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The programme deepens and expands the education of a B.Sc. Psychology with a focus on methodological and content expertise in Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience.
The focus consists of two main sections. The first section is the teaching of the methodological competences necessary for a research activity in the mentioned field. In particular, these include in-depth knowledge of important relevant methods (e.g., eye tracking, EEG, fMRI), as well as practice in programming instrumental research tools in programming languages commonly used in psychology (e.g., Python, MatLab), and practical knowledge of programming evaluation cascades in current statistical and data analytic programming environments. A neurocognitive project further integrates the acquired knowledge.
The second pillar initially deepens topics of basic research in the field of Cognitive Neuroscience. Cognitive is to be understood here in the sense of information processing and includes not only attention, memory, perception, etc., but also motivation and emotion. Furthermore, the field of Neuropsychology and Clinical Neuroscience builds a bridge between the basic contents of neuroscience and its application in the field of work with and research on people with brain damage. Exemplary topics are overviews of and in-depth knowledge of neuropsychological disorders resulting from brain damage, instrumental and behavioral examination methods, and relevant rehabilitation approaches.
In addition to Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience specialisation, the programme deepens and expands knowledge of the methodological foundations of psychology, computer-assisted data collection, modeling and analysis of data, survey design, and answering evaluative questions. In addition, advanced psychometric principles of psychological diagnosis, in-depth study of the theory, construction, and application of psychological tests, and recent developments in test theory and test construction are taught.
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.
The standard period of studies is 4 semesters.
The studies Psychology - Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience comprise 120 credit points.
Access to the Master programme is granted to those who can provide evidence that they have a first university degree which has a standard period of study of at least six semesters, qualifies for exercising a profession and is in accordance with the subject-specific regulations.
In any case, please read the specific Admission requirements for this Masters programme in the Subject-specific regulations (PDF).
Degrees from accredited Bachelor programmes at German ‘Berufsakademien’ are equivalent to Bachelor degrees from universities.
Applicants with a university degree obtained abroad are granted access provided that the degree they have acquired is deemed sufficient for this purpose and they can provide evidence of the required language skills.
Further information on required language skills
Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
The study places for this degree programme are subject to local admission restrictions (numerus clausus). You need to apply within the currently applicable application deadlines.
As soon as you receive a positive response in the application and status portal (notice of access from the faculty) and receive your admission notice from the Student Office, you can submit your application for enrolment within the set deadline.
Step by step to a Master programme with NC
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Special conditions apply to applicants with a foreign certificate of education.
Internet pages of the subject Psychology - Experimental Psychology and Neuroscience
Internet pages of the responsible institution(s):
Department of Psychology with the courses offered
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