General Psychology

The General Psychology course at Eastern Mediterranean University focuses on Social, Cognitive and Developmental Psychology, and its primary aim is to bring academics with high education and research quality to the field.

However, psychologists with a PhD degree can work not only in academia, but also in different areas of the public and private sectors. For this reason, the General Psychology course at Eastern Mediterranean University is open to all candidates with a Master’s in Psychology who wish to gain greater competence in the field.

Key facts

The programme consists of 7 courses, a seminar, a doctoral qualifying exam and a thesis.

It has the following rankings:

• THE: Times Higher Education

• World University Ranking: the top 601 – 800 universities worldwide, ranked 1st in Northern Cyprus

• Young University Ranking: the top 151st young universities worldwide

• Impact Rankings: the top 301 – 400 universities worldwide

• QS World University Rankings

• QS Sustainability Rankings

• QS World University Rankings: EECA(Emerging Europe & Central Asia)

Research interests include:

• Intergroup Relations

• Intergroup Contact

• Prejudice and Prejudice Reduction Methods

• Gender Roles & Sexism

• LGBTI+ psychology