A-levels or STPM.

Oh I see....anyway thanks for your valueble info

as euro replied: STPM or A-levels will take u straight to degree. but i'll explain this further.

unlike most science or arts based courses, architecture requires a specific preset of skills (mainly communications that includes drawing skills, public speaking, writing etc). the so called "foundation" course is usually during the 1st year of the degree course itself. that's why architecture courses take slightly a bit longer to finish than most other courses (5 years instead of 4).

just want to ask , is 2.80/90 ->3.30 cgpa enough to get into architecture course ?
also , any guidance if successful in taking architecture , i mean guide in the interview , what are the stuff asked ?

I have a question here too!
When are we getting R.I.B.A accredition???
I heard Uitm tried applying for it..and i dunno wat happen then.But for other local universities....UM did apply but was rejected.So,when is UTM applying for RIBA?? Wont it give Malaysian students more opportunities to work and study abroad..work locally and abroad More knowledge more ideas...
RIBA expectations are very high but how high?? Archi students from UM should know..anyone can explain more about this...


I heard that the construction field in Malaysia now isn doing so well. From what i heard Korean and Hong Kong are progressing great now. I might consider working there after grauduating but of course we need some sorta accredition to be working there right?No?
Correct me if im wrong

UM has alredi been given RIBA recognition. Not neccesary to have RIBA recognition. So what you have RIBA? RAIA next? Most Commonwealth countries recognized our degrees.

Korean and Hongkong doing great? Thats a joke if you compare that wif Dubai and Shanghai.

first of all, what qualifications r we talking about here? a-levels? matrics?

whatever it is, minimum requirement for architecture is 2.3. some universities goes as high as 2.7, so it depends. however, applying with a 3.0 for 2.3 university doesnt mean u'll get in. it depends on how many people with better qualifications than u applied that year.

as for the guidance for the course as well as interview, do scroll back to earlier pages of this topic. it has been discussed before .

as justin mentioned, UM have already been awarded with RIBA (part 1 and 2) qualifications. UTM is currently working to finalize the new curriculum that would comply to all international recognitions (not just RIBA). UiTM have just started to look into their curriculum. i dont think USM is doing anything about it coz all they need to do is "apply". UIAM, UKM and UPM are still working to get PAM's (pertubuhan akitek malaysia) part 2 recognition. same goes with ALL private architecture schools.

actually, malaysian construction industry is not that bad today compared to before 1997 (pre-economic crisis). alot of new architect firms opened and they seemed to be able to sustain themselves with non-government projects. in construction industry, the more non-government projects out there, the better our economy actually is (regardless of what's happening in other parts of the economy).

I see..UM already got the recognition then...

Ahh..i see...because i was told by this someone that UM didn get the recognition That persn told me also that Malaysian construction industry is not doing so well either..That person also told me to change course before its too late
Well,i guess i have a much better picture now.Thanks A lot

it's simple math really. if u're staying in a housing area (not apartment or kampung), look around u. how many neighbours are renovating their houses? usually its one or two. how many people buying/replacing their cars? these are usually indication enough that money is circulating. for us architects, house renovation really means that people have alot of money to spend, and it has to come from somewhere.

government give away construction projects coz it's one of the easiest way to stimulate the construction industry. construction costs are expensive, and not many corporation could afford spending money on this other than the government (we're still 3rd world). but if private people/corporation are spending money on construction, that means the must be lotsa money circulating around.

oh another thing. if there is another economic crisis, the construction industry is the first to collapse. within 6 months, the rest of the country will follow suite. if malaysian construction economy is as bad as ur friend mentioned, then u guys should really think of surviving rather than studying right now...

Excuse me, I am a foundation student. Can i know UTM approve how many students from other uni which passed their architecture part I for the part II studies in UTM??( per year )

we have had 3 intakes so far. it was 10 for the 1st batch, 9 for the 2nd, and about 5 on the 3rd.

Hello azarimy, @azarimy@gmail.com

I'm currently doing my Bachelor of Science in Architecture (Part 1 year 2 sem 2) at Tunku Abdul Rahman University College. I'm wondering if there might be chances that I can be qualified for enrollment either in UM or UTM?

Will they accept students other than spm/stpm/matrik holders?

I will be graduating on end of 2015, so I'm wondering what other necessary documents that I need to prepare?

This post has been edited by mikim0501: Sep 24 2014, 09:51 PM