Lincoln University College (LUC), Malaysia established in 2002 is a 5 stars ranking university in Malaysia. The Ministry of Higher Education and MQA- National Accreditation Board bestowed this university with the premier private institution of higher education title in 2017 and 2019. This university is situated at Petaling Jaya, in Malaysia. Malaysia is one of the prominent countries in Asia which is providing quality higher education to international students, the same as the UK and Australia. Students who have been looking for world-class higher education but want to pay the same tuition fee as Bangladeshi private universities then Malaysia is the best choice for them. This university is highly committed to providing quality education with superb improvements to programmes to bring about lifelong learning quality among its students.
Available Programs and Courses- Undergraduate or postgraduate/faculty
This university with the objective of teaching, learning, research, and academic-related enhancement has been serving career-oriented, world-class standard, well-planned programmes.
These programmes are divided into:
- American programme
- Undergraduate programme
a. Bachelor
b. Diploma - Postgraduate programme
a. PhD
b. Masters - Pre-university programme (Foundation)
- Open Distance Learning (Undergraduate and Postgraduate Programmes)
- Credit transfer
- Professional Development
- Micro credentials
Undergraduate programme
To many students understanding the meaning or purpose of an undergraduate programme is most of the time very obscure. Basically, a student after completing Higher Secondary High School Certification Examination (HSC) admits himself/herself to the bachelor programme.
The length of this programme differs from country to country based on their education policies. In Bangladesh, we know it takes 4 years to complete a bachelor’s (aka undergraduate programme). For Malaysia in most of the universities it takes 3 years (For MBBS 5 years) to complete their bachelor’s. It is because they follow the UK education style.
| Course | Career Opportunities | Intake |
|---|---|---|
| Doctor of Medicine (5 years | Surgeon, Pediatrician, Pathologist, and others | October, November |
| Doctor of Dental Surgery (5 years) | Preclinical dentistry, Clinical dentistry, and research | November |
| Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Nursing (Post Registration) (2 years) | Nurse, Word manager, Supervisor, higher grade job in the government sector, Lecturer | January, May, September |
| Bachelor of Nursing Science (Hons) (4 years) | Nurse, Word manager, Supervisor, higher grade job in the government sector, Lecture | September |
| BSc (Hons) in Nursing (Public Health) (4 years) | Health campaign manager, Health and Health Improvement Practitioner | June |
| Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) | Hospital and Clinical Pharmacy, medicine Industry, Food industry, Laboratory research, and so on | September |
| Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Honours) | Career in hospital, clinic, Gym, sports club, and others | January, July |
| Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (Honours) | Biomedical Scientist, Biochemist, Life Scientis | January, July, October |
| Bachelor of Biotechnology (3) (Honours | Pathology laboratories, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical industries | January, May, September |
| Bachelor of Medical Imaging (Hons) (4 years) | Ultrasound , CT, Radiology Technician, Radiology Nurse, Ultrasound , CT, Radiology Assistant , Diagnostic, MRI , Sonographer and others |
January, May, September |
| Bachelor of Islamic Studies (Hons) (3 Years) | media, teacher, researcher and so on | January, July & October |
| Bachelor of Psychology (3 years) | Social policy researchers, Counsellors and so on | January, July, October |
| Bachelor of Education (Teaching of English as Second Language -TESL) (3 years) | Education researcher, Guidance Counselor, Teacher, NGO, Education expert | January, July, October |
| Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication (Honours | Columnist,Art Director, Photojournalist, TV Correspondent and others | January, July, October |
| Bachelor of Fashion Design Management (Honours) (3-4 years | Fashion retail manager, Visual merchandising professional, Showroom sales associate and others | January, July, October |
| Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (3 years) | Kindergarten teacher, Primary school teacher, others | January, July, October |
| Bachelor of Business in Banking and Finance (Hons) (3 years) | Bank branch manager, Financial experts and so on | March, July, November |
| Bachelor of Economics and Finance (Hons) (3 years) | Investment, Economic Analysis, Banking, Investment firm and so on | March, July, November |
| Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting (3 Years) | Marketing, Investment, Banking, Management Consultant and so on | March, July, November |
| Bachelor of Business Entrepreneurship | ||
| Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Technology With Honours (4 years) | Engineer | January, May, September |
| Bachelor of Civil Engineering Technology With Honours (4 years) | Civil Engineer | January, July |
| Bachelor of Civil Engineering Technology With Honours (4 years) | Aircraft Engineer and other related engineering career | January, July, October |
| Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons) (Network Technology and Cybersecurity) (3 years) | Network Manager , Analyst & Administrator Systems Administrator I.T. security Specialist & Support Engineer |
March, July, November |
| Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons) (3 years) | Computer scientist, Engineer and so on. | March, July, November |
| Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) (Internet Technology and Cloud Computing) (3 years) | Web, mobile application and multimedia developer, Cloud architect, and so on. | March, July, November |
| Bachelor of Information Technology (Honours) (Data Analytics) (3 years) | Big data system & Business intelligence manager/specialist/architecture/consultant Data scientist Data analyst and so on |
March, July, November |
| Bachelor of Computer Science (Honours) (Artificial Intelligence) (3 years) | Study at Ulster University in UK from Bangladesh | March, July, November |
| Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Hospitality Management (3 years) | Supervisory/Management in the hotel, restaurant, Expert planner and leader in hotels, resorts & restaurant industry | ncruz004,+673+Final |
Postgraduate programme
After completing bachelor degree a student becomes eligible for pursuing Master degree. We need to keep in mind that Mater’s programme is part of the postgraduate programme. The postgraduate programme generally is an umbrella that covers a Master’s degree, PhD, Postgraduate Diploma, and Postgraduate Certificate.
