What is a Field of Study?

A field of study consists of a broad area of academic and skills qualifications that come under a similar branch of subject knowledge. In addition, courses offered under each field of study require similar minimum academic entry requirements.

Instead of looking for your choice of courses among the thousands, why not begin your search by finding out which field(s) of study is suitable for you? Then, proceed by checking out what courses you can consider under that desired field(s) of study.

Why an understanding of the 27 fields of study matters?

Put simply, diploma and degree courses offered at universities and colleges can be grouped under some 27 fields of study. Here are the 27 fields of study:

Accounting and finance
Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
Architecture and building
Arts and design
Audio-visual techniques and media production
Business and administration
Communication and broadcasting
Computing
Education
Engineering and engineering trades
Environmental protection and conservation
Hospitality and tourism
Humanities
Languages
Law
Manufacturing and processing
Marketing and sales
Mathematics and statistics
Medicine and health
Medical diagnostic and treatment technology
Occupational health and safety
Personal services
Science (Biological science and physical science)
Security and protective services
Social sciences
Social services
Transport services

Select Language

About this Course Interest Test tool

The Course Interest Test at https://interest.studymalaysia.com or better known as myCOURSE-Interest-Test is an online self-directed Course Interest Exploration Assessment tool designed by STUDYMALAYSIA which helps secondary school students, particularly those in Form 4, 5 and 6 (or Year 10,11 and 12), to assess their interests in various fields of study. Equipped with a better understanding of their interests, students can then narrow down their study choices and career options from a mind-boggling array of choices and subsequently, search for a right course to study at higher education level.

Our interest assessment activities featured herein aim to lead students to discover what field among the 27 Fields of Study suits them best to further their tertiary education.

This assessment comprises 27 statements corresponding to 27 fields of study choices and has 121 quick-check questions. It is designed to help students to get to know more about their interests and abilities in relation to a particular field of study. These statements and questions are tailored to guide the students in discovering which field of study out of the 27 is a good fit for them.

These statements and questions are derived from Further Study Workbook - 27 Fields of Study (CRLY00013799) published by StudyMalaysia Sdn Bhd (869848-W) together with reference to other various sources with credibility on higher education course planning. This assessment is meant to be used merely as a self-directed guide in discovering one’s interests and creating an awareness of various fields of study. It is not meant to be a substitute for any counselling tools. Do discuss your findings with a career counsellor to decide what step(s) you should take next.

If you need to contact us about the Course Interest Test, please email us at: [email protected]

Copyright © STUDYMALAYSIA Sdn Bhd (869848-W), 2019-2024

Copyright © Course Interest Test at https://interest.studymalaysia.com (CRLY00023738).

All rights reserved.

No part of this Course Interest Test may be used, copied, extracted, reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means (digital, electronic, mechanical, chemical processes, photocopying, recording or otherwise) or in any manner whatsoever without the written permission from Executive Director of StudyMalaysia Sdn Bhd.

Privacy Policy

Please read through this privacy policy carefully so that you understand what information we, StudyMalaysia, collect through our websites/education fairs/education events/career workshop/education related printed publications/course enquiry form/career interest survey form/education research form, and what we do with that information.

It must be borne in mind that StudyMalaysia reserves the right to change, amend and/or vary this Privacy Policy at any time and will notify users of the same by updating the policy here and by including a "NEWLY UPDATED" label with the "PRIVACY POLICY" link on the web sites governed by this policy.

What data we collect

The personal information we collect about you may include but is not limited to the following:

Sources of Information

Your Personal Data has and/or will be obtained from the following sources, where applicable, or such other sources which we may see fit from time to time:

As the accuracy of your Personal Data depends largely on the information you provide to us, kindly inform us as soon as practicable if there are any errors in your Personal Data or if there are changes to your Personal Data.

What we do with your personal data

Your personal data may be used to:

Your personal data may be disclosed to:

Sharing

We will share aggregated demographic information with our partners, sponsors, business associates and advertisers. This is not linked to any personal information that can identify any individual person. We use an outside shipping company to ship orders, and a credit card processing company to bill users for goods and services. These companies do not retain, share, store or use personally identifiable information for any secondary purposes. We partner with another party to provide specific services. When the user signs up for these services, we will share names, or other contact information and other relevant details that is necessary for the third party to provide these services. These parties are not allowed to use personally identifiable information except for the purpose of providing these services.

Protection of Personal Data

Your Personal Data is important to us. StudyMalaysia will take every reasonable care and precaution to prevent the loss, misuse or alteration of your personal information. We will store all the personal information you provide on our secure servers.

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

With effect from 25 May 2018, StudyMalaysia has updated its privacy policies to increase transparency and to comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). These changes have been made to help you better understand the work that we have always done to keep your data safe.

If you'd like to learn more about GDPR compliance, please ask us at: [email protected]

Change of Personal Data and Opt Out

At any point in time, should you wish to update your personal data or opt out from our email/sms/mailing list, you may submit such a request to StudyMalaysia via post, email or fax at the following contact details:

StudyMalaysia (869848-W)
60-3, Jalan PJU 1/3B
Sunwaymas Commercial Centre
47301 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
Tel / Fax: +603-7880 3837
WhatsApp: +6014-669 3837
Email: [email protected]

We trust that you consent and agree to the terms above with respect to our processing of your personal data. If you do not consent to the above, kindly contact us at the abovementioned contact details.

Yours faithfully,
StudyMalaysia Team

Last updated : 15 Nov 2022

Terms of Use of Copyrighted Materials

Personal use of StudyMalaysia's Course Interest Test or better known as myCOURSE-Interest-Test tool

Most of the information and data found in the Course Interest Test tool are extracted from Further Study Workbook - 27 Fields of Study (CRLY00013799) and myCOURSE Guide publications published by StudyMalaysia Sdn Bhd (869848-W). All information is copyrighted by the publisher and is protected under intellectual property right.

The use of the Course Interest Test application is subject to the following conditions:

No part of this Course Interest Test may be used, copied, extracted, reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, distributed or transmitted in any form or by any means (digital, electronic, mechanical, chemical processes, photocopying, recording or otherwise) or in any manner whatsoever.

Commercial Use of StudyMalaysia's Course Interest Test and Screen Shots

The reproduction, copying, or redistribution in any manner for commercial purposes of any information, materials or design elements on this StudyMalaysia Course Interest Test application is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of StudyMalaysia Sdn Bhd. Permission is granted only when certain adequate criteria are met. To request such permission, please e-mail to [email protected] and include the following information in the body of the message:

Disclaimer

This assessment comprises 27 statements on choice of field of study. The 121 quick-check questions help students to get to know more about their interests and abilities in relation to a particular field of study. These statements and questions are derived from Further Study Workbook - 27 Fields of Study (CRLY00013799) and other various sources on higher education course planning.

This assessment is meant to be used merely as a self-directed guide in discovering one’s interests and creating an awareness of various fields of study. It is not meant as a substitute for any counselling tools. Do discuss your findings with a career counsellor to decide what step(s) you should take next.