Psychology Bachelor with One Core Subject (Academic)

Overview

Degree: Bachelor of Science
Duration: 6 semesters
Course Start: Winter semester
Restrictions: With NC 1
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Contents of the subject Psychology

Broad basic knowledge
The degree programme provides a basic knowledge of psychological content and solid training in scientific work. This enables students to deal critically and analytically with various psychological theories and concepts.

Diverse teaching methods
The courses include various formats such as lectures, seminars and colloquia. This diversity encourages active learning and enables students to explore different perspectives and approaches in psychology.

Work placement
The degree programme includes a work-related internship that provides students with practical experience in the field of psychology. This is crucial for preparing students for professional challenges and networking.

Flexibility in specialisations
The broad content orientation of the degree programme allows students to choose their areas of specialisation according to their interests. Students can specialise in areas such as clinical psychology, educational psychology or organisational psychology.

Preparation for a master's course
The Bachelor's degree programme lays the foundation for an advanced Master's course, which is required for many appointments in psychology. This is particularly important as a Master's degree is often required on the labour market.
The program opens up a wide range of career opportunities in various fields, such as:

Clinical Psychology: Graduates can work in hospitals or private practices, where they make psychological diagnoses and develop therapeutic approaches, particularly after completing a master’s degree.

Public Counseling Centers: Public counseling centers rely on mental health professionals to support people in crisis situations and develop preventive programs.

Business and Administration: Psychologists also find employment in business and administration, where they can work in areas such as human resources development, organizational psychology, or health promotion.

Research and Teaching: Graduates have the opportunity to work in research and teaching, whether at universities or research institutes, where they can investigate and teach psychological topics.

Self-Employment: Some psychologists choose to become self-employed and open their own practices or counseling centers to offer their services directly.

Access to the Bachelor programme is granted to those who have a university entrance qualification suitable for Germany (e. g. German ‘Abitur’).

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Course start

Studies can be commenced only in winter semester.

Length and scope of studies

The standard period of studies is 6 semesters. Information on studying part time.

The studies Bachelor with One Core Subject (Academic) Psychology comprise 180 credit points.

Find out about the academic structure model and note the rules regarding the individual supplementary area.

From the winter semester 2025/26, the result of the BaPsy-DGPs aptitude test will also be taken into account for admission to the degree programme. Registration for the test and further information: https://www.studieneignungstest-psychologie.de/ .

The study places are subject to admission restrictions (numerus clausus). You need to register online with the German Stiftung für Hochschulzulassung (Foundation for University Admission) (hochschulstart.de) and then apply to Bielefeld University within the currently applicable application deadlines.

Places are allocated in the so-called German ‘Dialogorientiertes Serviceverfahren (DoSV)’ (dialogue-oriented service procedure) and is carried out in several steps. If you accept an admission offer during this procedure, you can submit your application for enrolment within the set deadline.

Step by step trough the DoSV application process

To the application portal

Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.

Likewise, special conditions apply to those qualified in vocational education and training.

Application deadline reminder

To the application portal

You will find the programme of lectures for this course in the eKVV.

An overview of the introductory and information events is provided by the central student counselling services.

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The information on admission restrictions / numerus clausus (NC) refers to applications for the winter semester 2026/27 and summer semester 2027.
Information on NC values from previous years