Changes on trimester system in June 2010!!

Dear all,

Many of the students are being told that MMU is going to change the trimester system from long, short, long semester to short, long, long semester.

However, SRC had a clear clarification from MMU VP Academic, Dr. Wong

According to Dr. Wong,

For June 2009 intake (session 09/10), FOSEE will be 3 long trimesters due to MQA's instruction.
Degree programmes will still be Long (14 weeks), Short (8 weeks) and Long (14 weeks) based on the programme structures given to this intake (ie same as current structure).

However, there is a plan going on now to change trimester system for degree programmes to Long (June), Long (Nov), Short (March) in June 2010. If this is approved by MQA, Session 2010/2011 intake will be following new programme structures (being plan at the moment).

For students coming in before and on June 2009, the programme structures need to be changed to long, long, short semesters from the current long, short, long semesters starting June 2010 if the new structures are implemented.

If this is done, it means we will be re-organizing the subjects to ensure that pre-requisite subjects will not be affected. We expect last batch of students will graduate by June 2013 (for 4 year programmes).

Beyond which, MMU will only have new structure students (ie first intake in Jun 2010).
We have until June 2010 to re-organize these structures and if this proposal is approved, we will announce to students latest by end of this year.

Thank you.

Regards,

Students' Representative Council.

Multimedia University,

Melaka Campus.