Multimedia University (MMU) – Career Paths
Malaysia has become one of the top higher education destinations for students looking for western standard education in Asia in exchange for the lowest price. The Malaysian government for the last 30 years has been trying to ensure world-class higher education, which is the main reason for attracting thousands of international students. The Malaysian Qualifications Agency is working to recognize the courses provided by Malaysian universities. If we look at the statistical data of International students studying in Malaysia we will get a clear idea about the number of international students. For Bangladeshi students, this country has become a very lucrative destination because of the very low tuition fee of this country’s universities. Students with this price can get themselves admitted into among the world’s top 300 universities in Malaysia. According to the statistics done by UNESCO in 2016, a total of 34,155 students arrived in Malaysia for their higher education which placed this country at the top position in the foreign higher education choice list. Multimedia University is one of the favorite universities for international students to pursue their tertiary(higher) education. Identified as very competitive by the Ministry of Education Malaysia, this university was founded in 1997. This university is very popular for technology and multimedia studies. Due to its contribution and outcome to and from higher education, it was able to achieve many awards. MMU Self-Accreditation status has been bestowed on it by the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia by MQA as its programmes meet the determined strict specifications. Available Programs and Courses This university, more than 2 decades old with the vision of “transforming society through innovation” has been providing several programmes for the students. These programmes can be divided into 4 sections Foundation programme Undergraduate programme Postgraduate programme Diploma programme Foundation Programme Foundation Programme is a very common programme among universities. This programme has been designed to prepare a student for the degree he/she is intended to pursue. These kinds of programmes’ duration are basically 1 year, by this time a student is given courses, assignments, and activities that ensure the required academic skills to step into the next programme if a student lacks those. Undergraduate Programme Undergraduate programme is the most popular programme in the world. Students after completing their HSC or A level enroll themselves in this higher education programme. The duration of this programme differs from country to country and subject to subject. On average in Malaysia, it takes about 3 years to complete a bachelor’s degree under an undergraduate programme. Some undergraduate programmes take 4 to 5 years to complete in Malaysia. Some popular undergraduate programmes of this university have been listed below: Degree Duration Total Fee (Aprx) Bachelor of Finance 3 years 13600$ Bachelor of Marketing 3 years 13600$ Bachelor of Accounting 3 years 13600$ Bachelor of Business Administration (Banking and Finance) 3 years 13600$ Bachelor of Business Administration (Human resource management) 3 years 13600$ Bachelor of Digital Enterprise Management 3 years 13600$ Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Electronics 4 years 19100$ Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Electrical 4 years 19100$ Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Electronics Majoring in Telecommunication 4 years 19100$ Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Electronics Majoring in Computer 4 years 19100$ Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Electronics Majoring in Robotics and Automation 4 years 23000$ Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Mechanical 4 years 23000$ Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Majoring in Nanotechnology 4 years 23000$ Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) Electronics Majoring in Telecommunications 4 years 23000$ Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) Electronics Majoring in Computer 4 years 23000$ Bachelor of Science (Hons) Intelligent Robotics 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Science (Hons) Software Engineering 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Science (Hons) Game Development 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons.) Information Systems 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons.) Data Communication and Networking 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons.) Business Intelligence and Analytics 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons.) Artificial Intelligence 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Information Technology (Hons.) Security Technology 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons) Media Arts 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons) Advertising Design 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons) Animation 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons) Visual Effects 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons) Interface Design 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Multimedia (Hons) Virtual Reality 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Cinematic Arts (Hons) 3 years 19100$ Bachelor of Communication 3 years 16000$ Bachelor of Management (ODL) 5 years 9000$ Bachelor of Accounting(Hons.) 4 years 22000$ Postgraduate Programme Postgraduate programme is a very important one after completing a bachelor degree. The very first requirement to enroll in this programme is to have a bachelor’s degree. Basically, students from Bangladesh who have a good CGPA in their bachelor’s degree can easily apply for this programme. This programme is very important for adding a valuable certificate to the professional career. Basically, students pursue a master’s degree under a postgraduate programme. This university has a list of different degrees under a postgraduate umbrella. Degree Master of Engineering (Telecommunications) Master of Electrical and Electronics Engineering Master of Science in Engineering Business Management Master of Creative Multimedia Master of Converged Telecommunications Policy and Regulations (MCTPR) Master of Business Administration Master of Computer Science in Software Engineering Executive Master of Business Administration Master of Philosophy (Management) Master of Engineering Science Master of Philosophy (Communication) Master of Laws Costing – Fees & Accommodation We already have discussed that having a degree from Malaysia costs about similar to that of Bangladesh private universities. That is the main factor that draws the difference between Western countries and Malaysian higher education. With this very low cost, a student can pursue both a world-class and worldwide acceptable degree from Malaysia. Multimedia University is always ready to ensure high standard higher education to both local and International students with very affordable budgets. For having a bachelor programme from this university a student will have to spend from 16000$ to 23000$ according to the programme. It will be about 8000$ to 9000$ for having a master’s degree from this university