Here we will give a list of the most popular master’s courses at this famous university:
| Course | Intake |
|---|---|
| Master of Science in Public Health | May, September |
| Master of Medical Sciences | – |
| Master of Science in Dentistry | – |
| Master of Nursing (Public Health) Master in Nursing |
January, May, September |
| Master of Pharmacy (By Research) | – |
| Master of Science in Microbiology | May, September |
| Master of Science in Biotechnology | January, May, September |
| Master in Food and Nutrition | January, May, September |
| Master of Communication | – |
| Master of Education | January, May, September |
| Master of Arts in Teaching of English as Second Language (MATESL | January, May, September |
| Master of Mass Communication | January, May, September |
| Master of Science in Psychology | January, May, September |
| Master of Accounting and Finance | – |
| Master of Islamic Banking | March, July, October |
| Master of Business Administration in Human Resource Management | – |
| Master of Economics | March, July, October |
| Master of Business Administration | – |
| Master of Management | March, July, October |
| Master of Science in Electrical and Electronics Engineering | January, June |
| Master of Science in Civil Engineering | January, June |
| Master of Science in Telecommunication Engineering | January, June |
| Master of Water Resource Management | January, June |
| Master of Mechanical Engineering | January, June |
| Master of Science (Data Science and Analytics) | March, July, November |
| Master in Tourism Management | – |
| Master of Business Administration in Hospitality Management | January, May, September |
Costing- Tuition fees/accommodation
The cost for having an undergraduate and postgraduate degree varies from course to course. But for the students who are interested in achieving their bachelor’s degree from this university, it will cost 6000$ to 10,000; for MBBS it will be about 70,000$.Having a postgraduate degree from this university will cost about 3,000$ to 5,000$.
Basically, the university provides accommodation facilities for International students. But if students want to live in a private arrangement it will cost about 300$-350$ per month including food costs.
The university has a fully furnished hostel service 5 minutes’ walk away from the university. From the university, the bus stoppage is also 5 minutes’ walk away. There is a train service you can also use to travel anywhere in the city.
Hostel accommodation will cost about 125$ per month.
Requirement
Due to the quality of the education and very low cost this university has become the destination of international universities from many countries. Students who are interested in pursuing their higher education at this renowned university need to meet some requirements to apply to this university. For Bangladeshi students, the requirements are very simple.
Academic Requirement
The student needs to have HSC completed to be eligible for being admitted into the bachelor programme. Or 2 advanced level passes in GCE ‘A’ Level. If the student wants to participate in the master’s programme he/she will have to complete his bachelor’s with the required GCPA score needed for the relevant course.
English proficiency Requirement
Based on the courses the English proficiency level requirement varies. For example Master of Engineering requires a TOEFL score of 500 or IELTS 6.0 or its equivalent; again Master of Mechanical Engineering requires a TOEFL score of 500 or IELTS 5.0 or its equivalent. So if you have a minimum 5.0 IELTS score with a related background education qualification or TOEFL 500 you can apply for this university.
How to apply
To be admitted to this university students will have to complete the application process online. The process is very simple. You need to choose the appropriate programme and course for you. For applying to this university need to prepare some documents before,
- a passport photocopy of all pages
- Your English language proficiency test certificate
- Your coloured passport sized 2 copies of photos
- You need to have a health certificate. You will have to download the official health declaration form of the ministry of education Malaysia and fill up all the required fields.
- If you have any mismatch between your certificate and passport you need to provide an affidavit.
