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Foundation in arts

(R/0200/3/0001)(08/30)(MQA/FA 13891)

Foundation in arts

(R/0200/3/0001)(08/30)(MQA/FA13891)

About Foundation in arts

Peninsula College’s Foundation in Arts prepares students who are looking to further their studies locally and internationally. This one-year programme incorporates academic knowledge along with content-oriented modules that aim to cultivate skills such as communication, critical thinking, and academic literacy.

  • Full-time (1 year)

  • The Ship Campus, Batu Kawan, Penang 
  • May
  • September

  • Approximate RM 500

  • SPM / IGCSE: Pass with 5 credits
  • UEC: Pass with 3 B6
    *A credit in Mathematics and a pass in English are required for students interested in progressing to an accounting degree.
  • Sales Coordinator, Customer Service Representative, Editorial Assistant
  • Finance Administrative Assistant, Billing Clerk
  • Marketing Assistant, Digital Marketing Assistant

Programme Structure

Year 1

  • Thinking Skills
  • Basic Information & Communication Technology
  • English I
  • Mathematics
  • Introduction to Management
  • English II
  • Introduction to Marketing/ Introduction to Psychology
  • Financial Accounting/ Introduction to Sociology
  • Introduction to Law
  • Writing and Research Skills
  • Essential of Economics
  • Co-Curriculum
  • Management Accounting/ Introduction to Visual Arts
  • Introduction to Finance/ Introduction to Mass Media and Communication

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

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Professor Dr Ian Pashby

Member
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.