Be way ahead in education endeavours at First City University College

LEARNING is a continuous process, as learning is growth. Never put a stop in gaining knowledge- it is beneficial in so many ways. Graduates with undergraduate degrees might want to take a leap forward in their education endeavours and aim for career advancement by enrolling into postgraduate programmes.

First City University College has been in the front-line of producing thousands of quality graduates across various fields of study, year by year for almost 30 years.

Formerly known as KBU International College, the institution’s credibility in offering holistic tertiary education is made evident by its outstanding track record of producing thousands of highlyemployable graduates and successful entrepreneurs since its inception.

First City University College offers a vast option of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in various fields. Graduates who hold interest in the latter may find the Master of Business Administration, Master of Design Management, Master of Software Engineering, and Master of Engineering Management programmes especially enticing.

Offered in both full-time and parttime mode of study, working students have the opportunity to juggle earning a living and pursue their studies, without tempering with their working hours.

Graduates with a vision to expand their business knowledge can seriously consider enrolling in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme.

The programme is strengthened through First City University College’s practice of over 20 years in establishing education partnership with universities from the United Kingdom and Switzerland.

The partnership gives rise to the MBA programme being validated and recognized by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) from the United Kingdom.

The programme is designed to engage learners with broad business knowledge and aims to equip them with various management skills to take up managerial roles. Students will be exposed to real life business crises and solutions in order to promote critical thinking.

This will be especially useful if they were to face similar crises in the future as part of their career challenges.

Subjects such as Project Management, Organisational Behaviour and Strategic Management in the MBA programme syllabus provides students with substantial knowledge to handle and work around managerial issues in the business world.

MBA students also receive the upper hand of benefiting from the frequent business talks that the Faculty of Business, Hospitality and Communication Studies organises. Wellknown guest speakers with impressive business portfolios are invited to share their experiences on various business, entrepreneurship, economics and management topics with the students.

Ang Chong Wui, a student from the MBA programme finds the lectures highly effective in teaching not only the theoretical, but also the practical aspect of business studies.

“I can see the lecturers putting substantial effort in making our learning experience interesting. They inspire us to become successful entrepreneurs, and I feel motivated each time I attend class”, Ang said.

His fellow student, Derek Wong Chee Yean, finds the accreditation that the MBA programme at First City University College received, as a compelling reason for his enrolment.

“I find the University College’s track record of producing thousands of quality graduates as convincing. And I also look forward to receiving a Master’s Degree qualification validated and recognised by ARU, as it will be an added advantage to me”, Derek added.

The home-grown postgraduate programmes offered by First City University are no less robust, as they are specially crafted to equip students with substantial skills to fulfil the demands of the industry. The syllabus is designed to foster perseverance and endurance from the students to face and overcome their future workplace issues.

The Faculty of Design and Built Environment warmly welcomes designers who envision complementing their design portfolios with a solid Master’s Degree to enrol in the Master of Design Management programme.

It comprises comprehensive design, management, entrepreneurship and branding module content.

Impressively, it is the first and only programme in Malaysia that offers a fusion of both academic and, creative and professional practice with the curriculum that focuses on students’ projects covering a wide range of interdisciplinary perspectives from business and the arts.

The programme is designed to support employability and employer engagement through the development of both transferable and industry-specific high-level skills including the mastering of a broad disciplinary knowledge and professional understanding of modern multi-disciplinary design and design management.

This programme presents a complete balance of theoretical, practical and enterprise-oriented design practice.

Through ‘issue-based’, as opposed to ‘solution-based’ design research practice, students will be familiarised with current design contexts. The programme also promotes experimentation, collaboration, creativity, self-direction, aspiration towards social responsibility, and sustainable development among students.

Jacky Loke Zhao Lin, a student from the Master of Design Management programme shared, “This programme is unique as it incorporates business and design, and encourages creativity in students to look for market gaps and niche markets to source new opportunities and ideas in bringing forward new products, designs or services.”

For more information on the programmes, scholarships and incentives offered at First City University College, please contact 03-7727 3200 for inquires or visit our website at www.firstcity.edu.my.

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