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Psychology

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) – 1 field degree program


How do people make decisions? How do they solve problems? What makes us a distinctive individual? Psychology gets to the bottom of all these questions. Would you like to observe, measure and explain human experience and behavior? Then choose a course of study at the interface of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities - study psychology at the University of Freiburg!

 

In order to successfully study the Bachelor of Science in Psychology, you should...

  • Have an interest in cognitive processes and human behavior.
  • Have an interest in scientific as well as humanistic methods, theories and ways of thinking.
  • Enjoy analyzing and interpreting data and working with statistical computer programs.
  • Have a willingness to read extensively, including English-language texts, and to work independently in a scientific manner.
  • Have a willingness to learn, ambition and the ability to work under pressure for a demanding and scientific course of study. 
  • have empathy, sensitivity and sociability.
Language of instruction:

German

Academic calendar:

Winter Semester

Standard Period of Study:

6 semesters required for the full degree programme

Scope of services:

180 ECTS-Points for the full degree programme

Admission: First semester:

restrictive admissions (University): Selection procedure (100 places)

Germans and EU citizens: 90% of study spaces are granted in a selection procedure and 10% after a waiting period. Non-EU citizens (without German school-leaving certificate): do not take part in this selection procedure. Study spaces are granted according to a quota of 8% of the available spaces.

Remark: Please check again at the beginning of the application period to make sure that the admission requirements for this degree program have not changed in the meantime.

Further information on the selection process for German nationals, non-German nationals educated in Germany and EU nationals can be found on the faculty web pages

Higher semesters:

2. - 6. study semester: restricted admission (University): The admission requirements are specified in the selection statutes (see section "Statutes" below). For further information on the selection procedure, please refer to the selection statutes for higher semesters (see the section "Statutes" below) and this page.

Application period: First semester: 1 June – 15 July
Higher semesters: Winter semester: from 1 June to 15 July, Summer semester: from 1 December to 15 January
Faculty affiliation: Faculty of Economics and Behavioral Sciences

Psychology is an empirical science that deals with the experiences and behavior of humans in research and instruction. Psychological assumptions and theories are tested on the basis of observations and data from scientific experiments. The foundations courses focus on basic questions: How do people solve problems and make decisions? What makes each of us into a distinctive individual? The methods courses teach skills in the organization (planning experiments) and implementation of research methods (conducting interviews, diagnosing achievement and personality). In the practical courses, students acquire practical skills on the basis of the knowledge learned in the foundations courses, e.g., classification of psychological disorders, family counseling, or selection of personnel.


Disclaimer
The versions of statutes with relevance to teaching and learning provided on this page by the Department of Legal Affairs (in particular admission and selection regulations as well as subject and examination regulations) are primarily for information purposes. This means that all amendments subsequently agreed upon by the University Senate have been integrated into the respective text of the original statutes; in the case of the examination regulations for bachelor's and master's degree programmes, this generally relates to extracts of the respective examination regulations (framework examination regulations, subject-specific provisions, and appendices).
The greatest care has been taken in writing these versions. Nevertheless, it cannot be entirely ruled out that errors may have occurred. Consequently, it is solely the officially announced statutes and statute amendments that are legally binding, i.e. as published in the Amtlichen Bekanntmachungen der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau [de] or, up to the year 2000, in the official gazette of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts.

For the examination regulations, see "Statutes" section above.

Central Academic Advising Office

The University's Service Centre Studies - Central Student Advisory Service (ZSB) provides information and advice on all questions that may arise prior to, at the beginning of, and during a course of study. If you are seeking subject-specific advice in addition to this, you can also contact the respective subject academic advisor.

Departmental Academic Advising

Dr. Yvonne Ziegler
Institut für Psychologie
2. OG, R 2038
Engelbergerstr. 41
79085 Freiburg
Tel.: +49 761 203-9449

studienberatung@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de
Sprechstunde: 

Präsenzberatung: Mo und Do 9-11 Uhr
Telefonsprechstunde: Mo und Do 11-12 Uhr


Webseite


Examination Office

Engelbergerstraße 41, EG, 79106 Freiburg
Fax: 0761 203-2471
http://www.psychologie.uni-freiburg.de/zentrale.einrichtungen/pruefungsamt
Sprechstunden: montags und donnerstags von 8:30 bis 11:30 Uhr und nach Vereinbarung

Dr. Michael Scheuermann, Telefon: 0761 203-2499
pruefungsamt@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de
Diana Bribach, Telefon: 0761 203-9406
pruefungsamt@psychologie.uni-freiburg.de

The tables with the results of the last selection processes allow you to see the assigned grade/number of points in the selection process which would have sufficed and what the waiting period would have been to secure admission. The assigned grade/number of points is based by subject on the average grade or weighted grades achieved in the German higher education entrance qualification, on test results and/or outcome of the selection interview, and also on professional or practical experience in the respective subject.


2017/2018 2018/2019 2019/2020 2020/2021
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assigned grade/number of points Number of half years assigned grade/number of points Number of half years assigned grade/number of points Number of half years assigned grade/number of points Number of half years
1.2 15 1.3 16 (3.3) 1.4 13 1.2 7 (2.0)


» List of results [de]

Applicants who are not nationals of EU member states or of signatory states to the Agreement on the European Economic Area or who are not equivalent to Germans pursuant to Section 1 (2) No. 2-3 HZVO (Baden-Württemberg University Admission Regulations) and/or do not hold a German higher education entrance qualification may not take part in the lottery procedure.

Lottery procedures are conducted in subjects with restricted admission where places are still available. Should places still be available after the final waiting list procedure, these are allocated in a lottery procedure. Application for participation in the lottery procedure must be made online and separately for each degree programme to which admission is sought. The application period for the winter semester is from 1 September to 30 September and for the summer semester from 1 March to 31 March. Applications received earlier or later than stipulated will not be considered.

The online application portal for the lottery procedure is only open during the application period.