Program Overview

Program Overview

The Master’s degree programme Psychology in Research and Application provides students with a broad theoretical, methodological, and practical knowledge of human experience, understanding, and behaviour. Based on empirical research, students will attempt to describe, understand, and predict human behaviour in all situations of life, as well as derive implications for psychological interventions.

Facts & Formalities

• Degree: Master of Science
• Type of programme: Consecutive
• Start of programme: Winter semester only
• Standard period of study: 4 semesters
• Language(s) of instruction: Mainly German, partly English
• Fees and contributions: 161.10 € / Semester
• Application procedure: Consecutive master’s programmes with admission restriction
• Application deadlines: Information about deadlines can be obtained after you have put together a degree program.
• Part-time option: Yes

Course Content

The programme will give students a broad expertise in psychology, qualifying them for a wide variety of professional fields, such as internal and external university research, human resources, organisational consulting and development, school psychology, work in counselling centres, or health management. The following basic and applied subjects will be studied in depth:

• Cognitive psychology
• Developmental psychology
• (Neuro-) biological psychology
• Social psychology
• Differential psychology
• Diagnostics
• Methodology
• Educational psychology
• Industrial and organisational psychology
• Health psychology

Course Structure

Students will learn about the different professional fields of psychology beyond psychotherapy at the start of their courses of studies. They will acquire advanced knowledge in diagnostics and methods, and their academic communication skills will be improved. The content of different basic courses and applied subjects are mainly taught in seminars and small groups with elective options. This also applies to project seminars, where students can perform their own psychological research and practical projects under the guidance of experts.

Additional Degrees

• Bachelor 25%
• Bachelor 100%
• Master, consecutive

Program Details

The study programme is targeted at sound education in research and application of psychology. Students are to be able to choose their own content focus in order to best prepare themselves for the career goal of their choice. The programme provides a broad theoretical, methodological, and practical knowledge of human experience, understanding, and behaviour, qualifying students for a wide variety of professional fields.