Short info about the course of study

The course of study

The aim of the Master's programme in Psychology is to deepen and expand the basic psychological skills and knowledge acquired in the Bachelor's programme. Students acquire the ability to work independently according to scientific methods and are prepared for professional practice as a psychologist outside of clinical psychology. The Master's programme focuses on psychology in the context of health, development and social change. By choosing the basic specialisations as well as the supplementary subject, individual focal points can also be formed. This allows both insights into other master's programs, as well as the option to realize a focus in psychological research through a pre-doctoral program.

Career prospects

The Master's programme opens up many career opportunities. Currently, Master's graduates have very good chances on the job market. You can work in various, constantly growing professional fields:

• Teaching and research
• Work, organizational and business psychology (e.g. in personnel development)
• Educational psychology (e.g. as a school psychologist)
• Market research, advertising agencies, opinion research institutes, media psychologist
• Health psychologist, traffic psychologist, sports psychologist, expert for forensic psychology 

Admission requirements

Who can be admitted
a) has obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology (acquired 180 CP) from a domestic or foreign higher education institution or an equivalent domestic or foreign degree, with an overall grade of ‘good’ (2,5) or better;
or
b) has achieved at least 144 credit points at the time of application. The average grade must also be indicated on the application documents. Proof of the average grade (or transcript of records) must not be older than 3 months at the time of application.

Applicants who apply on the basis of a bachelor's degree that has not yet been completed will be admitted to the programme on a provisional basis and can submit proof of their first professional qualification for the winter semester by 30 September. The provisional admission expires if the final certificate (usually the bachelor's certificate or an equivalent) is not submitted to the Registrar's Office by this date.

And:
c) can demonstrate competences in psychological modules of at least 120 credit points, which must be demonstrated in the following areas:

Experimental-psychological internship (at least 6 credit points), module(s) with an examination in statistics or psychological methodology (at least 9 credit points), module(s) with an examination in psychological diagnostics (at least 6 credit points), at least four modules (at least 6 credit points each) with an examination in the following basic subjects: General psychology, biological psychology, developmental psychology, differential or personality psychology, social psychology, at least two modules with examination performance (at least 6 CP) in psychological application subjects such as clinical psychology, work and organizational psychology and pedagogical psychology, an empirical bachelor thesis.

Important information

For the course of study, an optional study aptitude test is used as an additional criterion for the allocation of study places. However, this test does not take place and will not be taken into account for the application for the winter semester 2024/25. Detailed information on the application and allocation of study places can be found here ‘here’.

Study organisation

Examination regulations/course plans/module manuals/internship regulations

Subject examination regulations (FPOs) define the basic structures of a course of study (e.g. entry requirements and content to be studied). For students, the current version of an FPO automatically applies when enrolling in the first semester. This means that even in the case of changes to the FPO during the course of studies, the original version according to which one has enrolled is valid (provided that this FPO does not expire). The respective course plan represents the recommended exemplary course of study in the individual subjects and is part of an FPO. Additional regulations and details for each module to be studied can be found in the module manuals (e.g. prerequisites for taking a written examination or information on the content of the modules/events, ...). The traineeship regulations define the conditions under which the mandatory or optional traineeships must be completed.
Before the start of the lecture period, we recommend that you at least look at the course schedule of your course of study so that you know which modules are planned for the start of your studies.

• Module handbook/course plan/FPO