University of Cyprus aims to establish itself as a Pioneer Research Institution achieving International Scientific Recognition in European Higher Education, offering Competitive Programmes and to become a Centre of Excellence in the wider Euro - Mediterranean Region.
The programme of study is designed to provide a scholarlygrounding in the areas covered by the Department. It alsoincludes modules in Ancient Greek Philology, LatinPhilology, History and Philosophy (from the programmesof study of the other two departments of the Faculty ofLetters), that will equip the students with the necessaryskills to teach the respective subjects in secondary schools.It is for the same reason that the programmes of study runby the other departments of the Faculty of Letters alsoinclude modules in Byzantine Philology, Modern GreekLiterature and Linguistics. Apart from providing scholarlyknowledge, the programme of study aims at developingthe students critical thinking, as well as broadening theirintellectual horizons.