TEACHING PSYCHOLOGY IN LITHUANIA · Psychology master programmes in Lithuania cover -Educational, Organizational, Clinical, Health, Forensic, Social Psychology; they usually include

TEACHING PSYCHOLOGY IN LITHUANIA

� Five State Universities in Lithuania offer BA and MA programs in psychology – Vilnius University,

Mykolo Romerio University, Vytautas Magnus University, Vilnius Pedagogical University, Klaipedos

University

� Psychology studies are among top 10 most popular in Lithuania

� Psychology master programmes in Lithuania cover - Educational, Organizational, Clinical, Health,

Forensic, Social Psychology; they usually include at least 4 months full-time supervised practice

� Fees: BA programme costs €2,000 per year, MA programme costs €3,100 per year, most advanced

students may apply for a government funding

� Employability: situation of psychology graduates is changing in Lithuania, in recent years psychology

programmes have expanded and graduates can face unemployment, the situation which was rather

rare in the past, job opportunities for those who hold BA are currently debated

VILNIUS UNIVERSITY

� History: The oldest and the largest Lithuanian higher education institution established in the 16th

century, psychology program opened in 1969

� Admission: the language of psychology courses is Lithuanian, in addition to that prospective students

need to complete secondary school education

� Graduates: 80 BA in psychology, 60 MA in psychology in the year 2010

� Number of academic employees: 32 academic staff, 6 professors, 14 associate professors, 10 lecturers, 2

senior researchers

� Psychology taught within the Faculty of Philosophy which offers undergraduate (BA), graduate (MA) and

postgraduate (PhD) courses in psychology

BA – Psychology

PhD – Psychology

MA – Clinical Psychology

– Organisational Psychology

– Educational Psychology

– Psychology and Criminology

� Courses available in English language:

�Evolutionary Psychology

�Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy

�Social Psychology

� Abnormal Psychology

� Posttraumatic Society

� Life-span Development– Psychology and Criminology

– Health Psychology

� Life-span Development

� Focus Group Research

� Research Methods and Statistics in

Social SciencesCentres & Laboratories:

� Psychological Innovation and Research Training Centre –

provides professional psychological services, conducts

psychological researches, provides training for graduate

students and professional psychologists

� Laboratory of Special Psychology – takes interest in

psychological functioning of disabled people and

their families, psychometrics, creation, adaptation and

standardisation of psychological assessment methods

� Laboratory of psychophysiology – psychological modelling

on sensation and perception

EUROPLAT: European Network for Psychology Learning and TeachingFunded with support from the European Commission.

Reference 155981-LLP-1-2009-1-UKERASMUS-ENWA

Contact: Danut÷ Gailien÷

Evaldas Kazlauskas

Department of Clinical and Organisational Psychology

Universiteto Str 9/1,

LT-01513 Vilnius

Lithuania

E-Mail: [email protected]

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TEACHING PSYCHOLOGY IN LITHUANIA · Psychology master programmes in Lithuania cover -Educational, Organizational, Clinical, Health, Forensic, Social Psychology; they usually include