Taylor's University

Overview of Master of Applied Computing in Taylor's University Malaysia

The Master of Applied Computing (MAC) programme is committed to educating the next generation of world-class innovators.  In a bid to sustain a culture of empowerment and innovation, it is the programme’s mission to develop critical human capital for the knowledge economy as well as forge broader Taylor's University academic-industry partnerships.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE

The programme focuses on developing critical reasoning and technical writing skills as well as professional presentation skills which is excellent preparation for seeking careers in software-related computing fields. 

YEAR 1

Core Modules 

• Principles of Programming
• Big Data Management
• Principles of Artificial Intelligence

• Principles of Data Science
• Research Methodology

Artificial Intelligence Specialisation 

• Image and Text Processing
• Robotic Automation Using AI Techniques

• Data Analytics and Machine Learning

Data Science Specialisation 

• Data Engineering
• Data Analytics and Machine Learning

• Data Visualisation

Dissertation

• Capstone Project I and II

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
 

• Bachelor's degree with CGPA above 2.75; OR

• Bachelor's degree with CGPA between 2.75 and 2.50 with 2 years working experience and an interview; OR

• All Bachelor's degree with CGPA less than 2.5 and minimum 5 years working experience

• *Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL) in accordance to Malaysian Qualification Agency requirement and 2 years managerial/ supervisory experience; OR

• Other academic qualification that are equivalent to the above and recognized by the Malaysian Qualification Agency (MQA) and the Malaysian Ministry of Education.

• For international students: IELTS 6.0 (May join IEN preparatory course and achieve the IELTS score).

NOTE:

The following criteria shall apply for working adults applying for Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL):

a) All applicants are subjected to appropriate APEL assessments conducted by the Malaysian Qualifications Agency (MQA)

b) The APEL provision is only to be applied to Malaysian nationalities

ENGLISH REQUIREMENTS

• IELTS

Overall Band 6.5

• TOEFL

iBT 88

• MUET

Band 5

• Taylor’s EET

Overall Score 6.5

• Taylor’s IEN

Level 2- Grade B+

• Others

Completed Bachelor's or Master's degree that was conducted entirely in English

CAREER PROSPCETS

When you’ve successfully completed this programme, you could advance to any of these exciting careers, including:

Artificial Intelligence Specialisation:

• AI Researcher
• Intelligence Specialist
• Consultant
• AI Data Analyst
• Machine Learning Programmer

• Machine Learning Engineer
• Robotics R&D Engineer
• Machine Vision Engineer
• Artificial Intelligence Analyst
• Deep Learning Scientist

Data Science Specialisation:

• Data Engineers
• Data Analyst
• Business Analyst
• Data Scientist
• Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
• Data Analytics Manager
• Business Analyst Manager

• Data Innovation Manager
• Machine Learning Scientist
• Business Process Engineer
• Data Wrangler / Munger / Miner
• Business Intelligence Manager
• Analytics & Reporting Manager
• Decision Analytics Manager