Study structure
The University of Siegen offers a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, a Master's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy.
The Bachelor of Science in Psychology is the first professionally qualifying degree that can be obtained in psychology. It provides basic knowledge and skills in the fundamental, applied and methodological subjects of psychology. The Bachelor's degree program in Siegen was designed in such a way
- that it covers the entire range of basic, applied and methodological subjects in psychology,
- prepares students for a wide range of academic and practical activities (including psychotherapy),
- and thus follows the recommendations of the German Society for Psychology
for an undergraduate Bachelor's degree program. - The Bachelor's degree course in Psychology, which starts in winter semester 2020/21, meets the requirements of the law on the reform of psychotherapist training.
Module overview
The Bachelor's degree program consists of several modules. Each module consists of several courses (lectures, seminars, exercises, practicals) that are thematically related and is usually concluded by a final module examination. A certain number of credit points (CP) are awarded for a completed module. An average of 30 hours of work per CP is expected. The Bachelor's degree program comprises a total of 180 CP.
The module handbook describes all modules in detail. The general examination regulations (RPO) and departmental examination regulations (FPO) provide information on the formal provisions for coursework and examinations. These and other documents can be found here.
|
Modules |
CP |
|
Methods subjects |
|
|
Statistics I and II |
21 |
|
Research-oriented practical course (experimental practical course) |
6 |
|
Psychological diagnostics I |
9 |
|
Psychological diagnostics II |
9 |
|
Basic subjects |
|
|
General Psychology I |
9 |
|
General Psychology II |
9 |
|
Biological psychology and cognitive-affective neuroscience |
9 |
|
Developmental Psychology |
9 |
|
Differential psychology |
9 |
|
Social Psychology |
9 |
|
Applied subjects |
|
|
Clinical Psychology I: General Disorders, Prevention and Rehabilitation |
12 |
|
Clinical Psychology II: General procedural theory |
12 |
|
Educational psychology |
6 |
|
Industrial and Organizational Psychology I |
9 |
|
Work and Organizational Psychology II |
6 |
|
Further |
|
|
Medical and pharmacological basics |
9 |
|
Subject hours |
1 |
|
Occupational internship |
14 |
|
Bachelor thesis |
12 |
|
total |
180 |
Course of study
The Bachelor's degree course can be completed in a standard period of study of six semesters. The modules are distributed over the six semesters as follows.
Coursework and examinations
As a rule, coursework is completed in each course of a module. Coursework is required for the completion of a module, but is not included in the module grade. Depending on the type of course (lecture, seminar, exercise, practical course), coursework can be, for example, a learning portfolio, a short presentation, a written test or something else.
Most modules are completed with an examination. This is graded. Examples of examinations are a written examination, a term paper, an oral examination, a project report or an internship report.
The module handbook describes which forms of coursework and examinations are possible in which module.