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MSc Psychologie mit Schwerpunkt Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie at TU Dresden

TU Dresden, Germany

Programme overview

Master programme in psychology with a focus on clinical psychology and psychotherapy, a requirement for admission to the psychotherapy licensing examination; content follows the German psychotherapy training regulations (PsychThApprO).

Faculty: Faculty of Psychology  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time; 8 semesters part-time  |  Study mode: full-time (part-time option); German-taught  |  Intake: winter semester  |  Location: Dresden, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Modular programme over four semesters with nine compulsory modules; six cover diagnostics, interviewing, disorder models, intervention methods and clinical skills.

Career pathways

Graduates have the qualifications to work in clinical psychology fields and meet the requirements for the psychotherapy licensing process.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first professional degree recognised in Germany in psychology with a focus on clinical psychology and psychotherapy that corresponds to the first section of study under section 9 of the Psychotherapists Act and section 8 no. 1 of the training regulations (PsychThApprO), with confirmation by the competent state authority shown by a note on the certificate or a notice. Numerus clausus: yes (restricted admission). Application deadlines for the first subject semester (German applicants and Bildungsinländer): Application period: 1 June – 15 July. International applicants: Application period non-EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July; Application period EU applicants: 1 April – 15 July. Application is made online through the TU Dresden application portal.

Intake: winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) full-time; 8 semesters part-time

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