Psychology, B.Sc.
The Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Science at the TU Dresden sees its discipline as an empirical human science with a scientific, experimental orientation. The programme provides students with scientific findings on human perception, learning, reasoning, remembering, feeling, and motivation as well as with information on neuronal and hormonal control of human behaviour, human development, and several other fields.
The course of study consists of twenty-one mandatory modules, among them statistics, psychological assessment, experimental psychology, developmental psychology, social psychology, biopsychology, etc., and two mandatory electives, English and interdisciplinary work. Furthermore, students write a bachelor thesis and complete a six-week professional internship.
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 | Via uni-assist, winter semester until 15.07 |
| Admission | Admission restriction (NC): a competition of school grades |
| Tuition fee | Set by the university for international students — the amount is on the programme's official page |
| Semester contribution | €338 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 →What you study
In the bachelor's degree in psychology, basic knowledge of human experience and behavior is acquired. Scientific knowledge of human perception, learning, thinking, remembering, feeling, and human motivation is imparted. The neuronal and hormonal control of behavior, regular differences between people, human experience and behavior in their social environment, and human development over the lifespan are also the subject of teaching in Dresden.
The basic knowledge acquired is implemented and deepened in various applied subjects of psychology. Basic knowledge of research methods and diagnostics is also acquired.
The teaching in the Faculty of Psychology imparts general qualifications in the following areas: self-management, scientific thinking and working, communicating and presenting work results, and working with others, among others.
The course is modular and, in addition to the various courses, includes an orientation and professional internship as well as the bachelor's thesis. It is possible to complete the orientation internship before starting the course. The orientation internship is not an admission criterion for the Bachelor's degree in Psychology at TU Dresden. Recognition can only be granted after the start of the course. Therefore, please check the criteria listed carefully.
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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A Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree enables you to complete a wide range of tasks in line with the overall qualifications acquired during your studies after appropriate training in professional practice.
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In order to be able to work as a psychologist (M.Sc.) in accordance with international standards, a master's degree is a useful specialization.
Psychology graduates can find employment in a wide variety of fields. The spectrum ranges from private practice, to work in public counseling centers and clinics, in business and administration, to research and teaching.
Psychologists usually work as employees or become self-employed and offer their services or products on the open market.
Cost of study
| Semester contribution | €338 |
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Requirements and application
| Previous education | Good knowledge of English is an advantage for studying specialist literature. |
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| Language | German C1 — confirmed by a certificate when you apply |
| Application | Via uni-assist, 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 via uni-assist until 15.07uni-assist checks documents for 4–6 weeks — send them well before the deadline.
- 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.
Questions about this programme
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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.