What is overseas education?

Overseas education is leaving your home country and going abroad to pursue further education. Through overseas education, you can avail of long-term degree courses as well as short-term certificate courses to learn a language or upskill yourself.

How to get a scholarship to study abroad?

If you are aiming to study abroad, identify your career goals, look for relevant courses and universities abroad, know the tuition fees and other expenditures, prepare well for the entrance exams, apply to shortlisted universities, accept the offer letter from the desired university, apply for a student visa and get ready to jet off!

The best way to study abroad for free is to avail of full-funded scholarships or university grants. The fully-funded scholarships are typically awarded to students who excel in academics or extracurricular activities and cover their tuition fees, travel expenses, accommodation, and other living expenses.

How to study abroad for free?

To get an education loan for studying abroad, you need to have the admission offer letter from the university and fulfill the eligibility criteria for securing the loan. In order to get an education loan at the best rate of interest, seek guidance from a reputed study-abroad consultant.

How to get an education loan for studying abroad?

Choose to study abroad to leverage better learning opportunities, see the world, meet new people, boost your resume, develop a broader perspective, become culturally competent, and avail yourself of lucrative job opportunities globally.

How to go abroad for studies?

The best way to go abroad for studies is to get in touch with reputed study-abroad consultants. They can help you explore courses aligned with your academic interests, guide you in preparing for entrance exams, help you with university and student visa applications, and even provide post-arrival assistance.

Bachelor of Business Analytics (Honours)

Overview

The Bachelor of Business Analytics (Honours) provides students with the knowledge and applied skills in Big Data processing to effectively deal with the rapidly emerging field of Business Analytics.

Using business analytics tools and techniques, students will be able to develop critical thinking and analytical skills to process Big Data for problem solving and decision making. This programme equips students with ability to transform data into powerful and predictive insights to respond to the global Big Data Revolution. The programme is well-balanced and comprehensive by offering various subjects in IT and business analytics in addition to a full range of business core subjects.

On successful completion of the programme, graduates will also be awarded a degree from Lancaster University. They will be awarded two certificates, making them graduates of both Sunway University and Lancaster University.

Talent Gap

Malaysia

Data analyst is the top five emerging careers with a promising future in Malaysia (New Straits Times, April 2019).
21% growth in demand for a combination of skills encompassing Big Data, data analytics and web development (LinkedIn, 2019).

Worldwide

Nearly half (46%) of CIOs said they suffered from a skilled shortage in big data analytics. (KPMG CIO Survey 2019) More than 151,000 data scientist jobs going unfilled across the U.S (2018 LinkedIn Workforce Report)

Programme Structure

Year 1

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Business Law

Digital Business

English for Business

Fundamentals of Accounting

Fundamentals of Business Finance

Fundamentals of Economics

Principles of Business Analytics

Principles of Management

Principles of Marketing

Year 2

Business Database Management

Business Data Mining

Business Intelligence Applications

Data Analytics for Business Decisions

Enterprise Resources Management

Human Resource Management

Year 3

Advanced Data Visualisation

Business Ethics and Sustainability

Strategic Management

Sustainable Information Systems

Web and Social Media Analytics

Web Design and Development

Internship/ Business Consultancy Project/ Launching Your Future Start-Up

Streams (Choose 1 in Year 2 and 1 in Year 3)

Entrepreneurship & Innovation

Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Global Context; and
Transformative Entrepreneurship in a Digital World

Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Management; and
Operations Management

Strategic Leadership

Leadership in the Age of Complexity; and
Managing Change

Additional MOHE compulsory General Studies subjects

For Local Students

Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation
Philosophy and Current Issues

For International Students

Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisation
Malay Language for Communication 2

For All Students

Bahasa Kebangsaan A (Applicable to students who did not sit for SPM or did not obtain a credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu) OR Critical Thinking
Communication Skills
Community Service for Planetary Health
Entrepreneurial Mindset and Skills
Integrity and Anti-Corruption

Entry Requirements

STPM

Average C or CGPA 2.00 (minimum 2 Principals)

A-Level

Minimum 12 points (Minimum Grade D in at least 2 subjects)

Note: For A-Level points calculation

A = 10 points

B = 8 points

C = 6 points

D = 4 points

E = 2 points

Australian Matriculation

ATAR 55

Canadian Matriculation

55%

Monash University Foundation Year

55%

Sunway Foundation in Arts

CGPA 2.0

Sunway Foundation in Science Technology

CGPA 2.0

*Sunway Diploma

CAVG 50% or CGPA 2.0
* Students may obtain advanced standing if credit transfer requirements are met.

Unified Examination Certificate

Maximum 28 points from 5 subjects (all Grade Bs including Mathematics)

International Baccalaureate

Completed with minimum 24 points (excluding bonus points)

Other Qualifications

Any other qualifications will be considered on a case-to-case basis

APEL.A

An APEL.A Certificate (APEL T-6) (Recognition of Prior Learning)
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Specific Requirements

Credit in Mathematics at SPM or its equivalent

Additional Requirements for Certain International Students

International students from certain countries that want to take some Sunway University degree programmes (for example programmes in partnership with Lancaster University) will need to take and pass our online six-month International Preparatory Programme (IPP). This is a requirement to enrol on a Sunway degree programme that also leads to a degree awarded by Sunway’s partner institution. Students are required to pass all the subjects with grade C or above to progress to the degree programme.

English Language Requirements

IELTS or equivalent 6.0
TOEFL 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based), 80 (internet-based)
MUET Band 4
SPM English B+
UEC English B4
O-Level English (1119) Credit
Sunway Intensive English Programme (IEP) Pass Level 4 with minimum 65%
ESL/English Satisfactory level in Pre-University programmes, where the medium of instruction is English