Program Overview

Special and Inclusive Education

Master of Arts

This degree offers educators access to specialized teaching methodologies for the inclusion of students with special needs in the learning process.

Program Overview

The MA Education Sciences: Special and Inclusive Education at EUC is being implemented in collaboration with the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. The program equips educators with innovative teaching methods and the ability to tailor instruction to students with special needs. Emphasis is placed on the creation of learning environments and classroom management techniques necessary when teaching students who face a variety of challenges, including intellectual, emotional, and learning disabilities.

Program Details

• Languages: Greek
• Duration: 24 months
• Mode of Study: Online
• ECTS: 120

Career Opportunities

Our graduates work in:

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

Program Structure

• Compulsory Core Courses: 20 ECTS
  • EDU610: Educational Research Methodology (10 ECTS)
  • EDU620: Sociocultural Issues in Education (10 ECTS)
• Compulsory Courses: 36 ECTS
  • IED600: Disability in Society and in School (10 ECTS)
  • IED610: Special and Inclusive Education: Policy and Practice (10 ECTS)
  • IED620: Differentiation in Inclusive Education (10 ECTS)
  • IED685: Teaching Methodology in a School for All (6 ECTS)
• Compulsory School Practice Course: 24 ECTS
  • IED680: School Practice (24 ECTS)
• Elective Course: 10 ECTS
  • Selection of one (1) course:
    • IED640: Physical and Sensory Disabilities (10 ECTS)
    • IED635: Social, Emotional, and Mental Health Difficulties (10 ECTS)
    • IED650: Learning & Intellectual Disabilities (10 ECTS)
    • IED630: Contemporary Issues in Inclusive Education (10 ECTS)
    • IED625: Technology and Disability (10 ECTS)
    • IED645: Intercultural Education (10 ECTS)
    • N/A: An elective course from the available courses of another concentration of the MA in Education Sciences or from other Master Programs (10 ECTS)
• Master Thesis: 30 ECTS
  • IED670: Master Thesis (30 ECTS)
  • or
  • Research Courses: 10 ECTS
    • Selection of (1) one
      • EDU650: Quantitative Research Approaches in Education Sciences
      • EDU660: Qualitative Research Approaches in Education Sciences (10 ECTS)
  • Elective Courses: 20 ECTS
    • Selection of two (2) elective courses

Collaboration with National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA)

The program is being implemented through an important collaboration between the Pedagogical Department of Primary Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the Department of Education Sciences at European University Cyprus.

School Placement

The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Pedagogical Department of Primary Education is responsible for the placement of students in face-to-face educational settings in Greece. School placements are offered through a course of 24 ECTS, which includes the following for students both in Cyprus and Greece: (a) workshops from professionals and experts on issues of education of learners with disabilities, inclusive education, learning assessment of disabilities and special educational needs, issues of children and adolescents mental health and the education of socially vulnerable groups, (b) visits to various educational settings with learners with disabilities and special educational needs or other socially vulnerable groups, (c) mentoring and supervision, group discussions, and more.

5 Stars Distinction for Online Learning

European University Cyprus has received the Five Stars distinction in the area of Online Learning on the QS TOP UNIVERSITIES (QS Stars University Ratings) rating of institutions around the world. This rating of excellence was achieved with high scores for student-faculty engagement, student services and technology and for commitment to online learning. Through rigorous and independent data collection and analysis of performance metrics, European University Cyprus also received Five Stars in Teaching, Employability, Global Engagement, Diversity/Equality/Inclusion and MD Medicine.