Information for New Commencing Students: Undergraduate

Welcome to the School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) at Monash University Malaysia, and congratulations on receiving your offer!

As you are now a part of our community, we encourage you to explore the New to Monash and Let’s Begin webpages to complete key steps such as setting up your Monash IT account, applying for your MPass, and completing the required modules.

To support your transition into university life, the SASS Orientation Program is designed to help you understand your course structure, explore your interests, and make a smooth start to your journey at Monash. Please refer here for more information on the Orientation Program happening during Orientation Week.

We highly recommend that you read through the following steps to ensure you have all the information you need to select the right courses and units.

SASS Pre-Orientation Drop-In Sessions (Online)

To support your preparation for the new semester, the School of Arts and Social Sciences (SASS) will be conducting a series of drop-in sessions where you can ask any questions about your enrolment. These will be held just before Orientation, so it’s a great chance to get everything sorted in time.

Please click the link below for the drop-in session details:

Preparing for your first semester

Please complete each step in sequence to begin your journey with SASS.

Step 1: Read your Monash Handbook 

*Note: For undergraduate students (A2006 BASS & A2011 BDMC), please read the following Arts Toolkit according to your commencing semester for all the essential information to begin your journey: 

Step 2: Watch the video to know your course structure

For A2006 BASS students, do kindly watch the video above and the additional videos below to understand the different areas of study available in your course:

Note:  Students are required to log in with their Monash email to access the videos.

Step 3: Complete your first enrolment

Log-in to the Web Enrolment System (WES) by using your Monash account and enrol your units based on your selection. Please ensure your Monash account is activated before accessing WES. For guidance, please refer to the guideline below according to your course and intake.

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (A2006)

Bachelor of Digital Media and Communication (A2011)

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) (A3701)

Step 4: Allocate your timetable in Allocate+

To create your timetable, watch this video on how to use Allocate+.

Please note that you may proceed with timetable allocation only after enrolling in the unit through WES. If you have just completed your enrolment, please allow up to two hours for the unit to be reflected in Allocate+. You may refer to this link (go to Section C) for a step-by-step guide on how to allocate your timetable. (Note: If your core unit clashes with an elective, you are required to select a different elective unit)

Step 5: Log-in to Moodle to view the unit content

After completing your timetable in Allocate+, please be informed that you may log-in into Moodle to view your unit details as shown in this step-by-step guide.

The unit preview enables Monash students to search and view the unit summary and assessment information in a clear, simple and consistent way before the semester. To view the details, the access will be made available to students on Monday - two weeks before the semester commences.

Step 6: Course Map planning

Having your own course map is important as it helps you to select units by providing a visual outline of the course structure including core units and electives. This ensures you meet all course requirements and graduate on time. Please refer to the guideline below on how to complete your course map.

a) Guideline on how to create your course map

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (A2006)

Bachelor of Digital Media and Communication (A2011)

b)  Course map template

Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences (A2006)

Bachelor of Digital Media and Communication (A2011)

Useful links: