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Vision

Achieving leadership and excellence in preparing cadres specialized in the fields of psychology.

Overview

The Department of Psychology commenced in the academic year 1383/1384 AH in the form of an education-and-psychology scientific unit directly affiliated with the Dean of the College of Education.

In 1385/1386 AH, the Council of the College of Education ordered the establishment of a new department and named it the Department of Education and Psychology. This was approved by His Excellency the Minister of Knowledge in his Letter No. 764/خ/س, dated Jumada Al-Awwal 6, 1385 AH.

The curricula of the Department were first modified in 1392/1393 AH, to be put to use as of 1393/1394 AH.

In 1394/1395 AH, UQU Council agreed to separate the Department of Psychology from that Department, and to regard it as an independent department. The academic year 1394/1395 AH is considered the date of birth of the Department of Psychology – from which graduated the first class of the Education and Psychology Bachelor’s Degree students in 1395/1396 AH – as the Bachelor’s Degree in Education and Psychology was cancelled after that date.

Objectives

The Department aims to fulfill the objectives consistent with the primary objectives of UQU, among the most important of which is adhering to the tolerant Islamic law. The Department’s objectives include the following:

  1. Providing theoretical and practical educational preparation to the students of the College of Education and the rest of colleges who would like to work in the field of education so they can properly perform their functions as teachers.
  2. Providing academic preparation to graduate students in seven specialties so they can resume their studies and earn Ph.D. degrees in the different areas of psychology. This, in turn, provides faculty members, at the level of university education. On the other hand, this provides specialists in the areas of psychology to fill in the gaps in the rest of the fields.
  3. Providing sufficient numbers of perfectly qualified guidance and counseling professionals, on a scientific and practical basis, to students.
  4. Providing psychological consultation as well as educational and professional services to all UQU students and affiliates who need psychological assistance. This is through expanding the activity of the Office of Psychological Counseling and Educational Guidance.
  5. The Department also aims to enhance the competence of the school principals who participate in the courses organized by the Educational Training Center.
  6. The Department also aims to help students, in different levels of study and with various specialties, acquire test design skills, especially educational and achievement tests. It further aims to train them to apply psychological tests, especially IQ tests and mental and personal aptitude tests. This is through the Psychology Laboratory which effectively contributes to the conducting of experimental research and the standardization of psychological and educational tests.

 

Mission

Preparing qualified cadres in research and consultation in the different fields of psychology that meet the needs of society and the labor market and contribute to achieving the Saudi Kingdom's ambitious development vision and aspirations.

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