Bachelor of Counselling
BACKGROUND
The Bachelor of Counseling program aims to produce trained and competent counselors. This programme offers a comprehensive coverage of knowledge in counseling with strict emphasis on producing highly trained professional counselors. The comprehensive curriculum was developed to suit the demands for counsellors and helping professionals based on established curriculum requirements and standards. Students who enrol in this program are expected to follow the curriculum as stipulated by the programme. The curriculum requires students to fulfill a total of 25 credit hours of of University Core Courses, 78 credit hours of Programme Core Courses, 18 credit hours of Elective Courses and 15 credit hours of practicum, internship and academic exercise.
The University Core Courses are compulsory courses mandated by the Malaysian Ministry of Higher Education. They cover basic yet essential knowledge base such as nationhood studies, civilizational studies, language, writing and co-curricular activities.
The Programme Core Courses consist of compulsory courses which incorporate all the basic skills considered crucial for students to learn and master. The areas covered by these courses include basic counseling practice in various settings, counseling techniques and skills, psychological courses, theories in counseling and psychology, current and specific issues in counseling and related services, research methods, academic exercise and field practicum. This program also offers a host of elective courses for students to choose from. Each elective course is tailored to specific practice areas relevant to counseling services and the helping profession in general. They offer in-depth coverage of practice, applied knowledge, skills development and other issues considered relevant and essential to the profession.
BACHELOR OF COUNSELLING COURSE STRUCTURE
To be conferred the degree of Bachelor of Counselling with Honours [B. Couns. (Hons.)], a student is required to enrol and pass a minimum of 136 credit hours which cover five (5) components, namely University Core Courses, Programme Core Courses,Programme Electives, Free Electives and Practicum, Internship and Academic Exercise. Students are also required to achieve a minimum grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.00 for every semester in order to avoid conditional pass. The programme structure is as follows:
Components | Credit Hours | |
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A | University Core Courses | 25 |
B | Program Core Courses | 78 |
C | Minor Courses | 15 |
D | General Elective Course | 3 |
E | Practicum, Internship & Academic Exercise | 15 |
Total | 136 |
A more detailed breakdown of each of these components is provided in the following.
A. University Core Courses (25 credit hours)
Course Code | Course Name | Credit Hours |
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SADE1013 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 |
SADN1013 | Islamic and Asian Civilizations | 3 |
SADN1033 | Malaysian Nationhood Studies | 3 |
SADN1043 | Ethnic Relations | 3 |
SBLEXXXX | English Core Courses | 9 |
VXXXXXXX | Co-Curriculum Courses | 4 |
B. Programme Core Courses (93 Credit Hours)
PROGRAMME CORE COURSES | |||
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Course Code | Course Name | Credit | Pre-requisite |
BPMN1013 | Introduction to Management | 3 | None |
SSYA1013 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | None |
SSYM1023 | Human Growth and Development | 3 | SSYA1013 |
SSKC1013 | Basic Principles of Counselling and Guidance | 3 | SSYA1013 |
SSQL1113 | Statistics for Social Science | 3 | None |
SSZK2003 | Research in Social Science | 3 | SSKC1013 |
SSYS2023 | Social Psychology | 3 | None |
SSYP2013 | Personality | 3 | None |
SSYP2133 | Psychological Testing | 3 | SSQL1113 |
SSYM2213 | Human Learning | 3 | SSYM1023 |
SSKC2213 | Theory and Practice of Counselling | 3 | SSKC1013 |
SSKC2223 | Multi-cultural Counselling | 3 | SSKC2213 |
SSKC2233 | Theory and Practice of Group Counselling | 3 | SSYA1013 |
SSKC2343 | Ethics and Acts of Counsellor | 3 | SSKC1013 |
SSYP3133 | Testing and Assessment in Counselling | 3 | SSYP2133 |
SSYP2313 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | SSKC1013 |
SSKC2313 | Helping Skills | 3 | SSKC2223 |
SSKC2323 | Individual Counselling Skills | 3 | SSKC2213 |
SSKC2333 | Group Counselling Skills | 3 | SSKC1013 |
