Overview

Degree requirements

The Professional Counseling program from University of Malaya covers Fifty Seven (57) credit hours which includes Forty Two (42) credit hours for core courses, Three (3) credit hours for elective courses and 12 credit hours for research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Research Methodology in Education
Theories of Counselling
Career Development Theories
Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling
Statistic for Research in Education
Counseling Techniques

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-06 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-30 00:00:00
Starting 2027-03-09 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

57 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Disciplines

Psychology Cognitive Science Counselling Psychology View 7 other Masters in Cognitive Science in Malaysia

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Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

80

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Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelor of Counselling degree with a CGPA of at least 3.00 or an equivalent degree or
A Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline with a CGPA of at least 3.00 and
Work experience in a related field or
A professional qualification from a recognised professional body or
A qualification approved by the Senate from time to time
Pass an interview as assigned by the University.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

35900 MYR / year

≈ 35900 MYR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

22000 MYR / year

≈ 22000 MYR / year

Living costs

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

2210 - 3815 MYR / month

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