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General studies for all courses (except Diploma of Business).All of the units listed below are applicable to students commencing Semester 2, 2026 intake.All of the units listed below are applicable to students commencing Semester 1, 2025 intake.All of the units listed below are applicable to students commencing Semester 1, 2024 intake.For the Diploma of Business, you will need to complete the following units:The School Education Management Office in each School will help ensure that the units you undertake during your diploma/degree cover all the General Studies units requirement.
The GS units can be undertaken at any time and in any sequence before the end of the course/upon graduation.
To successfully complete one of your General Studies units, you need to make sure that you are already enrolled in them first.How do you enrol? Well, the same as you would for any other unit!Log into your Web Enrolment System (WES) account, and choose your General Studies unit(s) from the list of available teaching periods.Take a look at the step-by-step guide to enrol/discontinue General Studies units in WES.
Alternatively, students may also seek further information or assistance from the School Education Management Offices in enrolling/registering for GS unit(s).
As a rule of thumb, you can only obtain an exemption from General Studies if:Eligible exemptions for MPU2212/MPU3212 National Language A will be processed upon admission to Monash University Malaysia, while exemptions for other units can be handled on a case-by-case basis by your respective School Education Management Offices. You will need to provide a copy of your transcript showing that you have completed the same unit to the School Education Management Offices.
Yes, for students commencing in Semester 1, 2025 onwards, all U1, U2, U3, and U4 units are mapped into their General Studies unit plan as outlined above.Students who commenced their studies prior to 2025 should consult their respective School Education Management Office via Askmira to ensure that the units undertaken during their diploma or degree fulfill all General Studies unit requirements.
Unfortunately not. The Ministry of Education Malaysia does not consider Malay language assessed at IGCSE O'Level to be equivalent to SPM Bahasa Melayu.
The General Studies requirement is only applicable to undergraduate students as a pre-requisite for the award of a degree. General Studies is NOT APPLICABLE for students who enrolled in a postgraduate program.
The General Studies grades are NOT INCLUDED in the calculation of your overall GPA/WAM although it is compulsory for you to pass these units.
Submit your inquiries via the Askmira platform for further clarification.You may also refer to the General Studies briefing (Content is being updated. Please check back soon.) (accessible with Monash OKTA only) for further details.
Malaysian Students
International Students
1. MPU3182 Aspirasi Negara Bangsa
1. MPU3143 Communicative Malay 2
2. MPU3192 Falsafah dan Cabaran Semasa
2. MPU3172 Malaysian Citra
3. MPU3222 Professional English
3. MPU3222 Professional English
4. MPU3312 Integrity and Anti-Corruption
4. MPU3312 Integrity and Anti-Corruption
5. MPU3322 Development and Current Issues in Malaysia
5. MPU3322 Development and Current Issues in Malaysia
6. MPU3412 Sustainability in Practice
6. MPU3412 Sustainability in Practice
7. MPU3212 National Language A* (this unit is only applicable for students whom did not obtain a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu paper/not an SPM holder)
Malaysian Students
International Students
1. MPU3183 Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations
1. MPU3143 Communicative Malay 2
2. MPU3193 Philosophy and Current Issues
2. MPU3193 Philosophy and Current Issues
3. MPU3312 Integrity and Anti-Corruption
3. MPU3312 Integrity and Anti-Corruption
4. MPU3412 Sustainability in Practice
4. MPU3412 Sustainability in Practice
5. MPU3212 National Language A* (this unit is only applicable for students whom did not obtain a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu paper/not an SPM holder)
Malaysian Students
International Students
1. MPU3183 Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations
1. MPU3143 Communicative Malay 2
2. MPU3193 Philosophy and Current Issues
2. MPU3193 Philosophy and Current Issues
3. MPU3312 Integrity and Anti-Corruption
3. MPU3312 Integrity and Anti-Corruption
4. MPU3212 National Language A*(this unit is only applicable for students whom did not obtain a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu paper/not an SPM holder)
Malaysian Students
International Students
1. MPU2183 Appreciation of Ethics
1. MPU2143 Communicative Malay 1
2. MPU2313 Integrity and Anti-corruption
2. MPU2313 Integrity and Anti-corruption
3. MPU2212 National Language A* (this unit is only applicable for students whom did not obtain a Credit in SPM Bahasa Melayu paper/ not an SPM holder)
3. MPU2412 Sustainability in Practice
4. MPU2412 Sustainability in Practice
Note: All GS units are only offered in Semester 1 and Semester 2 of the academic teaching calendar and it is not offered in the October teaching calendar.