Undergraduate
We offer two programmes at the undergraduate level: History and Political Science. The undergraduate programmes reflect the range of expertise available at our School. Students are required to take compulsory courses that are cross-disciplinary and beyond the normal bounds of major courses.
The new International Relations Programme will be offered during the 2016/2017 intake.
| Bachelor of Arts (History) | |
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| Duration | 3 years |
| Compulsory Courses | Evolution of Malaysian Politics |
| Evolution of Philosophy and Thought | |
| Dynamics of the International System | |
| Research Methodology | |
| Major Courses | |
| Year 1 | Malay Government and Society |
| Politics and Society in Southeast Asia | |
| Civilizations of Asia (India, China, and Japan) | |
| Oral Historical Method | |
| Year 2 | Maritime History of the Malay World |
| Philosophy of History | |
| History of Malaysian Diplomatic Relations | |
| Modern Asia (India, China, and Japan) | |
| Malaysian Heritage and Antiquity | |
| Year 3 | History of Nation-Building |
| History of Malaysian Foreign Relations | |
| Nationalism and Minority Society | |
| History of World Civilizations | |
| History of Trade and Industrial Economy | |
| History of the United States | |
| History of Western Asia | |
| Undergraduate Thesis | |
| Bachelor of Social Sciences (Political Science) | |
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| Duration | 3 years |
| Compulsory Courses | Evolution of Malaysian Politics |
| Evolution of Philosophy and Thought | |
| Dynamics of the International System | |
| Research Methodology | |
| Major Courses | |
| Year 1 | Introduction to Political Science |
| Introduction to Political Theory | |
| Introduction to Political Philosophy | |
| Introduction to Public Administration | |
| Year 2 | Introduction to Political Economy |
| Modern Political Philosophy | |
| Comparative Politics | |
| Transformation of World Politics | |
| Malaysian Political Theory | |
| Government and Constitution of Malaysia | |
| Election Analysis | |
| Year 3 | Democracy and Civil Society |
| Governance and Organizations | |
| Politics of Developing Nations | |
| Islam and Western Ideology | |
| American Politics | |
| Politics of Sabah and Sarawak | |
| Politics and Society | |
| Politics of Southeast Asia | |
| European Politics | |
| Undergraduate thesis |