Master's in
Psychological and Educational Counseling

Foundations of psychology, major schools, motivation, and human behavior, with a critical reading of reductionist trends and a link to fitrah, psychological balance, and personality theories.

Classical and contemporary counseling theories, disciplined integrative practice, practical intervention plans, and counseling as reform, purification, and guidance.

Preparation for work in educational settings: achievement issues, academic delay, discipline, preventive and therapeutic programs, and partnership with teachers, administration, and parents.

Family formation in Islam, family guidance approaches, marital conflict management, divorce effects on children, and preventive and therapeutic family counseling interventions.

Research design for counseling, quantitative and qualitative methods, descriptive and inferential statistics, analysis tools, and research ethics.

Human behavior in social contexts, socialization, attitudes, values, influence, leadership, teamwork, and links to Islamic social values.

Human development from childhood to old age, the traits and educational challenges of each stage, and the Islamic principle of gradual growth and responsibility.

The core applied course: counseling interviews, professional relationships, active listening, diagnosis, intervention, and session management through role-play and simulation.

Self-awareness, time management, decision-making, life planning, resilience, and responsibility within a values-based framework that connects success to ethical purpose.

Combines values education with behavior modification and practical programs for schools, families, and communities facing contemporary challenges.