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Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Malaysia

Statistics
	8	Undergraduate programs
	2	Postgraduate programs

Overview

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Institution type	Public
Year established	Data not available
Campus setting	Urban
Student population	Large (More than 10,000)
foreign students	10%
Nationalities	Data not available

About Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) was established in 1969 as the second university in the country. It offers a wide range of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels to 30,000 students:

17 Academic schools on the main campus (island of Penang), mainly known as USM Penang
6 schools at Engineering campus (Nibong Tebal)
3 schools at Health campus (Kubang Kerian)

It offers excellent opportunities for research, innovation and education to both local and foreign undergraduates and postgraduates. USM university has 17 research centres for a wide range of specialisations. The university offers research and educational oppurtunities to students and its staff.

USM Malaysia also has 10 service centres, 8 units (research/advisory/development.

It has made a limited number of places available to non-Malaysian citizens to undertake courses on a full-time basis. It is one of the biggest universities in terms of enrollment in Malaysia.

Admissions

Intakes

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For admission requirements and intakes for each individual course/programme please refer to course details.

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Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) courses and fees 10

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) offers Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses and programs. The list of courses and their fees are listed below.

Applied, Pure Sciences fees

Course name	Duration	Tuition fee
Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) in Operations Research	4 years	From $ 11,000
Bachelor of Applied Science (Hons) in Operations Research 4 years From $ 11,000
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mathematics	4 years	From $ 11,000
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Mathematics 4 years From $ 11,000
PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology	2 years	From $ 6,300
PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology 2 years From $ 6,300

Architecture, Building fees

Course name	Duration	Tuition fee
Bachelor of Science in Housing, Building and Planning (Hons) Building Technology	3 years	From $ 10,500
Bachelor of Science in Housing, Building and Planning (Hons) Building Technology 3 years From $ 10,500
Bachelor of Science in Housing, Building and Planning (Hons) Construction Management	3 years	From $ 10,500
Bachelor of Science in Housing, Building and Planning (Hons) Construction Management 3 years From $ 10,500

Computer Science, IT fees

Course name	Duration	Tuition fee
Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons)	4 years	From $ 14,000
Bachelor of Computer Science (Hons) 4 years From $ 14,000

Engineering fees

Course name	Duration	Tuition fee
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechatronic Engineering	4 years	From $ 18,000
Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Mechatronic Engineering 4 years From $ 18,000

English Language fees

Course name	Duration	Tuition fee
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English for Professionals	3 years	From $ 8,250
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English for Professionals 3 years From $ 8,250
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Language & Literature Studies	42 months	From $ 9,625
Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in English Language & Literature Studies 42 months From $ 9,625

Humanities & Social Sciences fees

Course name	Duration	Tuition fee
Master of Arts (Language Studies)	1 year	From $ 2,176
Master of Arts (Language Studies) 1 year From $ 2,176

Tuition and application fees

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Living cost

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Average living cost in Malaysia

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Accommodation

USM provides male and female hostels to accommodate students in a safe and comfortable environment. There are single and shared rooms available. Some blocks in hostels are equipped with facilities for handicapped students.

Facilities:

Wifi
TV room
Pantry
Washing machine

Rent varies from as low as RM 70 per month per student to RM 390.

Campus

USM main campus is located in the tropical island of Penang (also known as USM Penang). Meanwhile, it has two other campuses: the Engineering campus and the Health campus.

The university also has 17 dedicated research centres for a wide range of specialisations which includes:

Archaeology,
Medicine & Dentistry,
Molecular Medicine,
Science & Technology,
Islamic Development & Management Studies,
Policy Research & International Studies.

In addition, they also provide services for its students such as:

Soccer fields
Olympic-sized swimming pool
Astroturf hockey
Synthetic running track
Cultural evens

Getting to Penang is possible with different transportations:

By Air
By Road
By Ferry

Student population

Large (More than 10,000)

Total population

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Postgraduate students	Data not available
foreign students	Data not available

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