Foundation in Business and Management

At the University of Nottingham Malaysia, we offer four foundation programmes: Arts and Education, Business and Management, Engineering and Science. These are an ideal entry pathway for our degree programmes and will provide you with the academic skills and confidence to further your education. Upon successful completion of your foundation programme, progression to an undergraduate degree is automatic and unconditional.

While all foundation programmes have an English language component, each programme is designed to target the specific needs of the student. The Foundation in Science, for example, covers topics such as biology, computing, mathematics and psychology, whereas the Foundation in Arts focuses largely on language and communication skills. We will guide you through non-academic tutorials, and assist you on a one-toone basis with personal or academic issues.


Two or three-semester programme
Each semester consists of 10-12 weeks of teaching and an additional one to three weeks of assessment. Your foundation route depends on your skills and the amount of formal education you have undertaken. The three-semester programme is ideal if you have completed a minimum of 11 years of formal education, whereas the two-semester programme is suitable if you have completed at least 12 years of formal education but need to enhance your skills in order to undertake an undergraduate degree.

If you study for the three-semester programme, you will take all modules, and if you take the twosemester programme you will take all modules offered in the second and third semesters.


Progression opportunities
There are two foundation programmes within the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences: Foundation in Arts and Education and Foundation in Business and Management. Each undergraduate degree in the faculty has its preferred foundation programme, with content tailored for that programme. In addition, alternative pathways are open to other degrees, should your academic interest change in the programme of your foundation year, dependent on subject requirements.