University of Science, Malaysia (USM): Courses, Admission, Cost
Nowadays higher education is very important for getting a good job. In that case the ranking of the university is a very good sign to judge the quality of a university and the probability of creating a better future for the students. If we look at the university’s profile of Malaysia, we can discover that this country’s top 10 universities keep their positions among the top 500 world universities and total 23 universities among top 1000 universities around the world. University QS WUR by Subject (highest) University of Malaya 32 Putra University of Malaysia (UPM) 80 National University of Malaysia (UKM) 145 University of Science Malaysia (USM) 75 University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) 41 Taylor’s University 17 Petronas University of Technology (UTP) 23 Monash University * 2 University of Southampton * 5 University of Nottingham* 33 *international universities We see that the University of Science, Malaysia (USM) is one of the elite members of them. This university was established in 1969. This university has 3 campuses – The main campus is on island of Penang the second one is a health campus in Kelantan, and the third one is an engineering campus in Nibong Tebal. Available Programs and Courses This prominent science university provides different programmes. These programmes are well-designed keeping in mind the fast-changing world of technologies and industries. The courses are planned to ignite the light of creative thinking among students to pull out the problem-solving mindset in any circumstance. They have both undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Undergraduate programme This university provides many undergraduate programmes which almost cover the necessary fields of the interests of the university students. The courses are Courses Year USD/year (Aprx) DOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY (DDS) 5 22,500 DOCTOR OF MEDICINE (M.D) 5 27,500 BACHELOR OF HEALTH SCIENCES (HONOURS) – Environmental and Occupational Health– Nutrition– Biomedicine– Forensic Science– Medical Radiation 4 4,250.00 Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) (Exercise and Sport Science) 3 4,250.0 Advanced Diploma in Renal Nursing 1 5,000.00 INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMME (IMP) USM-KLE 5 100,000 (Full programme BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE (HONOURS) (APPLIED BIOLOGY) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE (HONOURS) (GEOPHYSICS 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE (HONOURS) (MEDICAL PHYSICS) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE (HONOURS) (ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE (HONOURS) (INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF APPLIED SCIENCE (HONOURS) (APPLIED STATISTICS) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (HONOURS) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (HONOURS) (BIORESOURCE) 3 1/2 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (HONOURS) (ENVIRONMENTAL) 3 1/2 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (HONOURS) (FOOD) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF BIOPROCESS ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WITH HONOURS 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HOUSING, BUILDING AND PLANNING) (HONOURS) (CONSTRUCTION PROJECT MANAGEMENT) 4 4,500.00 BACHELOR OF BUILDING ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY WITH HONOURS 4 4,500.00 BACHELOR OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING (HONOURS) 4 4,500.00 BACHELOR OF INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE (HONOURS) 4 4,500.00 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HOUSING, BUILDING AND PLANNING) (HONOURS) (QUANTITY SURVEYING) 3 6,250.00 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (HONOURS) 3 6,250.00 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (BIOLOGY) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (CHEMISTRY) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (MATHEMATICS) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (MATHEMATICS AND ECONOMICS) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) (PHYSICS) 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF COMPUTER SCIENCE (HONOURS) USM – UOWM KDUPG 4 3,437.50 BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) MATERIAL ENGINEERING ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MINERAL RESOURCES ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING POLYMER ENGINEERING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING ENGINEERING WITH MANAGEMENT MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING 4 4,500.00 BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) CHEMICAL ENGINEERING 4 5,625.00 BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS) AEROSPACE ENGINEERING 4 5,500.00 BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING (HONOURS) 4 4,500.00 BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) (ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL) 3 4,250.00 BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) (ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE STUDIES) 3 1/2 3,125.00 BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) (FINE ARTS) 4 3,125.00 BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) 3 1/2 3,125.00 BACHELOR OF COMMUNICATION (HONOURS) 3 5,000.00 BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (HONOURS) (TESOL) 4 3,437.5 BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS (HONOURS) ACTING & DIRECTING COMMUNICATION GRAPHICS NEW MEDIA DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT DESIGN 4 3,125.00 BACHELOR OF MANAGEMENT (HONOURS) 3 1/2 4,571.42 BACHELOR OF MUSIC (HONOURS) 4 3,125.00 BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (HONOURS) 4 3,125.00 BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS 4 3,750.00 BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) (TRANSLATION WITH INTERPRETING) 3 1/2 3,125.00 Postgraduate Programme Courses Duration USD per year (Aprx) Master of Science (Biomedicine) Minimum of 1 year full-time to a maximum of 3 years part-time 12,000 Master of Science (Electronic System Design Engineering) – Industry candidates 1-year full-time 25,900 Doctor of Public Health (Family Health) 3-year full-time 17,662 Doctor of Public Health (Health System Management) 3-year full-time 17,662 Doctorate in Dental Public Health 3-year full-time 16,877 Master of Arts (Communication) 1.5-year full-time, 5-year part-time 8,000 Master of Science (Building Technology) 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 12,000 Master of Arts (Education) – Curriculum Studies 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 11,800 Master of Arts (Education) – Early Childhood Education 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 11,800 Master of Arts (Education) – Education Management and Administration 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 11,800 Master of Science (Nano-Optoelectronics) 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 10,000 Master of Science (Microelectronic Engineering) 1-year full-time 13,000 Master of Science (Microelectronic Engineering) – Industry candidates 1-year full-time 51,800 Master of Science (Molecular Medicine) 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 11,625 Master of Science (Statistics) 2-year full-time 12,000 Master of Arts (Linguistics and English Language Studies) 2-year full-time, 4-year part-time 11,800 Master of Science (Mathematics) 2-year full-time, 3-year part-time 12,000 Master of Science (Medical Education) 2-year full-time, 4-year part-time 16,000 Master of Science (Medical Research) 1-year full-time 10,200 Master of Science (Medical Statistic) 2-year full-time 12,000 Master of Science (Radiation Science) 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 13,200 Master of Science (Embedded System Engineering) 2-year full-time 12,836 Master of Science (Embedded System Engineering) – Industry candidates 1.5-year full-time, 3-year full-time 12,505 Master of Science (Environmental Engineering) 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 12,000 Master of Science (Solid State Physics) – Dual Degree 2-year full-time 16,000 Master of Arts (Hadith) 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 12,475 Master of Science (Structural Engineering) 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time 12,000 Master of Science (Clinical Exercise Science) 2-year full-time, 4-year part-time 14,000 Master of Science (Data Science and Analytics) 1-year full-time 12,910 Master of Science (Environmental Science) 1-year full-time, 2-year part-time