Psychology with German University of Aberdeen

Overview

Why Study Psychology with German?

Why German

• The highest possible rating of ‘Excellent’ in the last Scottish national Teaching Quality Assessment.

• A vibrant international community on campus and across the region, with many German-speaking students, staff and activities to get involved in and practise your language skills.

• German Society open to all students interested in German and the German-speaking countries, organising drama performances and other events such as Kaffee and Kuchen, a German Stammtisch, film showings, and visits by German speakers and writers.

• German Drama Group providing a great opportunity to produce an annual play, widen your language skills and meet other German students studying in Aberdeen. Previous years included works of 20th century dramatists Dürrenmatt, Borchert and Horvath.

• Opportunities to study the rich literature and culture of Austria and Switzerland in addition to Germany.

• A packed campus programme of events, exhibitions, seminars, invited speakers and the popular annual May Festival which welcomes international figures, experts, authors and scientists to campus every spring, with an increasingly European flavour.

• Your period abroad as a language assistant or visiting student - we have exchange scholarships with the Universities of Zurich, Kiel and Greifswald, and Erasmus partners including Leipzig, Cologne, Bonn, Trier and Graz in Austria.

• The spectacular, award-winning Sir Duncan Rice Library, with fabulous study facilities, state-of-the-art technology, and an extensive German collection to inspire your studies.

Why Psychology

• You will be introduced to state-of-the-art concepts and theories taught by award-winning teachers and world-class researchers, exposing you to the latest thinking in the field.

• You will benefit from the key strengths within the School of social psychology, neuroscience, language, perception and industrial psychology.

• We have a wide range of course options available in 4th Year to allow you to specialise in areas such as clinical, forensic, language and developmental psychology.

• The School of Psychology is ranked in the top twenty for research in the UK (2014 REF).

• You will have the opportunity to gain experience using specialised laboratories and equipment including those for brain imaging analysis, eye movement recording, movement analysis and visual neuroscience.

• To help you get a job we have an employability programme for our students which includes: internship opportunities, online resources, career talks and networking events.

• Psychology graduates are eligible for membership of the British Psychological Society, this is a first step towards becoming a professional Psychologist.

• In the final year students have the opportunity to do a unique research project to a professional level. A number of final year projects have gone on to be published in internationally renowned journals.

How You'll Study

Teaching of the Psychology with German programme of the University of Aberdeen is by means of lectures, laboratory practicals, workshops and tutorials, with more extensive experimental projects at levels 3 and 4. Assessment is by means of examination and continuous assessment. Honours projects are typically assessed on the basis of a written dissertation.