1,5 years - MSc Cyber Psychology (of Online Communication)
AIHE Academic Institute for Higher Education GmbH
Key Information
Campus location
Lübeck, Germany
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
3 semesters
Pace
Full time, Part time
Tuition fees
EUR 12,556 / per course *
Application deadline
Request info
Earliest start date
Mar 2024
* monthly tuition fee 856,84 euros (VAT-exempt)
Introduction
++ 1,5 years ++ online ++ no campus presence ++ possible without first degree ++
Final run of the course – 2023 ( last start 01.09.2023)
The content and structure of the Master's program support a practice-oriented understanding of Cyber Psychology of Online Communication. The program includes a broad scope of interconnected application fields of psychology and communication in cyberspace while critically challenging them. As the field is relatively new, the lack of policies, ethics and best practices is made a subject of discussion and enables the students to question recent practices and create solutions in a trendsetting subject. The variety of the modules and scientific methods will enable each student to work on an individual Master’s thesis covering personal interests.
Special Features
- Master of Science MSc Cyber Psychology of Online communication in only 1,5 years
- In exceptional cases possible without a first degree (without bachelor)
- Ideal for integration into professional and private life
- 100% online, without presence
- High degree of flexibility and freedom in terms of time
- Free time management
- Enrolled at the partner university
- Degree awarded by partner universities
- 100 interdisciplinary live online lectures per year as a bonus
- Accredited and certified
- Focus on practical relevance
Students are enrolled at the at FHWien der WKW, Austria.
Also possible as a bilingual option.
Admissions
Curriculum
Main Program Focus
The content and design of the Master's program provide a practice-oriented approach of Cyber Psychology. The programme covers a broad range of interrelated fields of application of psychology in cyberspace while critically interrogating them. Because the field is relatively new, the lack of guidelines, ethics and best practices is made a subject of discussion and enables the students to question existing practices and develop solutions in a forward-looking discipline. The variety of the curriculum and academic methods taught allows each student to work on an individual Master’s dissertation that covers their personal interests.
By studying Cyber Psychology each student will develop an understanding of the psychological theories and their application in a virtual as well as the real-life world, that will increasingly overlap in the future.
Focus Areas
The content of the 1 year Master's program is based on the following focal points:
- Introduction to Scientific Work and Cyber Psychology
- Psychology of Online Behviours in Cyberspace
- Interaction in Virtual and Gaming Environments
- Cybercrime
- Children and Teenagers’ Use of Online Communication and Media
- Online Psychological Counselling and Support
- Master’s Dissertation