Program Overview

Creativity and Play in Early Childhood Education

Program Overview

The MA in Education Sciences at European University Cyprus prepares teachers and education leaders to work with toddlers and preschoolers in their formative years. The program offers professional educators theoretical knowledge, hands-on skills, and innovative teaching methods using current educational developments and new learning technologies.

Program Details

• Languages: English
• Duration: 18 months
• Mode of Study: On Campus
• ECTS: 90

Career Opportunities

Our graduates work in:

• Public and Private Educational Institutions
• State Education Departments
• Research and Policy Analysis

Program Structure

• Compulsory Core Courses: 30 ECTS
  • EDU600: Educational Research Methodology (10 ECTS)
  • EDU605: Sociocultural Issues in Education (10 ECTS)
  • EDU615: Educational Policy and Management of Change (10 ECTS)
• Compulsory Courses: 30 ECTS
  • EDE610: Creative Learning and Play (10 ECTS)
  • EDE615: Action Research in Early Childhood Education (10 ECTS)
  • EDE620: STEAM Approaches in Early Childhood Education (10 ECTS)
• Master Thesis: 30 ECTS
  • EDI685: Master Thesis (30 ECTS)
  • Research Courses:
    • EDU630: Quantitative Research Approaches in Education Sciences (10 ECTS)
    • EDU640: Qualitative Research Approaches in Education Sciences (10 ECTS)
  • Elective Courses:
    • EDE625: Literacy Practices and Story-telling (10 ECTS)
    • EDE630: Mathematics and Sciences in STEAM Education (10 ECTS)
    • EDE635: Arts and Creativity (10 ECTS)
    • EDE640: Technology, Robotics and Construction Play (10 ECTS)
    • EDE645: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood Education (10 ECTS)
    • One Elective course from the available courses of another concentration of the MA Education Sciences or from other relevant Master Program of the University* (10 ECTS)