30 Best Degree Courses that Don’t Require Much Mathematics in Malaysia
Best Degree Courses that Don't Require Much Mathematics in Malaysia
Top 30 Undergraduate Majors with High Job Demand for Malaysian Students Who Don’t Like Maths
In Malaysia, Mathematics is a subject that we must study from Primary all the way to Secondary School. Mathematics is an important subject and has many uses in our daily life as well as work. However, what do you do if you are weak in Mathematics? No matter how much effort you put into studying Maths, you just cannot get a Pass or even a Credit in SPM or IGCSE/O-Levels?
As humans, we have many strengths and weaknesses, there are many things that we are good at and some we are not good at. Students who are weak or do not do well in the Mathematics subject can find out what they are good at and focus on that for their future career.
Many diploma and degree programmes require Mathematics as a Pre-requisite and a lot of students after high school also assume that there are no good careers for those who are weak in Maths. You couldn’t be more wrong. There are 30 degree and diploma courses in Malaysia that you can consider pursuing as these programmes have no Maths or just a few subjects in Maths. The job demand and salary for graduates of these courses are high and those who are talented and work hard will have a rewarding career.
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What are the best courses for students who hate math?
Wei Siong, Diploma in Interior Design at First City University College
Below is a list of courses that you can study at a private university in Malaysia if you don’t like Mathematics. However, note that the Science programmes will require a credit in Mathematics as the minimum entry requirement.
In some of the courses like Business and Sciences, you will study some Mathematics during the programme but it would not be a lot. It depends on your interest. As some students have a passion for Biology or Chemistry but not Mathematics, they may consider Physiotherapy, Nursing or Food Science. These courses are more focused on the science subjects and less on Math.
- Digital Marketing
- Marketing
- Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Mass Communication
- Advertising & Branding
- Public Relations (PR)
- Law
- Nursing
- Physiotherapy
- Event Management
- Media Studies
- Broadcasting, Film & TV
- Interior Design
- Furniture & Product Design
- Digital Multimedia Design
- Animation
- Creative Media
- Graphic Design
- Food Science
- Medical Imaging
- Education
- Hospitality Management
- Tourism Management
- Culinary Arts
- Baking or Pattiserie
- Real Estate Management
- Fashion Design with Marketing
- Performing Arts
- Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL)
- Early Childhood Education
Which are the Courses at Malaysia’s Private Universities that Don’t Need a Pass or Credit Maths?
Fu Wei, Diploma in Culinary Arts Graduate from YTL International College of Hotel Management
The courses below do not require any credit or pass in Maths for SPM or IGCSE/O-Levels to enter Foundation or Diploma. Some would require a credit in English.
Basically, you will need at least 3Cs in SPM or IGCSE/O-Levels to enter a Diploma course while the Foundation would require at least 5Cs.
Specialised courses like Music will have its own extra requirements.
- Management
- Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Human Resource Management (HRM)
- Business Administration
- Real Estate Management
- Communication
- Humanities
- Hospitality & Tourism
- Design
- Performing Arts
- Performing Arts
- Music
- Education
What’s the Job Demand for these Courses in Malaysia?
Bernice, Digital Marketing at Taylor’s University
The 30 courses listed will vary in terms of their demand and how much you can command for your salary. Having said that, I have gone through the Salary Guides and Reports to come up with the list. Some of the recommendations are also based on my experience.
E-commerce is seen as one of the bright spots driving Malaysia’s economic recovery, not just for its growing
popularity but also for its growth potential. Many brick and-mortar stores were able to continue their businesses throughout the lockdowns by taking them online. And with platforms like eBay, even micro, small, and medium businesses have a platform to compete in global markets.
Digital marketing has become crucial for brands to reach these prospective customers, thus making roles under this industry highly demanded.
The roles under this umbrella consist of digital marketing specialists who are responsible for creating marketing campaigns and reporting results. Companies are also seeking out content creators for marketing purposes, whether it’s a writer or editor for written content, or a video producer or graphic design artist for visual content. And to ensure content is able to reach audiences, they need to be optimised for search engines like Google. This makes specialists in search engine optimisation (SEO) in demand.
Therefore, demand and salary would be high for graduates in Digital Marketing, Marketing, Communication and Creative Media courses.
In addition, Content Creators are needed to create attractive and interactive media in the online and social media sphere. Advertising media spend will increase year by year and talented designers will be able to command high salaries.
A course that many students overlook is Human Resource Management. Human Resource professionals whose expertise lie in learning and development, talent management, change management and transformation are an extremely sought-after breed, and especially so if such talent possess digital adoption or digital project management experience to boot. The heightened need for greater tech-savvy HR professionals is accelerated by initiatives such as the Malaysian government’s announcement to pump US$720 million into its “Industry Digitalization Transformation Fund”, in its endeavours to enhance its digital economy. A significant US$50 million of which would be used to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in their transition to Industry 4.0.
Travel is resuming after a 3-year hiatus from the COVID pandemic. During the pandemic, the hospitality and tourism industry was hardest hit and many left the industry to find jobs in other areas. This has created a huge vacuum and the demand for hospitality professionals will sky rocket in the coming years.
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s Economic Impact Report (EIR) released in 2022 reveals the Travel & Tourism sector is expected to create nearly 126 million new jobs within the next decade. The bullish forecast from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, also shows the sector will be a driving force of the global economic recovery, creating one in three of all new jobs.
The number of teaching opportunities at Malaysian international schools climbed 36 per cent in 2022, although the number of applicants decreased. According to the Council of British International Schools (COBIS), there are insufficient teachers to match the demand. Furthermore, UNESCO announced in 2016 that 69 million new teachers would be needed by 2030 to meet the population increase demands.
The Education Ministry in 2019 reported a shortage of teachers due to an array of unforeseen circumstances such as “such as optional retirement, death, half-pay and no-pay leave exceeding one year, courses exceeding one year, discontinued services and resignations.”
The Ministry of Education (MOE) needs a number of teachers for certain subjects, but the supply (of teachers) available for these subjects is very limited. The subjects most affected by the subject-teacher mismatch are English, Bahasa Melayu, Islamic Education, Special Education, Religious Education, and History. The teachers’ starting salary ranges from 2,018 to 3,040 MYR ($485 to $730 US) per month, depending on their qualifications.
Education graduates could also find work at international schools, home schools or at private universities. Pursuing the Masters and PhD will increase your career mobility where you could become a Principal or Professor or Dean.
Although lawyers affect nearly every aspect of society in a range of positions and industries, their basic duties are the same–to represent the needs of their clients in civil and criminal trials. Lawyers can specialize in bankruptcy, international, elder, probate, or environmental law. The growing field of intellectual property is also seeing a growing level of attention from lawyers. There are 14,300 registered lawyers in Malaysia.
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