The Fundamentals of Entrepreneurial Acculturation course provides students with the concepts and theories of entrepreneurship, such as creativity and innovation, new business idea generation, and new enterprise management. Experiential entrepreneurial learning is the emphasis of this course. The course develops student’s entrepreneurial mindsets, entrepreneurial skills, essential characteristics, and necessary competency through the whole process from the problem solving, idea generation, and feasibility analysis to projects/activities implementation. Upon completion of this course, students may possess entrepreneurial characteristics and necessary skills to start up a new business in line with Universiti Malaysia Sabah Industry 4.0 agenda. 

This course aims to train international students to communicate in the Malay language used in daily life situations. Students are introduced to speaking and writing in Malay at the basic level. Teaching and learning are conducted through lectures, tutorials, assignments, and student learning experiences within and outside the classroom. At the completion of this course, students are expected to communicate and write essays effectively using simple sentences in Malay.

This course aims to provide an introduction to the philosophy of philosophy that encompasses the National Philosophy of Education (FPK) and National Principles (Rukun Negara). Philosophy is used as a medium to purify the culture of thought in life through the arts and methods of thinking and human concepts. The main topics in philosophy namely epistemology, metaphysics, logic, and ethics are discussed in the context of current issues. Emphasis is given to philosophy as a basis for inter-cultural dialogue and to foster common values. At the end of this course, students will be able to see the disciplines as one body of knowledge that is comprehensive and related to each other.

This course prepares students to appreciate the ethics and civilisation inherent in the diverse ethnic communities in Malaysia to reinforce their critical and analytical thinking in order to tackle a challenging life. The completion of this course focuses on the appreciation of ethics and civilisation in the Malaysian style. Students will be exposed to the dynamics of ethical concepts and civilisations that have been a force in the formation of the Malaysian nation based on its historical evolutionary timeline from pre-colonial to post-colonial era. Understanding of the formation of ethics and civilisation in a diverse society is discussed to enhance the appreciation of ethics and civilisation towards strengthening national unity. The Malaysian style of civilisation needs to be debated in academic activities based on the Federal Constitution as the core of integration and the field of ethics and civilisation. Building national unity is strongly influenced by the globalisation and development of complex information and communication technologies. As such, the ethical and civilisation values ​​reflect social responsibility and are mobilised at the individual, family, community, and national levels. Thus, changes in society and direct economic development have brought new challenges in strengthening the sustainability of ethics and civilisation in Malaysia. High Impact Education Practices (HIEPs) are practiced in teaching and learning in order to master this course.