Hey guys I was wondering if it was possible for me to do Software Engineering/ Computer Science in this institution without having done mathematics in my alevels.

I did however take maths and add maths in SPM and did get the required credits for both.


MMU is in my list of choices honestly, and it would be a bummer for me to have to pass this up. Cause honestly, I'm not as interested in other institutions such as Sunway, APU and INTI which isn't really up my alley despite the fact that their requirements are a lot more lenient.

This post has been edited by PopcornFan: Jan 10 2018, 02:14 AM

I suppose so (if we're talking about STEM), but apparently, I found out two things.
( this doesn't apply to engineering degrees which require foundation or Phys+Maths+Chem in Alvls)
Other institutions ie: Sunway, INTI, UTAR offers computer science/software engineering programmes to students who have merely Add. Maths credit from SPM.
(I guess that would say a lot about their standards to an extent)
I would've added other unis into the list, but I didn't look into detail as to their syllabus to figure out if its a IT degree masqueraded in a CS degree
(while they also had courses labelled as IT courses), which is what APU/APIIT/UCTI course looks like after getting feedback from some lecturers.

That being said though, I suppose if I did want to re-do engineering the way to go, is to repeat a year in foundation. But aside from that, it seems that it would take more time and money, just for "one subject" and one could also do a credit transfer on my second year on a different institution's under-graduate programme so as long as the student passed their assessment or met their requirements (at least this holds true for Monash)

To answer your question though, I jumped from Science Stream to Arts during A-levels after SPM thinking I should pursue accounting or law.
Subjects that I took were : Business, Law, Accounting and Thinking Skills

This post has been edited by PopcornFan: Jan 11 2018, 10:08 AM

I've actually been to MMU many many times and have cousins studying there. I've done thorough research, but I don't think I'll want to take another year in foundation just for one subject to do CS or SE. Because it's only maths which I require. (I understand it's different if I'm considering Engineering, but that isn't the case tbh)
Thanks for the suggestion though bro! And tbh, I initially didn't want to take foundation, cause a lot of lecturers said I was better off taking a-levels and going through subject to get a feel for it, but I totally overlooked the difference in requirement in government linked private unis as they want "higher standard students" . (totally my bad there)

But I think I'll either be headed to Sunway or Inti and then transfer to Monash, or perhaps just take ADP in Taylor's or somewhere else and go to US
The price is going to be hefty but Sunway's campus is pretty good too and is lively as well.
Inti and Monash, can't say so much tho..
(See how la the ADP part, my family is currently insisting I go for double degree in Finance+CS and not just one field..)

[I now f*cking wished I worked harder during pre-u and scored myself a scholarship, but eh that's how life goes I suppose]

Edit: The requirement to do CS is Add. Maths credit in SPM for Sunway/INTI/APU . So I think the additional 20k that it costs to study in Sunway (CS in MMU is 60k, Sunway is 80k), saving one year isn't too bad. Plus considering that taking a foundation year in MMU is probably going to cost about 15k-20k + 1 year. So I think it's about the same in the end.

This post has been edited by PopcornFan: Jan 12 2018, 12:38 AM