Psychology

Everybody is curious: From time immemorial people try to understand the world and themselves. Scientific, systematic research is a particularly successful way of promoting this understanding. Since the winter semester 2018/19, the RFH offers the degree program Psychology with the Bachelor of Science degree.

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Psychology has arrived permanently as a socially relevant discipline and was able to establish itself in many occupational areas. In 1996, 38,000 workers with a degree in psychology were active in the federal territory. By the year 2000, the number of people with a degree in psychology increased to about 46,000; In 2014, it was already 104,000.

However, this did not lead to an oversupply of workers, but new fields of activity were tapped. Psychologists are versatile and flexible through their skills.

The study of psychology deliberately places emphasis on the methodological-statistical, fundamental-oriented, scientific orientation, as expressed by the degree "Bachelor of Science". The program qualifies you to plan, perform and statistically evaluate your own surveys and examinations as well as to work in counseling and diagnostics.

Psychology is an empirical, experiential science that differs from everyday psychology. This is covered by numerous methodological subjects such as statistics, practice of empirical social research, diagnostics and test development. The methodical training leads to a positive critical attitude, which will ultimately shape the graduates more than individual subject matter.

Knowledge alone is not enough. During your studies, you will also be required to develop as a personality and to increase your convincing effect in conversations, lectures and moderation of groups.