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The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is one of the three Faculties of the Open University of Cyprus and includes a total of eleven (11) Postgraduate and Bachelor Degree Programmes. The School also offers a doctoral programme with different directions. The Faculty also contributes substantially to the Lifelong Learning Program of the University, since all the Modules of undergraduate and postgraduate level are also offered as independent.

The main mission of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is the following:

  • To train undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral students in the fields of Humanities and Social Sciences, with special emphasis on the scientific subjects of the offered programmes
  • To continuously enrich and renovate the existing Programmes by aligning them with the research developments in the relevant scientific fields.
  • To design and implement new Programmes according to the needs of scientific research, lifelong learning and the labor market, especially in the Greek-speaking area, sometimes in collaboration with other universities and / or stakeholders
  • To promote research in the humanities and social sciences through cutting-edge research programmes and publications of international prestige and influence. To enhance the quality of the education provided in the Programmes by selecting as Adjunct Faculty (Tutors), through transparent, strictly controlled and meritocratic procedures, an amalgam of renowned and talented scientists in their respective disciplines.
  • To ensure the smooth academic progress of its adult students through various support and counseling mechanisms, ensuring the individual progress of each and every one of them
  • To contribute to the further recognition of its students who are already active in various fields of professional and social life
  • To supply with useful professional and cognitive supplies the students who wish to be introduced or to be re-entered in the labor market in branches that are related to the objects of the Faculty
  • To maintain fruitful contacts with the graduates of the Programmes, in order to strengthen the sense of community and belonging
  • To constantly seek osmosis with the wider society, mainly of the Greek-speaking world, through lifelong learning programmes, a series of academic, educational and other activities, but also the participation of its academic staff in the public debate on the top issues of modern societies.

PROGRAMME OBJECTIVES

The doctoral programme of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences aims to promote original research in the areas of Humanities and Social Sciences.

 

The offered Doctoral Programmes of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, for the academic year 2023-2024 (fall semester) are:

 

The minimum time required to complete the doctorate is three (3) years, while the maximum duration is eight (8) years.

 

EUROPEAN CREDIT TRANSFER SYSTEM – ECTS: 180

TEACHING LANGUAGE:  Greek

LEVEL: Doctorate

DEGREE AWARDED: Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

 

Internal Regulations for Doctoral Studies (Revised) 

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS

The minimum requirement for admission to the doctoral programme of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is a postgraduate degree from an accredited Higher Education Institution.

 

TUITION FEES

Tuition fees for doctoral programs amounts to €675 per semester for the first six (6) semesters. In case the study lasts longer, then the following applies: for the first five (5) and the last  semester, the cost amounts to €675 per semester and for the remaining semesters, the cost amounts to €100 per semester. No tuition is paid for the "Academic Writing (DXXX796)" and the "Research Methodology (DXXXX795)", which are mandatory at the beginning of the study.

 

APPLICATIONS

Applications can be submitted exclusively online:

Αιτήσεις Αγγ χωρίς ημερομηνίσ

 Application dates for the spring semester of the Academic year 2023-2024 : September 19 - November 1, 2023.

 

 

Dean: Stavroula Tsiplakou, Associate Professor

Deputy Dean: Avra Sidiropoulou, Associate Professor

Ανοικτό Πανεπιστήμιο Κύπρου - Open University of Cyprus has 10 registered members
Name
Academic Rank
Email
Phone Number
Academic Consultation Hours
Στέφανος Ευθυμιάδης (Stephanos Efthymiadis)
Professor

efthymiadis@ouc.ac.cy

Τρίτη/Tuesday,10:30-12:30 &
Τετάρτη/Wednesday, 09:00-12:00
Βάιος Λιαπής (Vayos Liapis)
Professor

vayos.liapis@ouc.ac.cy

Δευτέρα/Monday, 11:00-13:00 &
Παρασκευή/Friday, 10:00-13:00
Μαρία Γραβάνη (Maria Gravani)
Associate Professor

maria.gravani@ouc.ac.cy

Παρασκευή/Friday, 08:00-13:00
Γεώργιος Δεληγιαννάκης (Georgios Deligiannakis)
Associate Professor

g.deligiannakis@ouc.ac.cy

Παρασκευή/Friday, 09:00-14:00
Σοφία Ιορδανίδου (Sofia Iordanidou)
Associate Professor

sofia.iordanidou@ouc.ac.cy

Τρίτη/Tuesday, 12:00-17:00
Βάγια (Βίκυ) Καραΐσκου (Vicky Karaiskou)
Associate Professor

v.karaiskou@ouc.ac.cy

Δευτέρα/Monday, 10:00-15:00
Αντώνης Πετρίδης (Antonis Petrides)
Associate Professor

apetrides@ouc.ac.cy

Τετάρτη/Wednesday, 07:45-12:45
Αύρα Σιδηροπούλου (Avra Sidiropoulou)
Associate Professor

avra.sidiropoulou@ouc.ac.cy

Δευτέρα/Monday, 08:00-13:00
Σταυρούλα Τσιπλάκου (Stavroula Tsiplakou)
Associate Professor

stavroula.tsiplakou@ouc.ac.cy

Τρίτη/Tuesday, 15:30-20:30
Θεόδωρος Γιαννόπουλος (Theodoros Giannopoulos)
Assistant Professor

theodoros.giannopoulos@ouc.ac.cy

Τετάρτη/Wednesday, 15:00-19:00

 
Academic Consultant 
 
Ελισάβετ Κιούρτη Ελισάβετ Κιούρτη (Elisavet Kiourti) elisavet.kiourti@ouc.ac.cy  +35722411923

Ώρες γραφείου/Academic Consultation Hours:

Δευτέρα/Monday – Πέμπτη/Thursday 11:00 - 15:00

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Charoula Christofi  (Secretariat of School of Humanities and Social Sciences), Email: charoula.christofi@ouc.ac.cyTel. 00357-22411743

Yianna Yiasouma, Email: yianna.yiasouma1@ouc.ac.cy, Tel. 00357-22411915