Overview

The Bachelor of Counselling program at Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) is the cornerstone of developing competent counsellors.

About the program

The program is designed in accordance with the requirements of the Counsellors Act 1988.

A competent counsellor is defined as a counsellor who meets the requirements of professional counselling training as prescribed by the Malaysian Board of Counsellors (LKM). This healthy development is in line with the government’s efforts to increase the number of trained counsellors as gazetted in the Counsellors Act 1998.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Individual Development

Counselling Theory and Psychotherapy

Counselling Techniques

Multicultural Issues in Community

Group Procedures ad Dynamics

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-06 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia

Disciplines

Counselling Psychology View 8 other Bachelors in Counselling Psychology in Malaysia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Passed SPM/equivalent.

Passed Bahasa Melayu/Bahasa Malaysia with a credit at SPM level/ equivalent.

Earned at least Level 1 (Band 1) in the Malaysian University English Test (MUET).

Passed STPM examination with at least a grade of C (GPA 2.00) in General Studies/General Paper, and a grade of C (GPA 2.00) in two (2) other subjects.

Possess a diploma or other qualifications accredited by the Malaysian Government and approved by the University Senate.

Passed the Ministry of Education’s Matriculation/Universiti Malaya’s Pre-University Science Programme with a CGPA of at least 2.00.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

7240 MYR / year

≈ 7240 MYR / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1840 MYR / year

≈ 1840 MYR / year

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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