Master of Counselling

Program Overview

Welcome to the Master of Counselling programme, tailored for individuals dedicated to delivering top-quality mental health care to individuals with milder challenges. Our aim is to nurture skilled and compassionate counsellors who can pursue registration and licensing in Malaysia under the esteemed Board of Counsellors (Lembaga Kaunselor Malaysia).

This programme serves as a vital stepping stone for those passionate about engaging in the field of mental health. With a focus on upholding ethical standards and fostering competence, our programme equips you with the expertise to become a globally competitive practitioner and researcher. Given the rising demand for professional counsellors, admission to the programme is increasingly selective to maintain our high standards.

Key Modules

1Primary Modules

2Counselling Interventions: Skills and Techniques

3Theories and Applications of Psychotherapy

4Professional Issues, Ethics and Law in Counselling

5Testing and Measurement in Counselling

6Group Dynamics and Therapy

7Multicultural Counselling

8Human Development Across Life Span

9Theories of Career Development

10Research Methodology and Statistics

11Career Counselling: Assessments and Applications

12Case Management and Assessment

13Counselling Practicum

14Research Project

15Counselling Internship

16PROGRAMME SYNOPSIS

17Core Modules

18PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND CLINICAL MANAGEMENT

19GROUP AND FAMILY DYNAMICS

20THEMATIC MULTICULTURAL COUNSELLING

21HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGICAL ISSUES

22CAREER THEORIES AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

23Practicum

24Internship

25Associate Professor Dr Zainah Ahmad Zamani

26View All Lecturers

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Entry Requirements

Fulfilling one of the requirements listed below:

Bachelors degree from a recognised university with a minimum CGPA of 2.50 or equivalent preferably but not necessarily with relevant industry experience;

Those with CGPA between 2.00 to 2.49 but with a minimum of 5 years' relevant working experience are also admissible.

For International students:

IELTS 5.0 / TOEFL 40 (Internet Based Test) (May join IEN preparatory course and achieve the IELTS score) The validity of the IELTS or equivalent is within 2 years from the date of the examination.

For Malaysian students

(if their undergraduate or postgraduate degree qualifications [whichever more recent] were done outside of Malaysia, and were not undertaken in the English language): IELTS 5.0 / TOEFL 500 paper-based or 213 for computer-based (May join IEN preparatory course and achieve the IELTS score). The validity of the IELTS or equivalent is within 2 years from the date of the examination.

Terms and conditions apply.

All candidates who fulfil the above requirements must pass Candidate Selection Interview to ensure comprehension of English language and the basic psychological wellbeing suitability of the candidate for the role as a Counsellor.

All information is subject to change. The above entry requirements serve as a guideline. Readers are responsible to verify the information by contacting the university's Admissions Department.

Master of Counselling

Program Overview

Key Modules

Entry Requirements

Career Prospects

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