Welcome

You are now part of the Monash family! Uni life can seem complicated at first, so this site will help make it a little easier to navigate your first semester at Monash Malaysia. It guides you through everything you need to do to get yourself comfortable, right up until Week 4 of your first semester. Just start scrolling to browse topics and click on the blocks to discover the important (and fun!) bits to get settled in quickly.

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General studies

As a student at our Malaysian campus, it is a Malaysian Ministry of Education requirement for you to successfully enroll in and pass the General Studies units. Before you graduate, please make sure that you have completed the following General Studies units:

Domestic Students

General studies for all courses (except Diploma of Business)

  • MPU3192 Falsafah dan Cabaran Semasa
  • MPU3182 Aspirasi Negara Bangsa
  • MPU3312 Integrity and Anti-Corruption
  • MPU3222 Professional  English
  • MPU3322 Development and Current Issues in  Malaysia
  • MPU3412 Sustainability in Practice
  • *MPU3212 Bahasa Kebangsaan A (this unit is only applicable for students who did not obtain a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu paper/not an SPM holder)

For the Diploma of Business, you will need to complete the following units:

  • MPU2183 Appreciation of Ethics and Civilizations
  • MPU2313 Integrity and Anti-Corruption
  • *MPU2212 National Language A (this unit is only applicable for students who did not obtain a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu paper/not an SPM holder)
  • MPU2412 Sustainability in Practice

Here at Monash University Malaysia, we imagine this to mean exciting engagement opportunities for you to complete some of these units by attending events, going on field-trips, and participating in other immersive experiences both on and off campus. In short, we want you to get out there, explore, have fun, make happy memories, and complete your General Studies requirements at the same time. Sounds exciting? We certainly hope so!

Although you can complete these units at any stage of your enrollment, we advise you to get them done within your first three semesters here.

Note: All General Studies units are only offered in Semester 1 and Semester 2 of the academic teaching calendar and it is not offered in the October teaching calendar.


For more information, please visit our website or contact the Monash Malaysia Connect team for additional support.