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MSc Psychologie mit Schwerpunkt Experimentelle Psychologie und Neurowissenschaft (Psychology with a focus on Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience) at Bielefeld University

Bielefeld University, Germany

Programme overview

Programme that extends a BSc Psychology with methodological and content expertise in experimental psychology and neuroscience. One pillar builds the methods needed for research and the second the content knowledge.

Faculty: Faculty of Psychology and Sports Science  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students gain in-depth knowledge of methods such as eye tracking, EEG and fMRI, and practise programming experimental instruments and analysis routines in languages such as Python and MatLab.

Career pathways

Graduates work in research institutions and in research and development, drawing on experimental methods and large-data handling.

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Application information

Entry requirements

First professionally qualifying higher education degree of at least six semesters, as set out in the subject-specific regulations (Fächerspezifische Bestimmungen) of the programme; applicants with a foreign degree are admitted if the degree is deemed sufficient and language requirements are met. Admission-restricted (NC). Application deadline (per the university deadlines page): winter semester 01.06.-15.07. (dates are day.month). German-taught: applicants with a foreign degree must prove German, for example TestDaF TDN 4 in all four sections, DSH-2/3 or telc Deutsch C1 Hochschule (at least "befriedigend").

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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