Faculty of Behavioural and Cultural Studies Psychology – Bachelor 100%
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Students of psychology learn about the human experience and human behaviour. Based on empirical research, students attempt to describe, understand, and predict human behaviour in all areas of life, and subsequently deduce implications for psychological interventions.
Facts & Formalities
| Degree | Bachelor of Science |
| Type of programme | Undergraduate |
| Start of programme | Winter semester only |
| Standard period of study | 6 semesters |
| Language(s) of instruction | primarily German, with some content in English |
| Fees and contributions | 151.05 € / Semester |
| Application procedure | Subjects with admission restriction in the scope of the dialogue-oriented services procedure |
| Application deadlines | Information about deadlines can be obtained after you have put together a degree program. |
| Part-time option | Yes |
| Enables licensure | Yes |
Course Content
The polyvalent Bachelor’s degree programme in psychology (100% weighting) prepares students to begin a career as a psychologist or psychotherapist. The degree programme initially equips students with basic knowledge of the various branches and applied fields which fall within the broad spectrum of psychology. In addition, students gain understanding of psychological diagnostics, as well as in-depth knowledge of methods used in psychological research. By combining elective course components, students are able to develop their own areas of specialism (this includes specialisation in content required for entry to a Master’s degree programme in clinical psychology and psychotherapy), or they may choose to select course components from across the various branches of psychology.
Course Structure
The first two thirds of the course are mainly dedicated to learning about all relevant fundamental and application areas as well as acquiring substantiated research methods:
- general introduction (introduction to psychology and epistemology, trial research)
- basic techniques of the academic programme (critical reading of specialist literature, own literature research)
- knowledge of scientific methods (experiment design, empirical project seminars, statistics, introduction to computer-based data analysis)
- knowledge of traditional fundamental areas (general psychology, differential psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, biological psychology)
- knowledge of relevant areas of application (pedagogical psychology, health and prevention, clinical psychology, occupational and organisational psychology)
- basic skills in psychological diagnostics and testing theory
In the final third of the course, students are able to select areas which they will study in more depth, thereby building on the basic knowledge and understanding of applied areas gained previously (this also includes content required for licensure as a psychotherapist). Students might select, for example, from the following compulsory modules:
Application-orientated specialisation
- Educational psychology or
- Clinical psychology and psychotherapy or
- Health and prevention or
- Workplace and organisational psychology
Interdisciplinary competencies
- Academic fundamentals
- Basics of psychotherapeutic practice
Practical work experience
In the Bachelor's thesis, students demonstrate that they are able to work independently to develop a research question within the field of psychology, and address this using academic methods.
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