Bachelor of Design / Bachelor of Business

Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Quick Facts

Duration

4 years

Mode

Full-time, On-campus

Intake

Mar, Sep

Tuition Fees

RM154,400

Learn how to create powerful, innovative and refined design solutions to meet industry needs
Equips you with the knowledge and skills essential for a career that encompasses the challenging and dynamic area of design and business sectors
Upon completion, you will be able to capitalise on opportunities in both the design and business professions
Top 1% university in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2026

Design Core studies

Business Core Units

Business Practice Core Units

Complete one Design discipline major from any of the following

Complete one Business discipline major from any of the following

STPM: 2Ps
UEC: 5Bs
'A' Levels incorporating Cambridge,CGE, UK,Malaysia,Singapore, & UK - Min 3 'A' Level passes required: 8
ATAR (Australian Tertiary Admission Rank): 70
Australian Foundation (min overall 96): 65%
Bangladesh Higher School Certificate: 3.5
China Gao San: 80%
GCC Thanawiya Amma + 1st year bachelor program: 65%
Indian and Pakistan Year 12: 65%
Indonesian SMA III: 74%
Iran High School Diploma plus pre-university degree (1 year): 65%
International Baccalaureate IB Diploma (out of 6 subjects): 24
Kenya KCSE: B
Ontario CPU: 70%
Sri Lankan A Levels: 7
Vietnam Senior High School Year 12: 7.0
Pre-requisite: Preferably any art, design or media subject

IELTS^: 6.0 (no individual band below 6.0)
IELTS one skill retake (must be taken within 60 days of original test): 6.0 (no individual band below 6.0)
TOEFL iBT^: 64 (no less than 13 in reading, 12 in listening, 18 in speaking, 21 in writing
PTE Academic: 50 with no communicative skill score less than 50
Linguaskill-GeneralM: Overall score of 160-179 with no band less than 160
SPM: C^##
UEC: A1 & A2
1119: C^##
MUET: 4
GCE 'O' Level **: C^##
GCE'A' Level and AS Level#: C
International Baccalaureate: Minimum Grade 4 in English A or B at Standard Level or Higher Level
C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English Advanced:CAE): 169, no band less than 169
STPM 920 English Literature: C

Notes:

English subject completed from formal secondary studies not more than three years prior to commencing their course at Swinburne.
^{^}IELTS, TOEFL IBT and PTE(A) results should be within 2 years from the start of the studies
^{^^}Approved for use across 2024 intakes only. Should be within 2 years from the start of the studies
^*Diploma of Accountancy - IELTS 5.5 (no individual band below 5.0) entry for international students
^**Applicable for both English as First Language and English as Second Language
^***Students from Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland may use approved tests of English proficiency conducted no more than 5 years prior to commencing studies at Swinburne Sarawak
^#A/AS Level – General Paper, General Studies, English Language, English Literature, English Language and Literature
^## is not applicable for International students.