SSYD3033 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 3 | SSYA1013 |
SSKC3233 | Counselling in Islamic Perspective | 3 | SSKC2233 |
SSKC3433 | Career Development and Choices | 3 | SSKC1013 |
SSKC4813 | Counselling at Higher Learning Institution | 3 | SSKC1013 |
SSKC3733 | Community Counselling | 3 | SSKC3813 |
SSYP4543 | Personnel Recruitment and Placement | 3 | SSYM1023 |
SSCX4983 | Counselling Practicum | 3 | Obtain pass for all courses |
SSCX4996 | Internship | 6 | SSZK2003 |
SSCZ4996 | Academic Exercise | 6 | SSYM1023 |
C. Minor Courses (18 Credit Hours)
Students must choose ONE (1) minor from the following FOUR (4) minor areas:
i. Human Resource Management offered by the School of Business Management (SBM), UUM COB. Student MUST choose SIX (6) courses from the list below:
MINOR COURSES IN HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | |||
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Course Code | Course Name | Credit | Pre-requisite |
BSMH2013 | Human Resource Management | 3 | BPMN1013 |
BSMH3033 | Training and Development | 3 | BSMH2013 |
BSMH3053 | Performance Appraisal | 3 | BSMH2013 |
BSMH3153 | Career Planning and Development | 3 | BSMH2013 |
BSMH3023 | Staffing | 3 | BSMH2013 |
BSMH3043 | Remuneration and Rewards | 3 | BSMH2013 |
BSMH3063 | Change Management | 3 | BSMH2013 |
BSMH3083 | Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health Management | 3 | BSMH2013 |
BSMH3103 | Industrial Relations | 3 | BSMH2013 |
BSMH3113 | International Human Resource Management | 3 | BSMH2013 |
ii. Creative Media offered by the School of Multimedia Technology & Communication (SMMTC), UUM CAS. Student MUST choose SIX (6) courses from the list below:
MINOR COURSES IN CREATIVE MEDIA | |||
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Course Code | Course Name | Credit | Pre-requisite |
SCCT1033 | Introduction to Media Technology | 3 | None |
SCCT1093 | Visual Media | 3 | None |
SCCT2033 | Media Writing | 3 | None |
SCCT2043 | Photography | 3 | None |
SCCT2063 | Media Law and Ethics | 3 | None |
SCCT2073 | Media Creativity and Esthetics | 3 | None |
SCCT3033 | Media Psychology | 3 | None |
SCCT3233 | Integrative Media Marketing | 3 | None |
SCCT2323 | Investigative News Reporting | 3 | None |
SCCT2413 | Electronic Script Writing | 3 | None |
iii. Event Management offered by the School of Tourism, Hospitality and Environmental Management (STHEM), UUM COLGIS. Student MUST choose SIX (6) courses from the list below:
MINOR COURSES IN CREATIVE MEDIA | |||
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Course Code | Course Name | Credit | Pre-requisite |
GHZA1113 | Introduction to Event | 3 | None |
GHZL3143 | Event Sponsorship and Fundraising | 3 | GHZM2113 |
GHZM2113 | Event Marketing | 3 | GHZM1113 |
GHZN3053 | Event Risk Management | 3 | GHZM1113 |
GHZP4313 | Sport Tourism Event Management | 3 | GHZM1113 |
GHZS2113 | Sport and Society | 3 | None |
GHZS2123 | Sociological Aspects of Event Management | 3 | GHZM1113 |
GHZT3113 | Event Design and Production | 3 | GHZM1113 |
GHZT3133 | Event Administration and Coordination | 3 | GHZM1113 |
GHZT3213 | Event Operation and Logistics | 3 | GHZM1113 |
iv. Commercial Law offered by the School of Law (SOL), UUM COLGIS. Student MUST choose SIX (6) courses from the list below:
MINOR COURSES IN COMMERCIAL LAW | |||
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Course Code | Course Name | Credit | Pre-requisite |
GLUE2113 | Law of Business Transaction | 3 | None |
GLUE2033 | Employment and Industrial Relations Law | 3 | None |
GLUE3163 | Administrative Law | 3 | None |
GLUE3173 | Banking Law | 3 | None |
GLUE3013 | Insurance Law | 3 | None |
GLUE3023 | Revenue Law | 3 | None |
GLUE3143 | Copyright Law | 3 | None |
GLUE3133 | Industrial Property Law | 3 | None |
GLUE3043 | Law of Information Technology | 3 | None |
GLUE3053 | Cyber Law | 3 | None |
D. General Elective (3 Credit Hours)
Student has to CHOOSE ANY COURSE offered by other programmes in the same or different school with a consideration as follows:
PROPOSED COURSES TO BE TAKEN BY SEMESTER
Students are advised to enroll in courses based on the suggested schedule presented below. The schedule has been planned in such a way that the courses and their credit hours are evenly distributed and in accordance with the level of study deemed suitable for majority of students. By following the schedule, students will be able to ensure that they do not left out any courses that are required for them to complete the programme.
