OUR PARTNER:
MALAYSIAN INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATORS (MAICSA)
The Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (MAICSA) was founded in 1959 as an affiliated body to Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA). It is now one of the nine Divisions of ICSA worldwide, having achieved a Division status in 2001. Membership of the Institute is limited only to members and students of the Institute residing in Malaysia. At present the Institute has about 4,000 members (comprising Fellows, Associates) and Graduates, 2,100 students and 600 Affiliates.
In tandem with its mission of developing good corporate professionals, MAICSA is committed to maintaining the highest standard of integrity and ethical values within the profession. MAICSA also acts as a change catalyst in the corporate arena, participating actively in the enhancement of corporate governance. It has been championing best practices in corporate governance and educating the Malaysian corporate sector on its importance.
INTRODUCTION
PBS presents this programme to cater to the needs of top managers focusing on corporate governance and business management.
With this programme, Putra Business School (PBS) graduates will be awarded a PBS MBA degree and are also eligible to become graduate members of MAICSA (Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators), subject to terms and conditions. (N/345/7/1055)(MQA/PA8639)(05/22)
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must possess one of the following qualifications:
- A
recognised Bachelor’s degree with a CGPA of at least 2.75 or its equivalent (i). - A recognised Bachelor’s degree with a CGPA below 2.75 but not lower than 2.50 will be considered based on a strict internal assessment (including test, interview or portfolio); or
- A recognised Bachelor’s degree with a CGPA below 2.50 will be considered if he/she has had a minimum 5 years of working experience; or
- A professional qualification that is recognised as being equivalent to (i) above; or
- A pass at Level 7 Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) assessment by Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA); or
- Other qualifications approved by the PBS Senate.
All international candidates graduated from degree programmes whereby English is not the medium of instruction must have obtained a minimum TOEFL 550 or IELTS Band 6.0 or MUET Band 5.0.
DELIVERY OF COURSES
FULL-TIME STUDENTS
| Trimester | No of Courses |
| 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 |
| 5 | Project Paper |
- Lectures are conducted on alternate
weekdays morning or evening, or weekends (Saturdays and Sundays). - There will be 1 – 2 weeks of
inter trimester break. - Study duration is 18 months.
PART-TIME STUDENTS
| Trimester | No of Courses |
| 1 | 2 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 |
| 4 | 2 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | Project Paper |
- Lectures are conducted on alternate weekdays morning or evening, or weekends (Saturdays and Sundays).
- There will be 1 – 2 weeks of
inter trimester break. - Study duration is 32 months.
PROGRAMME STRUCTURE
| Total courses of 15 (14 x 3 credits + 1 x 6 credits) | 48 credit hours |
| 9 core courses (9 x 3 credits) | 27 credit hours |
| 5 specialisation courses (5 x 3 credits) | 15 credit hours |
| Project paper | 6 credit hours |
| Specialisation | ||
| GOV7201 | Corporate Governance | |
| GOV7202 | Corporate Administration | |
| GOV7203 | Corporate Secretaryship | |
| GOV7204 | Corporate Social Responsibility | |
| ITB7201 | Cross Cultural Management | |
| Elective – Choose 2 from 6 Courses | ||
| MGT7101 | Managing Operations of Business | |
| FIN7101 | Financing Business | |
| MGT7104 | Knowledge Management | |
| MGT7105 | Business Intelligence and Analytics Systems | |
| MGT7106 | Digital Business and Entrepreneurship | |
| FIN7205 | Islamic Finance | |
FEES
*ALL FEES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE **UPDATED 29 MAY 2020