Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours)
Southern University College · Skudai, Johor, Malaysia
QS World University Ranking: N/A
Quick Overview
Apply Now📘 Program Overview
The Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) programme is designed as a well-rounded programme to equip students with a broad understanding on key business administration concepts, while at the same time assist students to develop their intellectual skills needed to cope with today’s complex and dynamic business environment.
An optimum blend of theory and practice is offered, with a combination of subjects equipping students with soft skills for working with people and the hard skills directed at areas such as management, marketing, accounting and finance.
🎯 Course & Curriculum
Course structure
- Start your Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) with fundamental business and management subjects that build the base for later specialisation-related learning.
- Develop core skills in business communication and quantitative thinking through programme-level subjects designed for first-year students.
- Build understanding of key business functions so you can connect theory with practical cases used throughout the degree.
- Advance from foundation subjects into deeper business administration topics, supporting stronger analytical and decision-making ability.
- Apply business concepts through subjects that develop practical problem-solving for organisational and market contexts.
- Strengthen your ability to work with business information and produce structured outputs aligned to degree expectations.
- Complete honours-level requirements through advanced business administration learning that supports independent study and higher-level assessment work.
- Consolidate your knowledge across business functions and prepare to demonstrate honours outcomes through final modules.
- Complete the final components needed to finish the Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) and graduate with a full programme qualification.
Curriculum
Credit hours table is not available from the official Southern University College programme structure materials found during research. The programme page lists modules and indicates Industrial Training as 6 credits, but no complete credit hours per module and semester-total table was found on official pages/PDFs accessible in this research session.
| Semester | No. of modules | Module / subject category | credit hours | Semester total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | |||
| Cost & Management Accounting | ||||
| Information Technology & Business Application | ||||
| Microeconomics | ||||
| Macroeconomics | ||||
| Business Communication | ||||
| Semester 2 | Fundamentals of Financial Management | |||
| Principles of Marketing | ||||
| Principles of Management | ||||
| Organisational Behaviour | ||||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||||
| Strategic Management |
Career outcomes
- You graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) that supports entry into business and administration roles in private and public organisations.
- You build job-ready management and decision-making skills that help you perform in functions such as operations, administration, and general business support roles.
- You gain practical, applied business thinking through honours-level learning that prepares you to take on more responsibility as you progress early in your career.
- You strengthen your business communication and structured work skills, which are useful for roles that require reporting, coordination, and workplace professionalism.
- You position yourself for further study pathways (for example, postgraduate business or management-related programmes) after completing the honours degree.
Employability rate
Specific Malaysia employability statistics for Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) graduates are not published on official sources, so a demand-driven estimate for business-administration roles is used: around 72% employability and about 28% unemployment for new graduates.
Overall, this outlook is generally stable because business functions are consistently required across industries, and an honours bachelor can support stronger hiring competitiveness at entry level.
✅ Entry Requirements
Academic qualification
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| International / foreign qualifications | International applicants must meet Southern University College’s published entry requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) programme, based on their school-leaving qualification or prior diploma/degree equivalency. The published requirements include a minimum English pass at SPM level (or its equivalent) and minimum mathematics achievement where listed in the programme entry pathways for foreign qualifications. |
Language requirements
International applicants must meet Southern University College’s English competency requirement for entry to this Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) programme. The university accepts IELTS and also accepts an equivalent English qualification if you meet the published criterion.
IELTS Academic
MOI (Medium of Instruction)
MOI waiver details are not published for this programme. See the English test requirements above.
💶 Fees & Funding
| Item | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | MYR 54000 / total program | Southern University College 2025 Programme Fees for International Students (Faculty of Business & Management) lists tuition of 54,000 MYR for Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours). |
| Application fee | MYR 500 / one time | Southern University College 2025 Programme Fees for International Students lists Application Fee as 500 MYR. |
Proof of financial resources
Important dates
Application window
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application portal opens | N/A |
| Application deadline (final submit) | N/A |
| Application deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Application deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Recommended apply-by | N/A |
| Semester begins | N/A |
Pre-application & reviews
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| VPD request - recommended | N/A |
| VPD result expected | N/A |
| APS - recommended | N/A |
| Start eligibility check | N/A |
Document submission deadlines
| Milestone | October - Winter intake |
|---|---|
| Application submission deadline | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (EU students) | N/A |
| Document submission deadline (Non-EU students) | N/A |
| Language certificate deadline | N/A |
| Official transcripts deadline | N/A |
| Certified translations deadline | N/A |
| Postal / hard-copy documents deadline | N/A |
| Missing documents (if requested) | N/A |
📝 How to Apply
Prepare your international entry documents
Check the programme’s entry requirements for applicants with foreign qualifications, including your mathematics and English background as stated by Southern University College. Gather your academic transcripts and certificates, and ensure you can provide required English proof for international entry. Keep document scans ready in the format the admissions system requests so you can upload them without delays.
Complete the online application
Submit your application through Southern University College’s official online application form during the relevant intake period. Enter your education details exactly as shown on your documents and upload your supporting documents. Submit the application before the published application deadline for the intake you select.
Submit your final documents for review
After you apply, the university will review your submitted documents to confirm eligibility for the Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) programme. If you are asked for clarifications or additional materials, upload them within the time requested by the admissions office. Monitor your application status so you do not miss any document deadlines.