Psychology - Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor's degree in Psychology leads to a first professional qualification. It includes extensive methodological training (research methods, statistics and data analysis), training in the basic areas, including perception and memory processes, learning and emotions as well as the biopsychological foundations of human behavior and experience.
Facts
Standard period of study:
6 semesters
Language of instruction:
German
Admission:
admission restricted Numerus Clausus
Start of studies:
winter semester
Degree:
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
The Bachelor's degree program in psychology includes extensive methodological training (research methods, statistics and data analysis), training in the basic areas, including perception and memory processes, learning and emotions as well as the biopsychological foundations of human behavior and experience. Furthermore, questions of personality and the development of individuals in different cultures and age groups as well as the behavior and attitudes of groups are examined.
Other areas taught in the Bachelor's degree course are diagnostic methods and the applied subjects of disorders, general psychotherapy procedures, preventative and rehabilitative concepts of psychotherapeutic action as well as the basics of educational psychology and work and organizational psychology. The research internship and work-related internships as well as the Bachelor's thesis are also important elements of the course.
The Bachelor's degree course in Psychology was designed on the basis of the licensing regulations and contains all the content required for licensing in the Bachelor's degree course.
This course leads to a first professional qualification and qualifies students for routine psychological tasks, for example in the field of clinical diagnostics and occupational aptitude diagnostics, the design and evaluation of work equipment and activities and their organization as well as for health or personnel psychological interventions. In addition, the six-semester Bachelor's degree course is the standard admission requirement for the Master's course. The broad coverage of the relevant basic and applied subjects allows maximum flexibility for the choice of a subsequent Master's degree course.
In accordance with the licensing regulations for psychotherapists, the Bachelor's degree program qualifies students for a Master's degree with a focus on clinical psychology and psychotherapy, as well as for other Master's degree programs, provided they have completed the corresponding clinical electives and internships that conform to licensing requirements.
Detailed information on the structure of the degree program can be found on the website of the Institute of Psychology. There are also various overviews of the course of study.
General information about university admissions may be accessed at Admission Requirements. The German Higher Education Entrance Qualification (Abitur) entitles students to commence a first degree qualification at Osnabrück University. The term “first degree qualification” refers to a period of study that culminates in a student’s first professionally-relevant university degree (Bachelor’s degree or First Legal State Examination). Information about the conditions that apply for people seeking to embark on an undergraduate degree without the higher education entrance qualification may be found at Studying without Abitur.
Applicants in possession of international certification must demonstrate sufficient levels of German Language Proficiency.
This program is subject to admission restrictions.
General information on selection procedures is available under the link How Places are Awarded. For an overview of the numerus clausus in previous years, please see the link Selection Restrictions.
For admission to the Bachelor of Psychology degree program, the result of a study aptitude test of the German Psychological Society can be taken into account.
You must have English language skills at level B2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
This proof is deemed to have been provided if
- English was achieved at level B2 (CEFR) when acquiring the university entrance qualification
- or English was the language of the education system at the time the higher education entrance qualification was obtained
- or a language test at level B2 (CEFR) has been successfully completed.
Further information on the access requirements can be found in the selection regulations for the Bachelor's degree program in Psychology.
General information on the application process can be found under Application, admission and enrolment.
You will find all information about the application and the application deadline for the desired semester under Bachelor (B.Sc.) - Psychology - restricted admission.
Please note: Applicants with foreign certificates may be subject to different application conditions and deadlines!
The examination regulations do not prescribe an obligatory period of study abroad. However, a number of Options for Studying Abroad are available to you within a range of exchange programs. The International Office will be happy to answer any questions you might have.
Studying at Osnabrück University means you will be subject to semester fees. Depending on how much of your study credit (standard period of study plus tolerance semester) you have used up, you may also have to pay long-term study fees. Additional information on this topic may be found at How Much does Studying Cost?
Our Central Study Counseling Service will be happy to provide you with all the information you need about studying, admission requirements and the structure of your chosen program.
Each department’s Departmental Study Counselling Service will answer any questions you might have about the content of individual programs.
If you are interested in a Master's degree course at Osnabrück University, please take note of its regulations on access, in which the respective admission requirements are regulated.
In addition to the consecutive degree programs listed below, it may be worth considering other Master's degree programs and checking whether you can be admitted. You will usually receive appropriate advice from the departmental study counseling service or the course coordinators.
This degree program has been accredited by the German Accreditation Council.