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Diploma in Information & Communication Technology

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Course Overview

Qualification: Diploma

Study Mode: Full Time

Intakes: March, May, July, September

Duration: 2 Years

Tuition Fee: RM 50,500

English Requirement: IELTS : 4.5 TOEFL IBT : 33

Course Details

What you will be learning:


This APU Diploma in Information and Communication Technology is specifically designed to provide:

  • Coverage of the academic aspect as well as the vocational aspect of the wide area of Computing and Information and Communications Technology.
  • Students with the skills to prepare them for careers in the ICT environment with emphasis on solutions design, software development and technology infrastructure support.
  • Students with academic and professional skills to develop solutions requiring the application of technology in a business and organisational context, so as to facilitate response to continuous future changes in technology and industry practices.
  • Students with critical, independent and cooperative learning skills so as to facilitate responses to continuous future changes in industry practises.

Dual Degree Programme

Students who are under Bachelor’s Degree Programme will have the option to opt-in for the APU-DMU Dual Degree Scheme. Under this Scheme, students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts upon graduation: 1 from Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia and 1 from De Montfort University (DMU), UK.

Admission requirements :

please contact our educational consultants or submit your application for Admission assessment.

Fee Structure

Fee TypeAmount (MYR)
1st Year FeeRM 25,250
2nd Year FeeRM 25,250
Deposit (Refundable)RM 1,500
International Student Admission FeeRM 5,800
Visa and Insurance FeeRM 2,550

Curriculum

Semester 1:
Modules

  • Academic Research Skills
  • Computer Architecture
  • Digital Thinking and Innovation
  • Mathematics and Statistics for Computing

Semester 2:

Modules

  • Operating Systems
  • Database Management
  • Information Systems with Cloud Concepts
  • Programming with Python

Semester 3:

Modules

  • Object Oriented Programming
  • Algebra and Discrete Mathematics
  • System Analysis & Design
  • Fundamentals of UI/UX Design

Semester 4:

Modules

  • Responsive Web Design & Development
  • Introduction to VRAR and Metaverse
  • Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
  • Introduction to IoT

Semester 5:

Modules

  • Cyber Security and Forensics
  • Introduction to AI
  • Networking Technologies
  • Capstone Project

Semester 6 - Internship (12 weeks)

Students will undertake an Internship/Industrial Training for a minimum period of 12 weeks to prepare them for a smooth transition from the classroom to the working environment.

*In addition to the above, all students are also required to successfully complete General Studies modules as stipulated by the Malaysian Qualification Agency, as well as fulfill credit requirements for Co-curricular activities.