Hi I got myself stuck with translation of Malay language while choosing Architecture program.

For Architecture, is it "Senibina, Perancangan Dan Ukur" or "Seni Lukis Dan Seni Reka"?

Cause "Kejuruteraan" is engineering right?

EDIT: For the Path 1 of your "4.0. Common Paths to Studying Architecture", does the Foundation means the foundation offered by the certain university? Cause I recently found that IPTA actually offers Foundation program.

This post has been edited by yen2009: Mar 23 2011, 10:03 PM

Thanks for solution, now going to search for the BSN and PTPTN related thread in the forum ASAP since 4th April is the last date for July intake so I've to make it fast.

Just wondering that if I can take my Diploma in university like Laila (I'm a Sarawakian and they provide 'free' or I should rather say a cheaper cost to obtain Diploma for Sarawakians) and then I transfer myself to peninsular for LAM-recognized IPTA like UiTM would affect my further study to Bachelor position since LAM don't recognize Laila (Or do they?).

This post has been edited by yen2009: Mar 24 2011, 07:00 PM

You did recommend STPM as the best route to oversea Architecture, how about local? Cause I would prefer more experience exposure to Architecture (Diploma) than education (STPM).

Does replacing Diploma with STPM means I skipped a lot of Architecture basics when advancing to Bachelor through STPM path?

How's your opinion in this case since the government prefers STPM students nowadays.

I see, cause people are telling me that going for Laila then Bachelor in peninsular university may disrupt my path.

And since you said the basics would be covered in the early years so I may be taking a safer path which is STPM.

I did incline myself towards Diploma as few posts ago, finally I chose STPM.
Basically I got reminded that more practices (Diploma) is always better than education (STPM) since Architecture is a skill practicing job.

Seriously when I go to bookstores these few days reading STPM references, I almost forgot my route is to be an Architect rather than Pharmacist / Doctor (I am Science stream, so yea Chemistry and so on)

Ok so my friends confused me between professions.

Architects involved themselves on 'designing' the outer view of the building / house, isn't?
For example, the use of transparent glass / fibre wood instead of brick wall.

Ahaha, I forgot to add 'also' in between 'Architect' and 'involved'. This claimed me a clarification to my friends. Thanks. About transparent wall, it's just an example so ignore it away.

Asking some preparation questions here:
1) Is the interview also organized at East Malaysia?
2) What if I failed to attend on the exact days / dates of the interview? Any single interview rescheduled?
3) By there any chance Pos Laju or whatever mail delivery service is late? Like I received the mail on 23rd but the interview is on 24th... (Or email is used instead?) East Malaysian here.

*Just noticed updated LAM website about recognized IPT that UTM is having expired accreditation. *

This post has been edited by yen2009: Apr 5 2011, 07:06 PM

No, East Malaysians like Civil Engineering terribly. 85% of my class took it, and let me see... 70% of my friends who I know their career took Civil as well.

Within the days period sounds terrible if I failed to book the plane ticket.
Normally how many days (Or weeks, by any chance of 1 month?) ranged from the interview days will the exact interview date be settle down?

This post has been edited by yen2009: Apr 5 2011, 10:11 PM

I am not taking this year, just eager to know the normal duration in between the exact dates and announcement of the dates so that I could fly with Air Asia to attend interview punctually on 2 years later.

You pounded my heart strongly with these 3 words.

I checked through the education fee through http://www.utmspace.edu.my/portal/permohonan/pdf/yuran.pdf.

So is there any campus over East Malaysia? Cause I saw Pusat Pembelajaran Msia Timur with higher education cost or does that mean the education fee for East Malaysian?

Are the costs Per annum or total course for Bachelor position?

Architecture is SBS right?

This post has been edited by yen2009: Apr 18 2011, 09:37 PM

I am interested to know about the races of student who has attended the interview, how's the ratio?

Concerning your question:
'Are there any architectural firms that give out scholarships or loans?' in 1.4, I actually read a scholarship provided by some contracting / building company which the term is to work in their company for at least N years / forever. Are those companies counted as 'firm'?

But those are private companies I guess?

Does unaccredited by LAM means you can't even work in private companies is it? Basically just interested to know this general knowledge, not going for private though~

This post has been edited by yen2009: Apr 19 2011, 10:26 PM

How's your opinion about construction and corruption?
Old people are recommending me not to work for government because of corruptions, that really tie me up.

Astonished.

Non, thanks for your info. This is gonna be a long consideration after all~

What does Interior Architecture involved?

You mean this one?

http://www.lam.gov.my/List/Malaysia.htm

Few questions here:

1) If you were to interview a student as an architecture lecturer, what kind of drawings do you expect to be in his folio in order to accept him?

2) If you were to interview a student as an architecture lecturer, how do you feel when you see imbalance themes of drawings in his folio? (80~90% building designs, remaining as human / animal / panorama / watercolour / abstract)

3) From the STPM subject qualifications on the unis' websites, it seems like scoring at least C for Physics is needed to enter architecture. However, the other day when I referred to 2010/2011 uni entry stats, I found that a student with [Pengajian Am+Maths S+ something not Physics (Art stream) + Ekonomi] got admitted into architecture. Does this irregularity / exception really happens? Or Physics is not really compulsory?

4) Does possession of CAD skills pre-uni help to get in uni?

This post has been edited by yen2009: Aug 20 2012, 06:16 PM