Short info about the course of study

The course of study

The aim of the Master's programme in Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy 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 psychotherapist. At the end of your studies, you take the licensing examination and thus qualify for further training according to PsychThApprO.

Career prospects

Completion of the Master's degree in Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy allows admission to the licensing examination. With the subsequent further training, the profession of psychotherapist can be deepened in different specialist customers and areas. Furthermore, the degree enables the start of the scientific career branch, such as a doctorate.

Admission requirements

Who can be admitted
a) has obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology (acquisition of 180 CP) from a domestic or foreign university or an equivalent domestic or foreign degree at which compliance with the professional requirements has been established, or an equivalent domestic or foreign degree whose learning outcomes correspond in content to the requirements of the PsychThG and the PsychThApprO, 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:
Practical placements (at least 19 credit points) completed in a work-related internship (at least 13 credit points) and an empirical-scientific (experimental-psychological) internship (at least 6 credit points), modules with examination performance in statistics or psychological methodology (at least 15 credit points), modules with examination performance in psychological diagnostics (at least 12 credit points), modules (at least 25 credit points in total) in the following basic psychological subjects: General psychology, biological psychology, developmental psychology, differential or personality psychology, social psychology, module(s) with examination performance in clinical psychology and psychotherapy, incl. disorder theory (at least 8 credit points), procedural theory (at least 8 credit points), preventive/rehabilitative concepts (at least 2 credit points), and professional ethics (at least 2 credit points), modules/s on basics of applied pedagogy (at least 4 credit points), medicine (at least 4 credit points), pharmacology (at least 2 credit points).

And:
d) has written 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’.

The graduation from the Master's programme in Psychology with a focus on ‘Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy’ ends with the licensing examination. It enables graduates to pursue further training in accordance with the PsychThApprO 2020.

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 event of changes to the FPO during the course of your studies, the original version according to which you have registered 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 rules and details for each module to be studied can be found in the module manuals (e.g. prerequisites for taking a written examination or details of 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/study progress plan/FPO will follow here published.