Description of specializations
In the four focus areas of the Master's degree course, advanced content is analyzed together and skills are practiced particularly intensively, primarily in highly interactive small group project seminars using the example of ongoing research or practical projects by experienced lecturers. Each of the four specializations comprises 30 credit points, which are divided into three modules with two seminars each. The specializations thus complement the large general part of the Master's degree course, which comprises 90 credit points. Students can choose one of the four specializations before starting their studies, within the limits of the available teaching capacity. This cannot be changed afterwards. The places that are currently still available and the option to enter preferences for choosing a specialization can be found on this page.
Students are free to choose whether they would also like to take elective seminars in the general part of the degree program, the internship, the non-psychological elective module and the Master's thesis that are thematically relevant to their specialization or whether they would like to focus on a broader range of content instead.
The following four specializations are available:
- Work, Industrial and Personnel Psychology: The AIP specialization deepens fields of activity/research in the areas of “Work, Health and Prevention”, “Personnel Diagnostics and Development”, “Human-Machine Interaction” and “Team and Organizational Development”. Particular attention is paid to current transformation processes in a digital and agile working environment. ⇒ Go to the specialization page
- Cognitive & Affective Behavioral Neuroscience: The focus area focuses on psychologically motivated research into the relationships between the brain and behavior. The aim is to gain a deeper understanding of psychological theories and to acquire practical skills for conducting, interpreting and communicating neuroscientific research projects. ⇒ Go to the specialization page
- Culture, Society, Politics: The aim of this specialization is to prepare students for leadership positions in science, government and society. The content of the specialization addresses current socio-political issues and examines them on the basis of the latest psychological concepts and theories. ⇒ Go to the specialization page
- Talent Development, Instruction, Counselling: This specialization prepares students for all professional activities in research and practice in which the potential of learners is to be recognized and promoted, e.g. in learning research, school psychology, gifted education and pedagogical-psychological counselling. The modules of the specialization are predominantly project-oriented and place great emphasis on research methodological skills and their creative application to solve practical problems. ⇒ Go to the specialization page