Why this course
Our Diploma In Psychology programme is designed to produce assistant psychologist who are prepared to address intellectual, emotional, social and psychological needs of the individuals. Students will be trained in three aspects: theoretical, industry-based project and internship training.
Graduates of this programme will be prepared to coordinate the resources of the workplace and the community in order to meet the needs of clients. This flexible qualification helps graduates acquire the knowledge, skills, abilities and behaviours needed to pursue a wide range of career opportunities in the field of psychology.
- Industry-relevant curiculum which combines theoretical knowledge and practical application in Psychology
- A unique pathway to a specialiseddegree programmein field of psychology
- Experienced academicians with relevant industry knowledge
- Through APEL, take advantage of your prior learning experiences to gain admission, with a further opportunity to reduce your study duration and costs
Course information
Entry Requirements
- A pass in SPM or its equivalent with at least 3 credits in any subject and a pass in Mathematics and Biology / Physics / Chemistry / General Science / Applied Science* ; OR
- A pass in STPM with a minimum of Grade C (GP 2.00) in any subject and a pass in Mathematics and Biology / Physics / Chemistry / General Science / Applied Science* at SPM level; OR
- A pass in Sijil Tinggi Agama Malaysia (STAM) with a minimum grade of Maqbul and a pass in Mathematics and Biology / Physics / Chemistry / General Science / Applied Science at SPM level; OR
- A Certificate (Level 3, MQF) in the relevent fields with at least CGPA of 2.00 and a pass in Mathematics and Biology / Physics / Chemistry / General Science / Applied Science at SPM level; OR
- Pass Sijil Kemahiran Malaysia (SKM) (Level 3 MQF) in relevant field (Note: The HEP are required to conduct screening and provide approriate bridging courses in Mathematics and Biology / Physics / Chemistry / General Science / Applied Science); OR
- Other relevant equivalent qualifications recognised by Malaysian government as equivalent to the above requirements
*Can be waived should any other higher qualifications contain Mathematics and Biology/Physics/ Chemistry/ General Science/ Applied Science subjects with an equivalent/higher
achievement.
Those without a pass/credit in Mathematics and/or Biology/ Physics/ Chemistry/ General Science/ Applied Science at SPM level or equivalent can be admitted but are required to attend special enhancement course(s). These special enhancement courses should be SPM equivalent, remedial in nature. Students must pass/credit the Mathematics and Biology/ Physics/ Chemistry/ General Science/ Applied Science enhancement courses as a prerequisite to related core courses taught in English.
English Requirements
International students
- minimum score of 4.0 for IELTS OR
- minimum score of 30-31 for TOEFL OR its equivalent.
Course Structure
Core Modules
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills for Social Sciences
- Principles of Psychology
- Guiding Child Behaviour
- Human Development
- Introduction to Social Sciences
- Critical Thinking
- Social Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Theory of Personality
- Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
- Psychology of Communication
- Psychology of Children and Adolescents
- Professional Ethics and Conduct in Psychology
- Fundamentals of Physiological Psychology
- Psychology of Gerontology
- Introduction to Tests and Measurements
- Principles of Counselling
- Introduction to Behavioural Analysis
- Cross Cultural Psychology
- Research Methods
- Internship
MPU Modules
- Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban / Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 1(Int)
- Skills Enhancement / Bahasa Kebangsaan A
- Culture and Society
- Community Service
English Core Modules
- English 1
- English 2
- English 3
Career Prospects
- Human Resource / Personnel Assistant
- Psychology Assistant
- Social Work Assistant
- Welfare and Rehabilitation Assistant
- Public Relation Assistant
- Motivator
- Administrative Assistant
- Research Assistant
Programme Learning Outcome
The Programme Learning Outcomes (PLO) of this programme is to prepare graduates who are able to:
- Insights into introduction to development psychology and introduction to child psychology
- Understands the fundamental of Cognitive-Affective Basis of Behaviour
- Learns theories of personality, motivation and emotions in psychology, as well as abnormal psychology.
- Get the fundamental of social-cultural context of behaviour
- Understands Philosopy, in psychology and principle in psychology
- Understands the introduction to industrial and organisational psychology, health psychology, counselling psychology and educational psychology
