MA (CE) Cyber Psychology of Online Communication

The degree program in MA (CE) Cyber Psychology of Online Communication is carried out by the AIHE Academic Institute for Higher Education together with FHWien der WKW.

The content is modular and is completed with a Master’s thesis and a Master’s examination.

Your continuing education program in Cyber Psychology of Online Communication

Cyberpsychology is a fairly new field of psychology given the rapid development of new technologies in the past years. It considers the psychological processes associated with any form of technology including internet and mobile phone use, gaming or artificial intelligence with a special focus on human interaction and communication.

Human behavior is crucial to the success of a business idea. It is important to understand motivations and emotions of potential customers, staff or the people who are influenced by technology. Society’s demand for high-quality cyber psychologists is increasing in many areas. The MA (CE) in Cyber Psychology of Online Communication tackles these societal changes.

The learning concept of the MA (CE) Cyber Psychology of Online Communication is distinguished by its high level of practically relevant content, as well as innovative teaching and learning methods. The distance-learning program offers students an optimal way to learn.

The combination of guided self-study, individual student support and e-learning units offers students the possibility of learning at a time and place which is suitable for them and which fits in with their own professional requirements and needs. Using modern e-learning components provides students with interactive learning.

The MA (CE) in Cyber Psychology of Online Communication offers students the opportunity for improving qualifications to a university level and is a successful combination of compact, theoretically sound knowledge and a practice-based education.

According to section 4 of the psychology law (Psychologengesetz), only persons who have completed a degree in psychology may call themselves a psychologist. The successful completion of the Master’s degree program “MA (CE) Cyber Psychology of Online Communication” does not allow the holder to call themselves a “psychologist”. Upon completion of the program you have the right to use the internationally recognized title “MA (CE) in Cyber Psychology of Online Communication”.

The curriculum is optimized and adapted to the latest developments in the world of work and the latest international trends regularly. The motto here is from “knowing more” to “being able to do more”.

The Master’s program in Cyberpsychology of Online Communication” will equip students with an understanding of current and prospective issues surrounding cyber psychology. The past 100 years has seen the development of conventional psychology supporting the assumption that all human behavior happens in person and in real time. However, in the past two decades, the online medium has taken over large parts of our lives, from using online banking transactions to ordering food through our smartphones. People can have relationships online, and run a multimillion dollar business on the same medium. Online there is no shortage of deviant behavior, where people aim to exploit those with little knowledge of how the medium works.

All things considered, there is a dire need to understand human behavior through this new and evolving lens of the internet. The way we manage human behavior and the instances through which we monitor the extremes of humanity have all been reconstructed as a result of the world wide web. Therefore, it is imperative that those concerned with the study of businesses (with a special focus on – online – communication), psychology, IT, engineering, law, or social care should be able to appraise themselves with the challenges and opportunities that have emerged as a result of this new medium. This program will provide such an opportunity.

According to the psychology law §4, the successful completion of the Master’s degree program “MA (CE) Cyberpsychology of Online Communication” does not allow the holder to call themselves a “psychologist”. Upon completion of your degree program, you have the right to use the internationally recognized title of “MA (CE) in Cyberpsychology of Online Communication”.

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