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Course Title :
Diploma in Islamic Psychology
Course Duration :
3 years
Medium of Delivery :
English
Course Schedule :
Every Weekend / Weekday (Blended Learning Mode on Alternate Weeks) Virtual Online Classes
Assessment :
Assignments and Project Works
Certificate Award :
Certification will be awarded by TAQUA upon completion of modules and fulfillment of requirements. Diploma accredited and recognised by Institut Agama Islam Abdullah Said.
Course Curriculum Content

Course Curriculum

Semester 1 

  •  Understanding the term Psychology in Islamic Perspective
  • Concept of Psychology in Islam
  • The true nature of humans 
  • Fitrah and purpose of life
  • Nature of soul in Islamic Psychology
  • Secrets, signs and types of heart
  • Purification of the soul
  • Free will and accountability
  • Character traits and personality of the believer
  • Positive psychology and human strengths
  • Forces working on the heart and soul
  • Spiritual motivation in Islam
  • Physiological drives and psychological motives
  • Rewards and punishments in Islamic Perspectives

Semester 2 

  • Emotions in Islamic View
  • Balancing love, fear and hope
  • Anger Management
  • Intelligence, Reason and Wisdom in Islamic Perspectives
  • Reason ('aql) in Islam
  • Significance and meaning of Knowledge
  • Wisdom of Allah s.w.t, Quran and Prophet Muhammad s.a.w
  • Learning and Modelling in Islam
  • Classical and operant conditioning
  • Spiritual Modelling in Islam
  • Trials and tribulations of Life
  • Benefits of religious coping
  • Concept of consciousness in Islamic Psychology
  • Sleep etiquette and dream interpretation
  • Human lifespan and development
  • Management of aging process

Semester 3 

  • Social Psychology in Islam
  • The role of social support
  • Family and Parenting in Islam
  • Characteristics of the Muslim Community
  • Enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil
  • Abnormal Psychology and Mental Illness
  • Understanding the definition of mental illness
  • Causes of mental illness
  • Religiosity and mental health
  • Counselling and Psychotherapy
  • Religious or theological pyschotherapy
  • Concept and application of Ruqyah
  • Attainment of peace and nearness to Allah s.w.t
  • Islamic Daily Rituals and its Performances
  • Concept of Repentance and its applications
  • Comtemplation and reflection in Islam
  • Spiritual Light in Islam

Graduates after graduation can proceed for Advance/Graduate Diploma in Islamic Pyschology and pursue higher tertiary studies of Degree or Master or PhD Doctor in Islamic Pyschology.