Programme Structure: Bachelor of Public Administration (Honours) 

Year 1

  • Administrative Law
  • Business Elective
  • English for Mass Communication
  • Introduction to Public Policy
  • Introduction to Political Science
  • MPU1*
  • MPU1**
  • Management Principles
  • Public Relations
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Public Enterprise Management​
  • Quantitative Techniques I
  • Quantitative Techniques II

Year 2

  • Business Elective
  • Business Research
  • Communication Elective
  • Constitutional Development in Malaysia​
  • Course Related Elective
  • Crisis Management
  • Current Issues in Economics and Finance
  • Human Resource Management
  • International Politics and Organisations​
  • Management in Non-profit Organisation
  • National Language/Other Languages
  • Public Administration
  • Public Enterprise Management
  • Research Project
  • Sun Zi’s Art of War and Business Strategy ​

Year 3

  • Business and Society
  • Co-Curriculum​
  • Ethics for Public Administrators
  • HRM Elective​
  • Industrial Training
  • IT Elective​
  • Public Finance
  • Research Project
  • Strategic Management and Project

Business Elective - Choose 1 course (s)

  • Advanced Financial Prediction with Deep Learning in Python​
  • Business Accounting
  • Corporate Ethics and Governance
  • Economic Development​
  • Entrepreneurships
  • Financial Management
  • Introduction to Financial Prediction with Machine Learning in Python​
  • Leadership and Teambuilding
  • Managing Innovation
  • Marketing
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Principles of Marketing

Communication Elective - Choose 1 course (s)

    • Culture and Communication
    • Interpersonal Communication
    • Public Speaking and Oral Presentation

      • General Elective - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Academic Writing
    • Bahasa Melayu untuk Pengurusan
    • Confucianism and Modern Society
    • Positive Psychology

Course Elective - Choose 1 course (s)

  • Asean Law
  • Introduction to Sociology
  • Intergovernmental Relations
  • Local Government
  • Management in Civil Society Organisations
  • Public Administration Reform
  • Project Management
  • Security and Defense Management

    Human Resource Management Elective - Choose 1 course(s)

      • Performance Management and Reward Systems
      • Recruitment and Resourcing
      • Training and Career Development

    IT Elective - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Business Analytics 

    • Digital Entrepreneurship​

    • Digital Marketing​

    • Financial Technology​

    • Fundamentals of Business Systems​

    • Fundamentals of Digital Media Technology​

    • Information System

    • Introduction to Internet of Things and its Applications​

    • MPU 1* - Choose 1 course

        • Falsafah dan Isu Semasa - For Local Students 
        • Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2 - For International Students 
    • MPU 1** - Choose 1 course

        • Philosophy and Current Issues - For International Students 
        • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban  - For Local Students 

    National Language/Other Languages - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Bahasa Kebangsaan A - For Malaysian only without SPM-BM Credit
    • Introduction to Chinese Language I
    • Introduction to French
    • Introduction to German Language
    • Introduction to Japanese
    • Introduction to Tamil Language

    Co-curriculum - Choose 1 course(s)

    • Art, Craft, and Design
    • Arts and Cultural Performance
    • Business Plan Writing and Preparation
    • Community Project
    • Critical Thinking, Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
    • Language, Culture and Social Study Abroad
    • Leadership and Team Building
    • Management of Sport Activity
    • Managing Personal Finance
    • Music Performance
    • Oral Communication
    • Social Entrepreneurship Project
    • Study Soft Skills and/or Life Skills Abroad
    • Team Work and Collaborative Project
    • Work Ethics and EQ

    Please note that this is an indicative list of courses for general reference only. The programme structure and course sequence plan may be subject to change without notice. It is therefore important to check with UTAR staff on the current programme structure at the time of enrollment. For existing UTAR students, kindly refer to UTAR portal.