Psychology, B.Sc.
The Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree program is a fundamentally oriented bachelor's degree that covers the entire breadth of the subject of psychology and enables students to apply a broad basic knowledge of natural and social sciences, to use psychological working methods, to familiarize themselves with specific tasks and to solve problems in professional practice. The degree program provides students with all the prerequisites to delve deeper into the most diverse sub-areas of psychology. In this respect, the degree program is also a prerequisite for all typical professional fields for psychologists. In total, the bachelor's degree program comprises 6 semesters with 180 ECTS.
Programme facts
| Degree | Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) |
|---|---|
| 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 | €380 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
From the winter semester 2020/2021, the reformed Bachelor of Science in Psychology will reflect the content and formal criteria of the licensing regulations for psychotherapists (PsychThApprO) for the corresponding study phase. The students should therefore be able to take the master's degree program in psychology with a focus on clinical psychology and psychotherapy (also according to PsychThApprO) and complete it with a license as a psychotherapist. At the same time, the bachelor's degree also offers opportunities for specialization in cognitive neuroscience and business psychology. The degree program is therefore polyvalent in nature and enables students to continue to take various general and subject-specific psychology master's programs.
What you study
The Bachelor's degree in Psychology provides six semesters
The full curriculum and the programme's parameters are part of programme selection: we compare them with your profile.
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Graduates from this degree programme frequently work
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- in the corporate sector
- in clinics
- in outreach clinics
- in public health departments
- in educational institutions
Cost of study
| Tuition fee of the federal state (North Rhine-Westphalia), international students | €0 |
|---|---|
| Semester contribution | €380 |
Requirements and application
| Previous education | Anyone who wants to study this course of study should: English, mathematics enjoy: systematic work struggle through: (or fail without) mathematics |
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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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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.