Business Psychology, B.Sc.
Globalisation, digitalisation and demographic change are creating new challenges for companies and employees. Stress-related illnesses in the work context are on the rise. Our economy needs experts who support the working world of the future with their psychological and economic know-how.
As business psychologists, you provide concepts to optimally prepare managers and employees for the working world of tomorrow. At UE, you can expect a variety of practical projects with top business partners and a coached internship semester - the perfect preparation for a career in tomorrow's labour market.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German, English |
| Required German | B2 |
| Required English | B2 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Summer semester, winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.08, summer semester until 28.02 |
| Admission | No admission restriction: every eligible applicant is admitted |
| Tuition fee | €6,050 / semester |
| Practical semester | Yes, mandatory |
Will I get in
Every applicant who meets the formal requirements is admitted — but places can run out before the deadline, so apply at the start of the window.
About the programme
The University of Europe for Applied Sciences was the first private university in Germany to offer business psychology courses. You can benefit from this many years of experience: In the Bachelor's degree program in Business Psychology, you will only learn from renowned business experts and psychologists directly from practice.
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At our university we teach you the crucial methods of psychology in the areas of personnel psychology, work psychology, health psychology, organizational psychology, market psychology, advertising psychology and corporate future management. Our graduates of the business psychology course are attractive to local and international companies due to their in-depth knowledge and have very good professional prospects in numerous exciting professional fields.
The business psychology course can be started in the winter or summer semester - in both cases the course content in the basic, method and application subjects is identical for the students, only the structure of the timetable differs. Our courses are designed to be taken by students from different semesters so that they can encourage and support each other.
What you study
In our Business Psychology programme, we focus on the essential areas of personnel, organisational and industrial psychology and expand your knowledge of business administration and labour law. You will acquire competencies for various areas such as human resources, organisational consulting and development, coaching & training, market research and advertising research.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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With a Bachelor's degree in Business Psychology and Human Resource Management, you will become essential for growth-oriented companies. You will be able to skilfully combine your psychological understanding with business factors to advise in a wide range of fields.
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Business psychology professions can be found in the fields of human resources, marketing and advertising, management consultancy and occupational psychology:
- Personnel developer
- Personnel recruiter
- Market researcher
- Organisational consultant
- Health manager
- Off to business or would you prefer pure psychology?
Cost of study
EU applicants
Standard: €708 per month
Receive an additional discount of €70 per month with our starter bonus.
Non-EU applicants
Standard: €12,100 annually
Requirements and application
| Previous education | A school certificate that gives access to university in Germany — directly or after a Studienkolleg. |
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| Language | German B2, English B2 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 30.08, summer semester until 28.02 |
How to get into this programme
- 1Check your certificate and its recognitionDirect admission, a year at a university at home, or Studienkolleg first — this decides the whole plan.
- 2German up to B2 and a certificateDSH or TestDaF has to be passed before you apply.
- 3Documents and translationsCertified translations of the certificate and transcript, an APS if required. 3–4 weeks.
- 4Application directly to the university until 28.02Send the documents well before the deadline — an incomplete application cannot be completed after it.
- 5Admission, visa, movingPlan 2–3 months for the visa and the blocked account in parallel.
If your level is not enough yet
The two most common stoppers are a language level below the requirement and a certificate without direct admission. Both can be solved, but they take months — plan them now, not after a rejection.
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Don't postpone the application
The deadline is 28.02.2027 (137 days left). Language, translations and the document check take months, not weeks. In 30 minutes we will build a plan backwards from the deadline and tell you honestly whether you can make it.