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MSc Psychology - Work, Education/Development, Law and Health at Friedrich Schiller University Jena

Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Germany

Programme overview

These questions outline central challenges of our society, which belong to the professional fields of specialized psychologists beyond clinical work. Our Master's degree programme in Work, Education/Development, Law and Health teaches core competencies for professional and academic practice in these fields of work.

Faculty: Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences  |  Department: Institute of Psychology  |  Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS)  |  Study mode: full-time; German-taught  |  Intake: Winter semester  |  Location: Jena, Thüringen, Germany

Career pathways

Depending on the chosen specialization, a wide range of opportunities open up in various areas of psychological professional practice: Companies and organizations: e.g. in the field of personnel management, management consulting and development, in change, quality and risk management as well as in occupational health management. Educational, advisory and support institutions, teaching and research institutions: e.g.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Numerus Clausus (restricted admission). Undergraduate degree or equivalent: For this master's programme, you need a subject-specific bachelor of science degree (minimum 6 semesters/180 ECTS credits) in psychology or a comparable undergraduate degree in combination with a personal suitability for the programme. Your degree must include: 30 ECTS credits in psychological methodology, 10 of which in statistics; 40 ECTS credits of basic knowledge such as General Psychology, Biological Psychololgy, Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology as well as Differential and Personality Psychology. Modules taken in at least two areas of application (e.g. Work and Organisational Psychology, Pedagogical Psychology, Clinical Psychology). Altogether, your degree must include lessons or modules in psychology amounting to at least 150 ECTS credits. Selection procedure: If the number of applicants entitled to admission exceeds the number of available study places, they are admitted according to a ranking list established as the result of a selection procedure of the Faculty. The following criteria are considered: a) final grade of the first undergraduate degree; b) final grade of the higher secondary education certificate.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (120 ECTS)

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