10 most popular university courses among Malaysian students based on Afterschool's 2014 search

Here are the top ten career-related courses that YOU searched for on this site throughout 2014!

#1 Actuarial Science

Actuaries analyze the financial costs of risk and uncertainty. They use mathematics, statistics, and financial theory to assess the risk that an event will occur and to help businesses and clients develop policies that minimize the cost of that risk.

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#2 Petroleum Engineering

Petroleum engineering investigates the extraction of oil and gas from the earth, fuel processing methods and environmental & safety issues.

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#3 Medicine

Becoming a doctor takes a lot of hard work, dedication as well as long and stressful hours. Yet it is probably one of the most rewarding professions to be in.

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#4 Aircraft Maintenance

Malaysia has become a regional hub for low-cost airline thus students of this programme will have more opportunities to work for airline industries and aircraft services companies. Moreover, the government is promoting a transformation plan that will make Malaysia into a high-income nation.

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#5 Biomedical Science

This course is the application of biology-based science to medical use, be it research, health monitoring or treatment.

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#6 Chemical Engineering

Chemical engineers scale up a process that a chemist has developed on a very small scale. For instance, a chemists develops a drug on a small scale (in micro-grams), it’s now the chemical engineers job to produce this on a large scale.

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#7 Nutrition and Dietetics

A degree in Nutrition and Dietetics will give you an understating on the principles of nutrition intake and the body’s response.

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#8 Psychology

Psychology is the in-depth study of perception, cognition, attention, emotion, personality, behaviour and interpersonal relationships.

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#9 Accounting

A chartered accountant is someone who has completed a recognised academic programme; completed practical experience programme and completed a professional competence programme.

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#10 Automotive Engineering

Automotive Engineering is a branch of Mechanical Engineering that covers land vehicle development by incorporating engineering, production, maintenance and dynamics.

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Both Pharmacy and Dentistry trail close at eleventh and twelfth place respectively!