FREE ELECTIVE |
3 |
JUMLAH |
125 |
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED 125 CREDIT HOURS
To be awarded Bachelor Public Management with Honours, a student is required to take and pass a minimum of 125 credit hours which include courses in the programme structure as shown below:
A. UNIVERSITY CORE (16 CREDIT HOURS)
i Local Student
COURSE CODE |
COURSE NAME |
CREDIT HOURS |
MPU1013 |
Appreciation of Ethics & Civilisation |
3 |
MPU1043 |
Philosophy & Contemporary Issue |
3 |
SADN1033 |
Malaysian Nationhood Studies |
3 |
BPME1013 |
Basic to Entrepreneurship |
3 |
VXXXXXXX |
Co-curricular |
4 |
JUMLAH |
|
16 |
ii International Student
COURSE CODE |
COURSE NAME |
CREDIT HOURS |
MPU1013 OR MPU1043 |
Appreciation of Ethics & Civilisation OR Philosophy & Contemporary Issue |
3 |
SBLF1093 |
Malay as a Foreign Language I |
3 |
SADN1033 |
Malaysian Nationhood Studies |
3 |
BPME1013 |
Basic to Entrepreneurship |
3 |
VXXXXXXX |
Co-curricular |
4 |
JUMLAH |
|
16 |
Select ONE (1) Co-curricular field of ??interest and students are subject to the conditions set out under their selected field.
B. ENGLISH LANGUAGE CORE (9 CREDIT HOURS)
1. A student is required to take English core courses according to the MUET result taken during the application process.
CODE |
COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS |
CREDIT HOURS |
MUET BAND 1 |
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SBLE1073 |
Foundation English* |
|
SBLE1063 |
English Proficiency I |
3 |
SBLE2113 |
English Proficiency II |
3 |
SBLE3123 |
English Proficiency III |
3 |
TOTAL |
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MUET BAND 2 |
||
SBLE1063 |
English Proficiency I |
3 |
SBLE2113 |
English Proficiency II |
3 |
SBLE3123 |
English Proficiency III |
3 |
TOTAL |
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MUET BAND 3 |
||
SBLE2113 |
English Proficiency II |
3 |
SBLE3123 |
English Proficiency III |
3 |
SBLExxxx |
ESP 1 |
3 |
TOTAL |
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MUET BAND 4 |
||
SBLE3123 |
English Proficiency III |
3 |
SBLExxxx |
ESP 1 |
3 |
SBLExxxx |
ESP 2 |
3 |
TOTAL |
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MUET BAND 5 AND 6 |
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SBLExxxx |
ESP 1 |
3 |
SBLExxxx |
ESP 2 |
3 |
SBLExxxx |
ESP 3 |
3 |
TOTAL |
2. A student is required to choose any English for Specific Purposes (ESP) courses as offered and shown below:
SBLE3133 |
English For Small Group Communication |
SBLE3143 |
Report Writing |
SBLE3153 |
Hospitality English |
SBLE3163 |
Public Speaking Skills |
SBLE3173 |
English For Professional Communication |
C. PROGRAMME CORE COURSES (64 CREDIT HOURS)
COURSE CODE |
COURSE NAME |
CREDIT HOURS |
PRECREQUISITE |
GMGA1013 |
Introduction to Public Administration |
3 |
No |
GMGA1024 |
Politics & Administration |
4 |
No |
GMGA2013 |
Malaysian Constitution |
3 |
No |
GMGA2023 |
Public Policy |
3 |
GMGF 1013 Economics for Public Management |
GMGA2033 |
Public Administrators Ethics |
3 |
No |
GLUL3113 |
Administrative Law |
3 |
No |
GMGF1013 |
Economics for Public Management |
3 |
No |
GMGF2014 |
Economics & Development |
4 |
GMGF1013 Economics for Public Management |
GMGF2023 |
Financial Administration |
3 |
No |
GMGF2033 |
Policy & Fiscal Analysis |
3 |
GMGF1013 Economics for Public Management |
BPMN1013 |
Principles of Management |
3 |
No |
GMGM2023 |
Human Resource Management in Public Sector |
3 |
No |
GMGM3013 |
Human Relations in Administration |
3 |
No |
GMGM3023 |
Leadership in Public Management |
3 |
No |
BKAN1013 |
Business Accounting |
3 |
No |
SSQL1113 |
Statistic for Social Science |
3 |
No |
SSZK2003 |
Research in Social Sciences |
3 |
No |
GMGA3063 |
Comparative Public Administration |
3 |
No |
GMGX4908 |
Industrial Training |
8 |
All subjects under BPM structure taken and passed |
D. MINOR (MINIMUM 18 CREDIT HOURS)
Students MUST select ONE (1) Minor from the list offered by the University to meet the requirements of the program structure for graduation.
