Psychology (polyvalent) B.Sc. at RWTH Aachen University

Programme overview

How do people think, memorize, and learn? Which structures and functions of the brain are involved? Why do people sometimes perceive things in very different ways?

Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Humanities | Duration: 6 semesters (3 years) | Study mode: full-time; German-taught | Intake: Winter Semester | Location: Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

What you will study

Students receive in-depth training in all methods of psychology, i.e. in observing, experimenting, testing, measuring, and in empirical-mathematical methods of data evaluation and interpretation. For detailed information about degree content or curriculum, please refer to the Institute of Psycholoy website (de) .

Career pathways

Psychologists work, for example, in scientific research, prepare expert reports, design and support in-company training measures, and help with the selection of personnel.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Abitur or equivalent HZB. General higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), subject specific university entrance qualification, or an equally recognized university entrance qualification (HZB). Admission to first semester: restricted (NC for WS 2026). Those interested in studying psychology should be interested in human behavior and experience and be prepared to attentively observe.

Intake: Winter Semester

Duration: 6 semesters (3 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.rwth-aachen.de/cms/root/studium/Vor-dem-Studium/~egg/Bewerbung-um-einen-Studienplatz/lidx/1/

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