Transforming communities, empowering lives! Our mission is to lead, promote and advance the discipline of psychology as a basic and applied science in Egypt, the wider Arab World, and beyond, and to further the understanding of human behavior, thinking, and emotion through teaching, research, and community engagement.
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Programs Offered
Psychology: BA
Psychology is the multifaceted scientific study of human behavior and mental processes. The BA program at AUC emphasizes physical, cognitive, emotional, personal, and social development from conception to death.
Counseling Psychology: MA
The Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology program will help students develop the skills and knowledge that are needed to provide counseling services to individuals, couples, and groups struggling with psychosocial and mental health issues.
Community Psychology: MA
The Master of Arts in Community Psychology program prepares students to provide multicultural and systemic community-based psychology practice in diverse settings with the goal of promoting psychological and physical health and well-being.
Community Psychology: Graduate Diploma
The Graduate Diploma in Community Psychology is designed to train professionals in the field in developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating psychosocial interventions that promote psychological and physical well-being with diverse communities and in a variety of settings.
Inclusive Education: Graduate Diploma
The Graduate Diploma in Inclusive Education is offered by the Departments of Psychology and Educational Studies. This Diploma is designed as a one-year (two-semester) program.
Psychology Minor
Would you like to know more about psychology? The minor in psychology provides a general introduction to different subfields under psychology without the depth of methodological training. The minor exposes students to individual and contextual perspectives in psychology.
Community Development and Organizing Minor
The minor in Community Development provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge that enhances their understanding and vision of a strong civil society, one that is engaged and participatory.
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Academic Support
Department of Psychology is available to support you and answer questions Sunday through Thursday 9 am- 3 pm.
For Student Inquiries and arranging zoom one to one meetings:
Nahla Essam
Email: Nahla.essam@aucegypt.edu
contact us
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin Abdulaziz Alsaud Hall, Room: 2068
Mailing address: The American University in Cairo, Department of Psychology, AUC
Avenue, P.O. Box 74, New Cairo 11835, Egypt
Phone: +202-2615-2148 or +2020-2615-1877│E-mail: psych@aucegypt.edu