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I am an international student (Palestinian) willing to pursue my masters in Malaysia. specifically in University Malaya, I guess it's the premier university in Malaysia and I can't afford private universities and they are not that good.
Anyway, I am intending to do master in economics, I have some questions that I hope you guys can help me with.
1. how's the course in UM?
2. Is it a super difficult course?
3. Facilities, lecturers, and students Quality?
4. Any other alternatives to UM? like IIUM or UPM that might be better in economics?
5. Are my chances of getting accepted to UM or similar universities slim? ( I have BSc Banking and finance with a CGPA of 3.9, IELTS 7.0)
6. Average living costs in Kuala Lumpur in areas around UM ( all I need is a peaceful single room with an AC in it for accommodation, no partying, I guess I will cook my own food.I am planning around 500usd a month for all living costs)
7. Any prospects of me finding a decent job in Malaysia with a UM degree? (I basically have no country to live in tbh).

That's all I guess. I don't know if I posted in the right forum or not, I apologize if not.

Hope you guys can help me smile.gif
Thanks all

Ill do well inshallah as I will be a full-time student.
Do you have any idea about any alternative masters to study that are relevant to my BSc and demanded in the Malaysian economy?

Applied statistics is a great option, but I thought it might be super hard for me because i only took super basic statistics in in undergraduate level. Uhmm i guess mean,mode,.. etc and the graphs. I took calculus and linear algebra. If that's enough to take a master in applied statistics it would definitely be better than economics for sure. But in general, the math level in my undergraduate degree were basic and related to finance and loans: future value, present value and such.
Well,i can try a semester or such then maybe transfer, we had this option back in my uni. Dunno if it's available in UM

Oh, that's good to know. I thought the subject will be some very advanced mathematical stuff that people from maths or engineering background only can excel in. So you have taken applied statistics masters in UM? If yes, can you tell me if it's theory based or technical based? Do they use software like sas or tableau or such or is it a combination of both. In the middle east, applied statistics has nothing applied in it at all lol.

Anyway, applied statistics was my main consideration as a master and i am gald to know it's open for everyone, as i thought it's for STEM majors.

You guys can't take a semester for example in applied statistics, then if you think it doesn't suit you, you switch majors ?and  start the next semester with master in economics. Once you finish your master in economics you get your masters degree but with another transcript saying that you completed 4 courses or such from the faculty of statistics. Basically it's major switching.

Hi Lyanae,

I’m currently considering to take either Master of Applied Statistics or Master of Data Science in UM. May I know whether u only use R when taking Mappstat? Any other sofetwares are being used such as SAS, Power BI?
Thanks 🙏