Department of Psychology






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Bachelor of Science (B.sc.) in psychology

Detailed information on the program, prerequisites, application and study guidance can be found on the university’s web pages for students and applicants.

The program is based on a modular structure. Every module is self-contained with specific goals, content and teaching methods (lectures, tutorials, etc.) Detailed module descriptions can be found in the study regulations.
Credit points are attained in every module to a total of 180 points. One credit point is equivalent to 30 hours of work (including preparation and revision).

Study segments:

1. Introduction, methods and assessment
  • Introduction into the different areas of psychology (module A)
  • Research methods and statistics (module B)
  • Basic mathematics and data processing (module C)
  • Empirical and experimental practical course (module D)
  • Basic and applied assessment (module E)
  • Practical research (module F)
2. Basic modules
  • General psychology (cognition) (module G)
  • General psychology (motivation and emotion) (module H)
  • Biopsychology (module I)
  • Basic developmental psychology (module J)
  • Basic personality (module K)
  • Social psychology (module L)
3. Applied modules
  • Industrial psychology (module M)
  • Clinical psychology (disorders) (module N)
  • Pedagogical psychology (module O)
  • Organizational psychology (module P)
  • Clinical psychology (intervention) (module Q)
  • Instructional psychology (module R)

These compulsory modules, one non-psychological module (module S), an internship (module T) and the module bachelor thesis (module U) have to be completed.

As a non-psychological module you can chose from:
  • Educational science (module S1)
  • German linguistics (module S2)
  • Applied computer science (module S3)
  • Human factors and ergonomics (module S4)
  • Sociology (module S5)
  • Sports science (module S6)
  • Philosophy (module S7)
  • Media communication (module S8)
  • Business studies (module S9)