Child Life

Degree Type
Master of Clinical Psychology - Child Life Track

The Master’s of Clinical Psychology (Child life track) at Alfaisal University with an exit option of a Higher Diploma is committed to educating, preparing, and empowering future child life specialists of the highest caliber. The master’s program will provide clinical child life professionals with the competencies, skills, and practice required to provide evidence-based, developmentally, and psychologically appropriate interventions and clinical child life services that meet the emotional, developmental, and cultural needs of pediatric patients and their families undergoing healthcare encounters or hospitalization in hospitals across Saudi Arabia and the world. Additionally, the program will prepare students to sit for the Child Life certification exam with the Association of Child Life Professionals (ACLP), the certifying body of the profession of Child Life based in the United States. 

Curriculum Thesis Option Master’s of Clinical Psychology (Child life track)

Type of Courses

Total Cr Hours

Core Courses 

06

Subject Courses 

30

Thesis 

12

Total

48

 

48