Foundation in Arts

JPT/BPP/1000-600/B232 Jld. 5(19)(N/344/3/0424)(08/2025)(MQA/PA13892)

About Foundation in Arts

Peninsula College’s Foundation in Arts prepares students who are looking to further their studies locally and internationally. Through a diverse range of modules, students will develop critical thinking, analytical abilities, and communication skills necessary for success in higher education and beyond.

This course will give you fundamental knowledge in a variety of specialisations, such as mass communication, business, accounting, psychology, sociology, and IT. Upon completion, you have plenty of choices to make in pursuing your degree at any local or foreign college or university. 

The syllabus also incorporates relevant academic and professional skills content such as language and communication, thinking skills, digital literacy, and more to help you transition from school to tertiary education, apart from preparing you to be a critical learner. 

Peninsula College’s Foundation in Arts is your direct entry pass to any undergraduate degree in a related field.

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Year 1

Elective Course

  • Thinking Skills
  • Basic Information & Communication Technology
  • English I
  • Mathematics
  • Introduction to Management
  • English II
  • Introduction to Law
  • Introduction to Marketing*
  • Financial Accounting*
  • Introduction to Psychology**
  • Introduction to Sociology**
  • Essentials of Economics
  • English for Academic Purpose
  • Management Accounting*
  • Introduction to Finance*
  • Introduction to Visual Arts**
  • Introduction to Mass Media Communication
  • * Business Elective
  • ** Humanities Elective

Elective Course

  • * Business Electives
  • ** Humanities Electives

*Peninsula College reserves the right to make changes to the programme structure without prior notice.

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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.