This research aims to explore the perceptions of final-year students regarding the motivational components (value, expectancy and affective domains) and burnout (emotional exhaustion and disengagement) and to examine the relationships among the key variables. This study utilized a survey-based correlational research to investigate students' views on motivational components and burnout factors as well as the relationships between them. The study used an adapted questionnaire blending items from Campos et.al (2011) and Pintrich and De Groot (1990). A consensus of 85 Malay-Major final year students from Universiti Teknologi MARA, Shah Alam, Malaysia, participated in the study. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics and Pearson’s correlation. The findings revealed that value, expectancy, and affective components play in shaping learners' motivation. Exhaustion and disengagement were burnout factors that caused students to lose interest in completing their final-year projects. This study found statistically significant positive correlations between emotional exhaustion and three motivational components, which are value, expectancy, and affective domain among Malay-major undergraduates working on their final year projects. The findings suggest that educational institutions should implement targeted interventions and support systems to enhance motivation and address burnout among final year students doing their Final Year Projects.
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