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Program Overview

The M.Sc. Psychology program with a focus on Work, Organizational, and Health Psychology is a research-oriented master's program that aims to expand and deepen knowledge in psychological foundation disciplines, application areas of work and organizational psychology, and health psychology. The program also covers other psychological application fields and the practice of special psychological research methods and diagnostic skills.

Program Objectives

The program aims to impart competencies for analyzing, diagnosing, evaluating, and designing psychological processes in various practical fields. Additionally, selected aspects of work, organizational, and health psychology are deepened in an application-oriented manner.

Focus Areas

Work and Organizational Psychology

The program focuses on processes of individual and collective experience and action of people in the work and organizational world, as well as the interplay between work and recovery (e.g., work design, occupational health promotion). It also covers group processes (e.g., cooperation in work groups, leadership, social identity) and organizational processes (e.g., organizational development). The focus is on central concepts and methods of psychological leadership and group research. Interfaces with psychological foundation disciplines (especially social psychology) and non-psychological disciplines (e.g., business administration) are highlighted.

Health Psychology

The program deepens health psychological theories, research areas, and intervention concepts of evidence-based health promotion in various contexts (e.g., organizations, communities, rehabilitation). Interdisciplinary interfaces of health psychological research with other psychological foundation disciplines (e.g., social psychology, developmental psychology) and application disciplines (e.g., work and organizational psychology, behavioral medicine) as well as non-psychological disciplines (e.g., epidemiology, psychosomatics) are highlighted.

Program Details

• The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive understanding of psychological processes in various practical fields.
  • This includes the analysis, diagnosis, evaluation, and design of psychological processes.
  • Students will also learn about special psychological research methods and diagnostic skills.
• The program covers various aspects of work, organizational, and health psychology, including:
  • Work design and occupational health promotion
  • Group processes and leadership
  • Organizational development
  • Health psychological theories and intervention concepts
  • Interdisciplinary interfaces with other psychological and non-psychological disciplines.