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Profile of Programme

This program of study has been designed with a primary objective to educate social scientists and future journalists who will be active in the field of media. The program provides a rigorous education to future media professionals while equipping them with the essential understanding and practical skills, so that they can respond to the needs, challenges and changes that take place in this dynamic field of knowledge. The program familiarizes students with the structure of media industries and organizations as well as with the key functions of the markets that govern the practice of journalism.


To achieve those objectives, the Journalism Program offers courses that develop the critical and cognitive skills of students. Some of the Program’s most important goals are:
  • Familiarizing students with media organizations and industries as well as the most important technologies that have been recognized as milestones in the development of communication.
  • Providing research training to social scientists.
  • Encouraging rigorous research in the field of journalism.
  • Cultivating basic skills, such as writing and reporting.
  • Advancing the interdisciplinary aspect of journalism and its relationship with other social sciences and humanities - history, language, economics, sociology, political science.
  • Providing basic technical skills for collecting and analyzing information, producing audiovisual content and honing the art of telling stories.

Key Learning Outcomes

  • Understanding journalism as a social science and as a service provided in open market environments and media organizations.
  • The acquisition of research skills to promote both social and journalistic research.
  • The acquisition of technical capabilities for the production and distribution of different types of digital content.

Key Information

Department: Department of Social and Political Sciences

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences and Education

Programme Name: Journalism

Direction: Media Studies and Journalism

Level of Qualification: 1st Cycle (Bachelor's Degree) [8 Semesters]

Mode of Study: Full time

Language of Instruction: Greek

Coordinator: Assistant Professor, Theodora Maniou

Curriculum Structure

Course Type ECTS
Compulsory
Compulsory 193
Foreign Language 15
Restricted Elective 16
Free Elective 16
TOTAL ECTS 240

Courses per Semester

Conditions of Study

Specific Admission Requirements

The vast majority of newly admitted undergraduate students enter the University of Cyprus following Pancyprian Examinations organised by the Ministry of Education and Culture for admission into establishments of higher education.

  • Admission based on Special Criteria: Candidates who have taken the Pancyprian Examinations and who meet certain special criteria, as these are set out in the Rules and Regulations of Academic and Student Affairs, may seek a limited number of places (14% of Cypriot admissions).
  • Top athletes and persons distinguished in International Olympiads: Athletes with top distinctions in sports, as defined by the Council of the University of Cyprus or who have won 1st 2nd or 3rd place medals in International Olympiads (e.g. Mathematics, ICT, Biology, etc.), may be admitted into Departments of Cyprus University without examinations simply on the basis of their Lyceum Leaving Certificate.
  • Entry on the basis of Panhellenic Examinations: 10% of the total number of places offered through the Pancyprian Examinations may be taken up by candidates passing the Panhellenic Examinations.
  • Entry on the basis of International Examinations: An additional number of places (3%) of admissions from Cyprus may be sought on the basis of the results of international examinations such as GCE, Baccalaureate or other equivalent examinations, by Cypriots belonging to the Republic’s official religious groups, repatriated Cypriots, Cypriots who reside permanently abroad, Greeks of the diaspora, children of officials of the Cypriot Foreign Service and foreign citizens from EU states or countries outside the European Union.
  • Turkish-Cypriots: Turkish Cypriot graduates of six-grade secondary schools are admitted on the basis of their school-leaving certificate or after passing special written or oral examinations organised by the competent Department. 
  • Transfers/Second Degree: Every year Cyprus University offers a limited number of places for internal/external transfers and for obtaining a second degree.

Rules of Study

Students must always advise the University's' Undergraduate Study Rules.

Graduation Requirements

The Program is based on the European System of Credit Transfer and Accumulation (ECTS). The degree is awarded after the successful completion of studies in the program / direction determined by the Department. It is also required to succeed at least 240 ECTS.

Examination Regulations

Assessment and Grading

The final grade of an undergraduate student, and consequently the grade of his Degree (Excellent with Distinction (9.5-10), Excellent (8.5-9.49), Very Good (6.5-8.49), Good (5.5-6.49) and Satisfactory (5-5.49) is calculated as the weighted average of all the courses that the student has successfully completed. The weighting is based on the hours of each course. 

Further Information

Occupational Profiles of Graduates with Examples

Access to Further Studies

Graduates can be admitted to Master Programs.

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