Psychology, B.Sc.
Since its emancipation from philosophy, physiology and medicine at the end of the 19th century, psychology has been an empirical science. She uses experimental and statistical methods, which she combines with a variety of modern observation, survey and measurement methods. General psychology investigates human information processing (perception, psychomotor, learning and memory, language and thinking) as well as emotions and motivations of behavior. Biopsychology explores the interdependence of mental and physical processes, including the biogenetic foundations of cognitions and emotions.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
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| Duration | 6 semesters, 180 ECTS |
| Language of instruction | German |
| Required German | C1 |
| Study mode | Full-Time |
| Start | Winter semester |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | €0 per semester for international students |
| Semester contribution | €363.07 per semester |
What the tuition fee consists of
Will I get in
The programme has an admission restriction: the average grade of your certificate, converted to the German scale, decides. The cut-off changes every year — last year's value shows the order of magnitude, not a promise.
How the selection works and how strong the competition is — we go through it against your certificate when we select programmes for you.
Programme selection →About the programme
The individual in his relationship with other persons is the subject of social psychology. Differential psychology focuses on the characteristics that differentiate an individual from other people; she strives to objectively grasp these features and to show her relationships. Finally, developmental psychology encompasses all of these branches by exploring the change in psychic features and functions over the entire lifespan.
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The diverse fields of application, which include clinical, pedagogical and legal psychology as well as work and organizational psychology, are based on the findings of the aforementioned basic subjects. In addition to concrete substantive research results, the general principles of diagnostics, intervention and evaluation are conveyed. Because of the strong scientific-empirical orientation, empirical research methods and techniques have a high priority.
Therefore, as in other courses of the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, the Bachelor of Arts degree is not awarded, but the Bachelor of Science degree - and subsequently the Master of Science. The study consists of the basic psychology and an optional area, which offers the possibility for individual extensions or additions.
Psychology can also be combined as a supplementary subject to a core subject of the Bachelor of Arts of the Faculty of Arts.
What you study
The first year of study is mainly characterized by an overview and introduction to psychology (Module A) and the teaching of basic methodological knowledge (B, C). In terms of content, students here are familiar with the subjects general psychology 1, biopsychology, differential psychology and social psychology (G, I, K, L).
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Clinical area (psychotherapy, diagnostics, supervision), business/administration (personnel selection/development, business/career/study advice, market research, etc.), educational area (school psychology, educational advice, home management, etc.), forensic area (credibility/culpability reports, decisions in the penal system), science (teaching/research at universities, research institutions, etc.)
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
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| Semester contribution | €363.07 |
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 C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Directly to the university, winter semester until 15.07 |
The procedure and the set of documents depend on your certificate. We check the university's requirements against your documents and give you a list: what to submit, how to certify and translate it, where and when to apply.
Check the requirementsHow 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 C1 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 15.07Send 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.
How to apply
You can submit the application yourself or with our help — the university decides on admission in both cases.
Applications go through the university's portal or uni-assist. Typical mistakes:
- ×incorrectly made certified copies and translations
- ×a wrong set of documents
- ×the application submitted the wrong way
- ×errors or gaps in the application form
- ×the application submitted at the wrong time — too early or too late
An incomplete or incorrectly prepared application is excluded from the selection — it can no longer be corrected after the deadline.
StudyInFocus does not represent the university and does not influence the admission decision. We do not sell study places and do not guarantee admission — this is a service for preparing and submitting documents on the applicant's side.
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 15.07.2027 (274 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.