Diploma in Business Studies

(R/340/4/0772)(03/28)(MQA/FA9259)

Diploma in Business Studies​

(R/340/4/0772)(03/28)(MQA/FA9259)

About Diploma in Business Studies​

2-Year Diploma in Business Studies at Ship Campus Penang Malaysia

Peninsula College’s Diploma in Business Studies is recognised as one of the leading diplomas in business in Malaysia. This programme is a full-time, two-year course delivered at our state-of-the-art, The Ship Campus in Penang.

Business Studies tackles the finer details of business operations from a local and global perspective. Students enrolled in our diploma in business will learn to analyse business information while developing plans to execute business solutions for various scenarios.

Full-time (2 years)

The Ship Campus, Penang

January, May, September

Approx. RM 24,500

  • SPM / IGCSE : Pass with 3 credits 
  • UEC : Pass with 3 B6 
  • Customer Service
  • Personal Assistant
  • Procurement Officer
  • Sales/Marketing Executive
  • Human Resources Assistant

Programme Structure

Year 1

Year 2

  • English Language Proficiency
  • Business Mathematics
  • Introduction to Economics
  • Introduction to Information Technology and Applications
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Introduction to Management
  • Introduction to Marketing
  • Integrity and Anti-corruption
  • Quantitative Methods
  • Business Communication
  • Bahasa Kebangsaan A** / Public Speaking
  • Business Economics
  • Organisational Behaviour
  • Financial Accounting
  • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1*
  • Personal Development Skills
  • Business Law
  • Human Resource Management
  • Business Finance
  • Operations Management
  • Taxation 1
  • E-Business
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Business Planning
  • Leadership
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Management Information System
  • Business Ethics
  • International Business
  • Community Service 1

Year 2

  • Personal Development Skills
  • Business Law
  • Human Resource Management
  • Business Finance
  • Operations Management
  • Taxation 1
  • E-Business
  • Consumer Behaviour
  • Business Planning
  • Leadership
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Management Information System
  • Business Ethics
  • International Business
  • Community Service 1

Changes to the programme structure are at Peninsula College Georgetown‘s discretion as approved by MQA

* for international students only.
** for individuals who did not meet the minimum grade C in their SPM results or hold equivalent qualifications from other examinations.

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Professor Dr Ian Pashby

Chairman
Advisor & Non-Executive Director
Peninsula Higher Education Group

Professor Ian Robert Pashby graduated from the University of Sheffield (UK) with a bachelor’s degree in Metallurgy and then worked in research and development for Rolls-Royce (aero engines). He joined the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick (UK) as a lecturer, was awarded his PhD for research in the processing of materials and subsequently promoted to Senior Lecturer.

In 2000, he became Professor of Manufacturing Processes at the University of Nottingham (UK).

Professor Pashby moved to the University of Nottingham’s Malaysia Campus in 2007 to become Deputy Head. became Pro-Vice Chancellor and then CEO of the campus in 2008. Returning to the UK in 2013, he became Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Hull (UK). He moved back to Malaysia in 2017 to lead the Peninsula Higher Education Group as its Group President and in 2024 became the Advisor.