- After receiving your conditional offer letter from the university you will have to pay the fee for EMGS approval/visa processing. So the Bank TT slip will have to be uploaded to the university website.
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Intakes
This university has several intakes. Basically, they open intakes in January, May, July, and September. Students need to keep in mind the availability of the intakes depends on the courses, which means some intakes are available for some courses and some courses are not available.
Application deadline
The application deadline for the courses depends on the intake you are going to study for. you can visit their programme to see the deadline and running intake for the courses.
International student facilities
Scholarship
This university provides up to 80% scholarships to International students having an excellent academic record and high intellectual ability.
Facilities
This university provides extraordinary facilities for its students.
It has modern computer stations, a student information Kiosk, a Linkon learning system, Online public access catalogue facilities, a magnificent and well decorate reading area, a high-tech software solution library system, a regular newspaper, a magazine, Student security, a locker facility, and all-time CCTV monitoring system, modern well-furnished hostel accommodation 5 minutes walk away from the campus.
University world or local ranking-QS/Time higher
Due to its quality education, well-trained faculty member, and top-notch facility for conducting research it has been able to ensure its position within 201–300th in times higher education ranking in 2022. According to the QS world higher education ranking it got its position between 251 to 300th.
In Asian University Rankings – South Eastern Asia it falls to 54th in 2022.
Collaboration
This university collaborates with many international universities around the world. The list of the collaborating university has been given below-
- Huddersfield University, UK
- Hertfordshire University, UK
- Haaga-Helia University, Finland
- University of London, UK
- University of Kentucky, USA
- Missouri University – Columbia, USA
- California State University, USA
- KFA Business School & IT, Nepal
- Nepal Business College,
- Biratnagar,NepalPhoenix College of
- Management, Nepal
- College of Information Managementand Sciences (CIMS), Sri Lanka
- Nepal Lincoln Academy Pvt. Ltd., Nepal
- SIMAD University, Somalia
- Texas College of Management, Nepal
- National Employment Training Centre Pvt. Ltd., Nepal
- Lincoln International College of Management and IT, Nepal
- Academy of Culinary arts and Hospitality Management, Nepal
Pokhara Lincoln International College, Nepal - Yala Peak College of Business Management, Nepal
- Western Mega College, Nepal
- Balmiki Lincoln College, Nepal
- Green Peace Lincoln College, Nepal
- EAST AFRICA UNIVERSITY SOMALIA
- National College of Management and Technical Science, Nepal
- University of Hormuud, SomaliaAlpha University, Somalia
- Win-Stone School of Culinary Art, Sri Lanka
- Lincoln College Pvt. Ltd., Sri Lanka
- Mahan Sanjesh (Sary), Iran
- IIPD Maldives
- Akper Helvetia Medan, Indonesia
- Sekolah Tinggi Ilmu Ekonomi LMII Medan, Indonesia
- Southeast University, Bangladesh
- Yayasan Mitra Edukasi Global, Indonesia
- River Samon Institute of Management, Myanmar
- Trinity International College, Myanmar
- TEFL Language School Phuket, Thailand
- Stratford University, USA
- Texas Wesleyan University, USA
- University of California, Riverside, Extension, USA
- RMIT University, Australia
- KASP Learning Campus, Sri Lanka
- Brainware University, India
- Brainware Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., India
- Success Path Educational Consultancy Pvt. Ltd., Nepal
- Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, Sri Lanka
- Northshore college (LUC Sri Lanka Branch Campus)
Job or internship facilities
If a student can prove his/her ability in academic life at this university, and is recruited by a Malaysian employer he/she will be able to get a work permit after completing his/her degree. It will be a 2-year contract and it can be renewed.
FAQ
Is Lincoln University College, Malaysia a good university for higher education?
In QS ranking this university falls between 251 to 300th, and at times higher education ranking in 2022 it was between 201–300th. So, yes it is a very good university.
How much will it cost for me to have my higher study here?
For a bachelor’s degree it will cost 6000$ to 12,000$, for MBBS it is about 70,000$ and postgraduation will cost about 3,000$ to 5,000$.
How much will the accommodation cost to study here?
Hostel accommodation will cost about 125$ per month.
Do I need IELTS to get admitted here?
If you have an IELTS min 5.0 or TOEFL 500 score or equivalent qualification you admit yourself here
Conclusion
Malaysia is the right destination for students who are wanting to have their higher education meet world stander. Lincoln University College, Malaysia is one of the best choices for them.It has been able to prove its quality of education by positioning itself in a world-class university ranking. Moreover, with a very low budget, students are being able to achieve tertiary-level education same quality as in the UK, Australia, and Canada.
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