Psychology Heidelberg University

Overview

The polyvalent Psychology programme at the Heidelberg University prepares students to begin a career as a psychologist or psychotherapist. The degree programme initially equips students with basic knowledge of the various branches and applied fields which fall within the broad spectrum of psychology. In addition, students gain understanding of psychological diagnostics, as well as in-depth knowledge of methods used in psychological research. 

By combining elective course components, students are able to develop their own areas of specialism (this includes specialisation in content required for entry to a Master’s degree programme in clinical psychology and psychotherapy), or they may choose to select course components from across the various branches of psychology.

Key Features

In the final third of the course, students are able to select areas which they will study in more depth, thereby building on the basic knowledge and understanding of applied areas gained previously (this also includes content required for licensure as a psychotherapist). Students might select, for example, from the following compulsory modules:

Application-orientated specialisation

• Educational psychology or

• Clinical psychology and psychotherapy or

• Health and prevention or

• Workplace and organisational psychology

Interdisciplinary competencies

• Academic fundamentals

• Basics of psychotherapeutic practice

Practical work experience

In the Bachelor's thesis, students demonstrate that they are able to work independently to develop a research question within the field of psychology, and address this using academic methods.