Importance of Ethnic Relations Courses in Shaping Social Cohesion among Undergraduate Students

Abstract

This study determines and identifies the importance of Ethnic Relations in giving an integrated value among university students in Malaysia. This study focuses on the private institution in Shah Alam to discuss how the objectives of the courses affect the unity among the students. The private institution was chosen because the ethnic demographics in Peninsular Malaysia are balanced well between the three major ethnic groups. Additionally, this study explores how instructors can effectively communicate the three main objectives of the course to the students. Moreover, this study examines how the main objectives, as determined through content analysis, may provide an integrative value to the students and portray the values derived from the subjects in their daily lives.