Thx Mr Azarimy reply my questions.
Is there student who get subject exemption, still can get recognition as LAM PART 1?
What are the advise do you for interior design student turn to architecture course?
Because I afraid my knowledge was not fulfill in architecture field.

Hello Mr. Azarimy, hope you are at pink health. Been a while since I first visit the thread after I finished SPM .

I've graduated with Part 1 Degree, then I decided to steer away and got into Masters on Heritage Conservation . Now doing PhD for built environment, and currently doing a theoretical framework for building study, under building surveying and heritage conservation sub-cluster.

I wanted to ask your current opinion about current trends on architectural discussion. Is built heritage currently a hot topic, or lukewarm? I felt like Malaysian heritage architectural styles literature is kind of lackluster on certain areas, especially from local authors. There are a lot of materials from mosque study, and Malay vernacular, and still not as comprehensive. Not much local data on colonial, chinese, and javanese. Many authors tend to be biased in their writings. I see NUS and even Taiwan is way ahead, but I struggle to find local university authors on this subject matter, I wish to get more perspective than relying on the same local scholars like A Ghafar Ahmad.

Do architectural students today still focus on green tech, futureproofing, rather than retracing back Malaysian built heritage styles?

Yes, as long as the credit exemption process in done according to standard practice and is not more than 30%, you can get recognition for Part 1.

I'm not sure what specific advice I should give you. At this point, you know more about architecture than most diploma intakes I've dealt with, like from electrical, mechatronic, aeronatic and computer science. Heck, you know more about architecture than a landscape diploma. Don't worry, you'll be fine.

I think when it comes to heritage, you need to get into the right circle. Not all of the heritage scholars are attached to universities. Many of them are on the ground because they realized that they can't do much at university. They can make more difference on the field.

I can get you in touch with some of them, if you want.

Can I switch my course into architecture if I am a diploma holder in computer studies from ipts? What are the requirement I need? Is it hard to apply for ipta? Thanks for sharing information

Hi there. By switching, you mean applying architecture degree using your dip in computing? If so, yes. In UTM, we've had at least 3 other students doing this successfully. So you won't be the first, if you're worried about that .

The requirements are pretty standard, although you should look at each individual university's intake requirements, because each programme has its own requirements.

Chances of getting in? Well to tell you the truth, it's hard enough for those who're applying with a dip.arch, let alone diplomas in other majors. So you should be realistic before getting your hopes up. But like I said earlier, there have been those who're successful, so do try.

Thanks for your advice.how about civil engineering. Is computer science related to civil engineering? If architecture is about design then how about civil engineering?

1. Computers science is needed in virtually every field, nowadays. So the only way one couldn't get ahead in life using CS qualifications is if they themselves don't know what to do with it . The only issue here is the chances (probability) of you getting a place using CS diploma. It's about competition, not qualification. If you wanna apply IPTS, I'm sure the path is wide open for you. IPTA is tougher.

2. Civil engineering is the science of buildings. They do the calculations and simulations to ensure the building designed by the architect is buildable. That's the simplest explanation. But civil engineers are not limited to working for architects. There are many other specializations that civil engineers could go into, like bridge designs, coastal engineering, soil/earth engineering and so on.

I really thanks you for your explanation . But from what I understand, civil engineering required physics. So if in my case am I able to apply for civil engineering in degree? And from your previous post I read, it seems that every architecture course offered by the government require to go through an interview.Is it the same for civil engineering as well?

1. If you didn't take physics during diploma, they will look into your SPM. Although I'm not sure how much it will weigh during the selection process. You should ask the civil engineering people .

2. Most architectural programmes require interviews (even overseas), but I don't think civil engineering intakes require interviews.

any good recommend which university for studying Architeture/Interior Architeure in KL/Selangor area. My daughter is a UEC student.

Please refer to the diagrams below. For architecture, any Bachelor's degree from IPTS in the green box is suitable. For IPTAs, you'd have to check if they take in UEC students.

thank you. May I know what is IPTS and IPTA? Before I enroll my daughter I just need more information about these.
I do not want to blindly enrol her to any U.

IPTS (Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Swasta), also known as US, refers to private universities.
IPTA (Institusi Pengajian Tinggi Awam), also known as UA, refers to public universities (government funded).

As you might know, government funded universities are considerably cheaper as the fees are mainly subsidized by the government. The fees are usually about RM7k for the whole programme, while for private, it can reach up to RM100k for a degree. And by that, the public universities are highly sought after and the competition is very tough.

With UEC, it severely limits your daughter's option as the current national policies do not favor UEC graduates. But do inquire to individual schools. They might have alternate paths available.

Hope this helps.

Thank you for getting me clear about this. For private U, I know Utar and UCSI does have the architeture/ interior architeture degrees. Any comment on these Uni? Are they good on architeture/ interior achiteture.

I can't comment much on Interior Architecture, as I'm only involved in architectural programmes.

UTAR and UCSI is quite established, so you can't go wrong there. I've taken their part 1 into our part 2 M.Arch in UTM. They performed quite admirably.

Is there any update on the status of the Pesisir programme? Do I have to work in KL firm to able to get enrolled in this programme? Is there any page that I can refer for more info on this programme?

This post has been edited by Skisz: Jun 25 2020, 02:10 PM

You're asking about the Masters (part 2) programme, yes?

Yes, it is preferred that you work in Klang Valley area. This is because teaching and learning will be centered in KL, and every few weeks or so, supervisors will have to visit your office for discussions.

My nephew finally completed his MArch from UM. He said the program was tough and the lecturers were demanding. He’s taking a few months “break” now to chill down and enjoy life before entering the rat race.

How’s the market now for fresh Arch graduates, Mr Azarimy? He is hoping his UM degree will open up many opportunities for at least job interviews.

This post has been edited by Stamp: Jul 13 2020, 10:39 PM

Hi. Congrats to your nephew!

Unfortunately, he picked the worst time to graduate in the last 20 years. The scenario right now reminds me of the recession in 98. A lot of firms had to lay off people during MCO because there simply weren't enough jobs to sustain them.

Even LAM had to make a drastic move to momentarily suspend the 6months working experience between part 1 and part 2 so that part 1 graduates can continue studying without flooding the market.

On an ideal situation, he'd have no problem landing a job, not just interviews. But currently, although there may still be jobs out there, my recommendation is to diversify while waiting for the economy to recover. My fear is, even if there's a job, the starting pay would be very low.

But do try the big firms first. In the grand scheme of things, it's a bit slower to fill the logbook to qualify for part 3 in big firms. Usually because they already got a lot of people with specializations in the firms who can do the job. They tend not to give it to the newbie. But in smaller firms, everybody gotta pull their own weight, so it's usually much quicker to qualify because of the amount of experience they'd gather in shorter amount of time.

I wish him luck. I don't like to sound grim, but there's no point in cushioning the situation.

Hi Mr Azarimy. I have been a Pt I UTM graduate for 4 years now (veered off into BIM so that's why continuing Pt II has been low on priority) and i think its nigh that i finally make the next move.

Am wondering about the Part-Time Masters programme in KL and i have several questions regarding it.

1. When would be the next intake application?
2. How does the class/studio schedule look like now that online classes have become the norm? (weekend classes? night classes? )
3. How long is the total programme duration? and fee structure/cost per semester?
4. Do you know if PTPTN/JPA covers loans/scholarships for part time programmes?

Thank you!