Malaysia first private University that offer 4 years of Guidance and Counselling programme.
A double major course that includes Psychology and Counselling, where graduates are eligible to apply professional licensing from Malaysian Board of Counsellor (LKM).
Bachelor of Arts (honours) in Counselling and Psychology is designed as a four years’ degree programme where students are required to do their counselling internship in the final year. Upon completion of 126 credit hours and log book, students will be awarded the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Counselling and Psychology.
The curriculum of this program is designed according to the Ministry of Education Malaysia and Malaysian Board of Counsellor’s standards and requirements. Therefore, graduates of this program are eligible to become a registered counsellor.
This program covers the major fields in psychology and counselling. Students will be trained in three aspects: theoretical, supervised counselling practicum and internship training. In order to equip students with the professional knowledge and skills, current program will introduce students with the latest and different perspectives of psychology including counselling theories, counselling skills, interviewing techniques and the development of counselling psychology. Moreover, students will learn to deal with clients with psychological and mental health issues, provide individual/group/family therapies derived from extensively researched interventions, assessments and researches.
Program Features
- Current programme will emphasize on counselling theory and its application, using both English and Mandarin as the medium to instruction.
- Cultivate culturally sensitive counsellors and provide counselling services to individuals from different ethnic groups.
- Students can go to schools, community counselling centres and non-government organizations (NGO) for internships with the purpose of increasing the exposure to the local culture in mental health field.
- Emphasize on the academic exchange of knowledge among scholars and professional counsellors in the field; actively organizing research conferences and professional workshops.