Your future begins in Siegen
The Master's degree program in Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy aims to deepen and expand the basic psychological skills and knowledge acquired in the Bachelor's degree program. Students acquire the ability to work independently using scientific methods and are prepared for professional practice as a psychotherapist. At the end of the course, you will take the licensing examination and thus qualify for further training in accordance with the PsychThApprO.
Everything at a glance
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Start of studies
Winter semester -
Standard period of study
4 semesters -
Admission restricted
Yes -
Language of instruction
German
Career prospects
Completion of the Master's degree in Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy allows admission to the licensing examination. With the subsequent further training, the profession of psychotherapist can be deepened in various specialties and areas. The degree also qualifies graduates to take up an academic career, such as a doctorate.
Admission is open to anyone who has
a) obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology (180 LP) from a domestic or foreign university or an equivalent domestic or foreign degree which has been found to meet the professional requirements, or an equivalent domestic or foreign degree whose learning outcomes meet the requirements of the PsychThG and the PsychThApprO in terms of content, with an overall grade of "good" (2.5) or better
or
b) has completed at least 144 credit points at the time of application. Furthermore, the average grade must be noted on the application documents. The proof of the average grade (or the transcript of records) must not be older than 3 months at the time of application.
Applicants who are applying on the basis of a Bachelor's degree that they have not yet completed will be provisionally admitted to the course and can submit proof of their first professionally qualifying degree for the winter semester by September 30. Provisional admission expires if the degree certificate (usually the Bachelor's certificate or equivalent) is not submitted to the Registrar's Office by this date.
And:
c) can provide evidence of competencies in psychological modules amounting to at least 120 CP, which must be demonstrated in the following areas:
Practical work experience (at least 19 CP), which must be completed in a work-related internship (at least 13 CP) and an empirical-scientific (experimental-psychological) internship (at least 6 CP), module(s) with examination performance in statistics or psychological methodology (at least 15 CP), module(s) with examination performance in psychological diagnostics (at least 12 CP), modules (at least 25 CP in total) in the following basic psychological subjects: General Psychology, Biological Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Differential or Personality Psychology, Social Psychology, module/s with examination performance in Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, incl. disorder theory (min. 8 CP), procedural theory (min. 8 CP), preventive/rehabilitative concepts (min. 2 CP), and professional ethics (min. 2 CP), module(s) on the basics of applied pedagogy (min. 4 CP), medicine (min. 4 CP), pharmacology (min. 2 CP).
And:
d) has written an empirical Bachelor's thesis.
Important information
An optional aptitude test is used as an additional criterion for the allocation of study places. However, this test does not take place for applications for the winter semester 2024/25 and will not be taken into account. Detailed information on the application and allocation of study places can be found "here".
The Master's degree in Psychology with a focus on "Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy" ends with the licensing examination. This enables graduates to continue their training in accordance with the PsychThApprO 2020.
Examination regulations/study plans/module handbooks/internship regulations
Examination regulations (FPOs) define the basic structures of a degree program (e.g. admission requirements and content to be studied). Students are automatically subject to the current version of an FPO when they enrol for their first semester. This means that even if the FPO changes during the course of studies, the original version according to which you enrolled is still valid (provided this FPO does not expire). The respective study plan represents the recommended exemplary course of study in the individual subjects and is part of an FPO. Supplementary regulations and detailed information for each module to be studied can be found in the module handbooks (e.g. requirements for taking a written examination or information on the content of the modules/courses). The internship regulations define the conditions under which the compulsory or optional internships must be completed.
Before the start of the lecture period, we recommend that you at least take a look at the study plan for your degree program so that you know which modules are planned for the start of your studies.
- The module handbook/curriculum/FPO will follow and will be published here.
Good reasons for studying Psychology with a focus on Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy at the University of Siegen
- Small cohorts per academic year and therefore small groups in traditional university teaching
- Siegen model of BQT III: e.g. 1:1 supervision in the outpatient phase of BQT III and much more.
- Many cooperation clinics throughout Germany
- Insights into all guideline procedures
- Supervision and implementation of psychotherapy based on "real" cases
