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 Masters Program in Cognitive Educational Psychology aims to prepare students to undertake productive roles in research, teaching and applied work in the fields of Cognitive and Educational Psychology. The Program offers students a comprehensive understanding of the concepts, methods and theories related to the aforementioned cognitive areas. Candidates may hold a bachelors degree in psychology or a related field and are interested in increasing their knowledge of cognitive and educational methodologies. The masters program offers specialized courses in teaching and learning, cognitive systems and development, general and specialized cognitive abilities and their measuring methods, biology of learning and cognitive abilities and advanced research methodology. The program does not lead to a professional title degree in Psychology. Instead, it leads to the expansion of knowledge in two main areas of Psychology via in-depth study of the relationships between individual differences and learning environment, individual differences and knowledge transformation.