Program Overview

Diploma in Business Information Technology

Course Details

• Full Time
• Duration: 2+ years
• Intake Date: 29 May 2025, 03 July 2025, 25 September 2025
• Awarding Body: APU, Diploma

Admission Requirements

• General Requirements:
  • SPM: 3 Credits in at least 3 subjects, with a minimum of a pass in Bahasa Malaysia and Sejarah (History)
  • IGCSE/O-LEVELS: 3 Credits (Grade C & above) in at least 3 subjects
  • UEC: 3 Credits (Grade B & above) in at least 3 subjects
  • CERTIFICATE: Pass relevant Certificate Programme or its equivalent
• English Requirements:
  • IELTS: 5.0
  • TOEFL IBT: 40
  • Pearson (PTE): 47
  • MUET: Band 3.5

Programme Outline

• This APU Diploma in Business Information Technology is designed to provide:
  • Students for careers in hybrid environments where business information systems are increasingly integrated, encompassing a wide range of enabling technologies and cross-organisational, social, national and international boundaries.
  • Students with academic and professional skills to develop solutions requiring the application of both business and information technology disciplines in a commercial and organisational context.
  • Students with critical, independent and cooperative learning skills so as to facilitate responses to continuous future changes in technology and industry practices.
  • Students with intellectual skills, communications ability and team working capability.

Semester 1

• Academic Research Skills
• Digital Thinking and Innovation
• Managing Business
• Practical IT Skills

Semester 2

• International Business
• People Management
• Quantitative Methods
• Professional Communications

Semester 3

• Programming with Python
• Business Economics
• Business Statistics
• Marketing

Semester 4

• Strategic Management and Ethics
• Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
• Introduction to Accounting
• System Analysis and Design
• Internet Applications

Semester 5

• E-Commerce
• Principles of Banking and Finance
• Organisational Behaviour
• Digital Operations Management

Semester 6 - Internship (8 weeks)

• Students will undertake an Internship/Industrial Training for a minimum period of 8 weeks to prepare them for a smooth transition from the classroom to the working environment.

Further Studies (Degree - Year 2)

• Upon successful completion of this programme and fulfilment of requirements for credit transfer, you will be eligible to progress into Year 2 of the following degree programmes offered at APU.
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Business Management
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Business Management with a specialism in:
    • E-Business
    • Digital Leadership
    • Business Analytics
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in International Business Management
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Marketing Management
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Marketing Management with a specialism in Digital Marketing
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Human Resource Management
  • Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Tourism Management*

Further Studies (Degree - Year 1)

• Upon successful completion of this programme with CGPA of 2.75 or higher you will be eligible to advance to Level 1 with transferred credits. Students with 2.5 CGPA must pass rigorous assessment.
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Technology
  • Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Technology with a specialism in:
    • Cloud Engineering
    • Digital Transformation
    • Financial Technology (FinTech)
    • Business Information Systems
    • Information System Security
    • Sustainable Computing

Facilities

• The APU Centre Point & Atrium serves as a melting pot of cultures from all over the world. Here, cultural activities are organised regularly at the campus, fostering long-lasting intercultural relationships among APU students, who come from over 130 countries.

Dual Degree

• APU-DMU 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 fromDe Montfort University (DMU), UK.

Fees & Certification

• Malaysian: RM46,200
• International: RM52,600 (USD12,235)
• MQA Cert: Programme code : (R3/0410/4/0018)(12/26)(A8238)