Psychology

CURRICULUM

COMPULSORY MODULES

FIRST SEMESTER

• Biology 1
• Reading and writing skills 1
• Introduction to computers
• General psychology 1
• Sociology
• Basic statistics 1
• Turkish language
• Turkish

SECOND SEMESTER

• Biology 2
• Reading and writing skills 2
• Introduction to philosophy
• General psychology 2
• Social anthropology
• Basic statistics 2

THIRD SEMESTER

• Advanced reading and writing skills 1
• History of civilization
• Social psychology 1
• Developmental psychology 1
• Research methods in psychology 1
• Data analysis 1
• Modern Turkish history

FOURTH SEMESTER

• Advanced reading and writing skills 2
• Developmental psychology 2
• Research methods in psychology 2
• Area elective
• Data analysis 2

FIFTH SEMESTER

• Psychopathology
• Experimental psychology
• Ethics in psychology
• Physiological psychology
• Area elective

SIXTH SEMESTER

• Personality
• Industrial psychology
• Cognitive psychology
• Neuropsychology
• Area elective

SEVENTH SEMESTER

• Clinical psychology
• Health psychology
• Area elective
• University elective
• University elective

EIGHTH SEMESTER

• Introduction to psychotherapeutical techniques
• Area elective
• Area elective
• University elective
• University elective

OPTIONAL MODULES

• Stress management and coping
• Abnormal psychology
• Cross-cultural psychology
• Observation and interview techniques 1
• Selected topics in experimental psychology
• Trauma psychology
• Psychopharmacology
• Child psychopathology
• Scientific method and critical thinking
• Testing and assessment
• Cross-cultural psychology
• Family psychology
• History of science
• History of modern Cyprus
• Children's literature
• Senior project
• Ottoman Turkish 1
• Aesthetics
• History of the Turkish culture
• Selected topics in developmental psychology
• Scientific method and critical thinking

ACCREDITATIONS

• The Turkish Republic Higher Education Board (YÖK)
• The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus Board of Higher Education Planning Accreditation and Coordination Board (YÖDAK)
• The Psychology Program has been since February 2018, by the Association for the Evaluation and Accreditation of Science, Literature, Science-Literature, Language and History-Geography Faculties Education Programs (FEDEK), which is a leading accreditation body in Turkey known for its innovative and continuous development in accreditation. The rapidly growing and developing Psychology Department at CIU received its well-deserved accreditation (FEDEK) in December 2017 for 5 years. Moreover, the CIU Department of Psychology is the only psychology department in the TRNC that has obtained this accreditation and it is also among the very few departments accredited throughout Turkey.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Applicants can directly apply online to our undergraduate programs using the application portal. Please fill in your details correctly and upload all the required documents listed on the last page of the application form.
Required documents:

• Completed application form
• Higher/Secondary Certificate or equivalents (e.g. O/A’Level, WAEC/NECO)
• Evidence of English Language competence: TOEFL (65 IBT) or IELTS (5.5). Students without these documents will take the CIU English proficiency exam on campus following arrival
• Scanned copy of international passport/birth certificate
• Fully completed and signed CIU Rules and Regulations document (which can be downloaded during the online application)

FEES AND SCHOLARSHIPS

Scholarships

Graduates are expected to work as directors or technicians in multinational or international companies. They are able to start up and manage plant and animal production companies, or undertake private and formal studies. They may have careers in agencies that provide education and extension services; consulting companies; control-certification; project design and management; agricultural product and input marketing; retail industry; tourism; processing, wrapping, storing and transporting agricultural products; municipalities and marketplaces, production of seeds, seedling and saplings, egg production and breeding materials and in agriculture. Graduates are expected to be able to set up their own business effectively as a result of the improvement of their personal and entrepreneurship skills developed during their studies.

Fees