1st. SEMESTER | 2nd. SEMESTER | ||||
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Code | Course | Credit | Code | Course | Credit |
SADE1013 | Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship | 3 | SADN1013 | Islamic and Asian Civilization | 3 |
SADN1043 | Ethnic Relations | 3 | SBLEXXXX | English Core | 3 |
SADN1033 | Nationhood Studies | 3 | SSYM1023 | Human Growth and Development | 3 |
SSYA1013 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | SSYP2013 | Personality | 3 |
SSKC1013 | Basic Principles of Counselling and Guidance | 3 | SSQL1113 | Statistics for Social Science | 3 |
BPMN1013 | Introduction to Management | 3 | XXXXXXX3 | Minor 1 | 3 |
VXXXXXXX | Co-Curriculum | 1 | VXXXXXXX | Co-Curriculum | 1 |
Total | 19 | Total | 19 | ||
3rd. SEMESTER | 4th. SEMESTER | ||||
Code | Course | Credit | Code | Course | Credit |
SBLEXXXX | English Core | 3 | SBLEXXXX | English Core | 3 |
SSYM2213 | Human Learning | 3 | SSKC2323 | Individual Counselling Skills | 3 |
SSKC2213 | Theory and Practice of Counselling | 3 | SSKC2333 | Group Counselling Skills | 3 |
SSKC2233 | Theory and Practice of Group Counselling | 3 | SSKC2313 | Helping Skills | 3 |
SSYS2023 | Social Psychology | 3 | SSZK2003 | Research in Social Science | 3 |
XXXXXXX3 | Minor 2 | 3 | XXXXXXX3 | Minor 3 | 3 |
VXXXXXXX | Co-Curriculum | 1 | VXXXXXXX | Co-Curriculum | 1 |
Total | 19 | Total | 19 | ||
5th. SEMESTER | 6th. SEMESTER | ||||
Code | Course | Credit | Code | Course | Credit |
SSYP2133 | Psychological Testing | 3 | SSKC2343 | Ethics and Acts of Counsellor | 3 |
SSYP2313 | Abnormal Psychology | 3 | SSKC3233 | Counselling in Islamic Perspective | 3 |
SSKC2223 | Health Psychology Multi-cultural Counselling | 3 | SSYD3033 | Psychology Industrial and Organizational | 3 |
SSKC3433 | Career Development and Choices | 3 | SSYP3133 | Testing and Assessment in Counseling | 3 |
XXXXXXX3 | Minor 4 | 3 | XXXXXXX3 | Minor 5 | 3 |
XXXXXXX3 | General Elective | 3 | XXXXXXX3 | Minor 6 | 3 |
Total | 18 | Total | 18 | ||
7th. SEMESTER | 8th. SEMESTER | ||||
Code | Course | Credit | Code | Course | Credit |
SSKC3733 | Community Counselling | 3 | SSCX4996 | Internship | 6 |
SSKC4813 | Counselling at the Higher Learning Institution | ||||
SSYP4543 | Personnel Recruitment and Placement | 3 | |||
SSCX4983 | Counselling Practicum | 3 | |||
SSCZ4996 | Academic Exercise | 6 | |||
Total | 18 | Total | 6 |
COURSE OFFERING BY SEMESTER
The table below contains a list of courses offered by the programme according to the semester in which they are offered. Some of these courses are offered intermittently while some are available every semester. The table will serve as a guide for students to plan their study accordingly. However, students are also advised to constantly refer to the department for the latest information with regard to these course offerings.
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | |
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I | II | ||
SSKC1013 | Basic Principles of Counselling and Guidance | X | |
SSYA1013 | Introduction to Psychology | X | X |
SSYM1023 | Human Growth and Development | X | |
SSQL1113 | Statistics for Social Science | X | X |
SSZK2003 | Research in Social Science | X | X |
SSYP2013 | Personality | X | |
SSYS2023 | Social Psychology | X | |
SSYP2133 | Psychological Testing | X | |
SSKC2213 | Theory and Practice of Counselling | X | |
SSYM2213 | Human Learning | X | |
SSKC2223 | Multi-cultural Counselling | X | |
SSKC2233 | Theory and Practice of Group Counselling | X | |
SSKC2313 | Helping Skills | X | |
SSYP2313 | Abnormal Psychology | X | |
SSKC2323 | Individual Counselling Skills | X | |
SSKC2333 | Group Counselling Skills | X | |
SSKC2343 | Ethics and Acts of Counsellor | X | |
SSYP2433 | Health Psychology | X | |
SSYD3033 | Industrial and Organizational Psychology | X | |
SSKC3233 | Counselling in Islamic Perspective | X | |
SSKC3353 | Behaviour Modification | X | |
SSKC3133 | Testing and Assessment in Counseling | X | |
SSYP3413 | Deviant Behaviour* | X | |
SSKC3433 | Career Development and Choices | X | |
SSKC3463 | Counselling and Current Issues | X | |
SSKC3623 | Therapeutic Consultation* | X | |
SSKC3733 | Community Counselling | X | |
SSKC3813 | School Counselling and Guidance | X | |
SSKC4323 | Self-identity Crisis | X | |
SSYP4543 | Personnel Recruitment and Placement | X | |
SSKC4613 | Counselling Technique in the Substance Abuse* | X | |
SSKC4813 | Counselling at Higher Learning Institution | X | |
SSCX4983 | Counselling Practicum | X | |
SSCX4996 | Internship | X |
* Courses offered to B.Ed.(Guidance and Counselling)(Hons) students.