E. ELEKTIF PROGRAM (15 CREDIT HOURS)
1. LANGUAGE COMPONENT (3 CREDIT HOURS)
Select ONE (1) course from the list below:
COURSE CODE |
COURSE NAME |
CREDIT HOURS |
PRECREQUISITE |
SBLE3163 |
Public Speaking Skill |
3 |
No |
OR |
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SBLE3173 |
English Professional Communication |
3 |
No |
2. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (3 CREDIT HOURS)
Select ONE (1) of the following courses:
COURSE CODE |
COURSE NAME |
CREDIT HOURS |
PRECREQUISITE |
STID1103 |
Computer Application in Management |
3 |
No |
OR |
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STID1013 |
Information System in Organization |
3 |
No |
3. PROGRAMME COMPLEMENT (6 CREDIT HOURS)
Choose any of the following components:
COURSE CODE |
COURSE NAME |
CREDIT HOURS |
PRECREQUISITE |
GMGZ3996 |
Academic Project |
6 |
SSQL1113 Statistic for Social Science and SSZK2003 Research in Social Sciences and have taken and passed 90 Credit Hours |
OR |
|||
GMGA3073 |
Strategic Public Management |
3 |
No |
GMGM3043 |
Organizational Development |
3 |
GMGM 2023 Human Resource Management in Public Sector and GMGM 3013 Human Relations in Administration |
4. FIELD OPTION (3 CREDIT HOURS) FIELD OF CONCENTRATION (ELECTIVE) (3 CREDIT HOURS)
Select ONE (1) of the following courses:
COURSE CODE |
COURSE NAME |
CREDIT HOURS |
PRECREQUISITE |
GMGA2053 |
Local Government |
3 |
No |
GMGA2063 |
Governance & Civil Society |
3 |
No |
GMGA3033 |
Public Policy Operations |
3 |
GMGA 2023 Public Policy |
GMGA3043 |
Public Program Evaluation |
3 |
GMGA 2023 Public Policy |
GMJP3123 |
Land Development Management |
3 |
No |
GMGF3013 |
Management and Analysis of Public Investment |
3 |
No |
GMGM2033 |
Office Management |
3 |
No |
GMGM2043 |
Group Dynamics |
3 |
No |
GMGM3033 |
Negotiation and Bargaining Skills |
3 |
No |
GMGM3053 |
Management of Training in Organization |
3 |
No |
GMGM3063 |
Career Management |
3 |
GMGM 2023 Human Resource Management in Public Sector |
GMGM3073 |
Labour Administration in Malaysia |
3 |
GMGM 2023 Human Resource Management in Public Sector |
GMGM3083 |
Knowledge Management |
3 |
No |
GMGM2013 |
Organization and Society |
3 |
No |
GMGM1013 |
Information Technology in Public Sector |
3 |
No |
F. FREE ELECTIVE
Students can choose ONE (1) course offered by another programme at the same School or courses offered by other schools taking into account the following:
i. must meet the prerequisite of the courses if such courses require prerequisites.
ii. equivalent courses cannot be considered as free elective courses.