Faculty of Education

Background

The programme first established in 1997 with the aim to provide education and professional training for those who are interested to be Early Childhood educators.

The curriculum developed for this programme comprises of professional knowledge and skills in the field of childcare and early childhood education. This includes the history and philosophy of early childhood education, safety, health and nutrition for holistic early childhood education.

The programme is accredited by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA/SWA11278) and fulfills the Early Childhood Education programme standard

Career Prospects

Graduates completing this programme are eligible to apply for appointment as Education Service Officer (DG41) via SPP (spp.gov.my). Other career prospects include nursery or kindergarten teacher, creator, childcare service/kindergarten operator/provider, lecturer, academician..

Cource Structure

Component	Credit
University Courses (include SHE courses)	20
Faculty Core Courses	12
Programme Core Courses (includes Internship)	97
Programme Elective Courses	6
Total	135

Programme Booklet

2024/2025
Malay | English

2023/2024
Malay | English

Entry Requirement

Local Applications via UPU
(link page ini: https://study.um.edu.my/entry-requirements)
Local Application via UM’s Open Channel (SATU)
- Info on UM’s Open Channel/Saluran Terbuka Universiti Malaya (SATU) and programme entry requirement, https://study.um.edu.my/open-channel-satu
- To apply, http://maya.um.edu.my
International Candidates (link page ini: https://study.um.edu.my/entry-requirements)

*Kindly ensure all entry requirement are met before applying.

Intake Schedule

Semester I

Local Applications via UPU, Applications starts in March, kindly refer to https://upu.mohe.gov.my/
- Local Application via UM’s Open Channel (SATU), kindly refer to http://maya.um.edu.my
International Applications, kindly refer to http://maya.um.edu.my

Semester II

Local Application via UM’s Open Channel (SATU), kindly refer to http://maya.um.edu.my

Fees

General info on fee structure:

Local Candidates (UPU and UM’s Open Channel (SATU)) (link: https://study.um.edu.my/programmes.php)
International Candidates (link: https://study.um.edu.my/programmes.php)
For Current Students (link: https://umsitsguide.um.edu.my/student_lecturer_staff/setup_main_stu-lec-stf.php)

*For UM’s Open Channel applicants, kindly review the fee structure and applicants are advised to seek potential financial aid for the fees.

Bachelor of Early Childhood Education