Business Psychology, Bachelor of Science

Admission – Psychology degree without NC and without waiting times

Business coaching, market research, PR: As a business psychologist, you are broadly positioned.
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To enrol in the distance learning programme in business psychology, you need

• either the general or subject-specific university entrance qualification (Abitur),
• or the general or subject-specific advanced technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur)

Enrolment without Abitur is possible under the following conditions:

• You can provide proof of a master craftsman examination or a comparable professional advancement qualification (for example, the state-certified technician or the IHK business economist).
• Or you have a completed subject-specific vocational training of at least 2 years plus 2 years of professional experience after training. You then take a university entrance examination (HZP), upon passing which you can enrol in the distance learning programme in business psychology.

Study Plan and Areas of Specialisation

Adapt your psychology studies to your life situation! You can choose to study full-time and complete the entire course in 6 semesters or even faster. Or you can choose part-time study and extend the distance learning to up to 72 months or 12 semesters.

The study contents in detail:

• Start Modules: Introduction to Business Administration, Descriptive and Inductive Statistics, Practical Project: Start-up, Self-Organised Learning, Academic Work, Business Psychology, General Psychology I
• Basic Modules: Introduction to Economics, Business in Current Affairs, Communication and Presentation, General Psychology II, Business Law for Psychologists, Internal and External Accounting
• Advanced Modules: Social Psychology, Differential Psychology, Research Methods I, Psychological Diagnostics, Research Methods II, CSR and Sustainable Corporate Management, Empirical Research Project, Developmental Psychology, Clinical Psychology in the Workplace
• Language Modules: Business Language Issues, Business Negotiation Competencies, Intercultural Competence
• Specialised Modules (Elective Areas): Personnel Psychology, Market, Advertising and Media Psychology, Organisational Psychology and Consulting
• Final Modules: Individual Learning Exploration | studymission, Bachelor Thesis

In the distance learning course in Business Psychology, you complete a total of 2 specialisations. Your first specialisation is chosen from the 3 options: Personnel Psychology, Market, Advertising and Media Psychology, or Organisational Psychology and Consulting. Your second specialisation is selected from any other Bachelor of Arts degree course offered by the onlineplus faculty of HS Fresenius, for example from the Bachelor distance learning course in Business Administration.

Study Model and Course Progress – Distance Learning without Exams

Study3: The unique study concept at HS Fresenius with studynet, studymag and studycoach

HS Fresenius is convinced that exams are not always suitable to accurately reflect the competencies actually acquired by students. Accordingly, there are no written exams in the Bachelor distance learning course in Business Psychology! Your learning progress is tested continuously and online, for example through:

• Term papers and seminar papers,
• Online presentations,
• Online reports,
• E-portfolios.

This way you save yourself exhausting journeys to sit exams and have a fair chance of excellent performance evaluations that correspond to your actual knowledge and skill level.

The university also relies on a unique interdisciplinary coaching team consisting of professors, lecturers and studycoaches. Your personal studycoach is your contact person for all matters relating to your studies. Whether by phone, email or via the messenger in studynet – your studycoach advises and supports you actively on your path to successful graduation.

Whether at home or on the move, on desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone – your campus is always with you. Our learning platform studynet is simultaneously lecture hall, seminar room, campus and cafeteria. “Social learning” is the keyword: a holistic learning experience that, alongside the use of a variety of different media formats, consistently builds on dialogue.

Tuition Fees and Study Financing – An Investment in Your Future

At HS Fresenius, you study online with one of 3 time models or fee models.

• In the 36-month fee model you study a total of 6 semesters. Tuition fees amount to a total of 12,420 euros, payable in monthly instalments of 345 euros each. On request, you can extend for up to 6 months free of charge.
• In the 48-month fee model you study a total of 8 semesters. Tuition fees amount to a total of 14,640 euros, payable in monthly instalments of 305 euros each. On request, you can extend for up to 6 months free of charge.
• In the 72-month fee model you study a total of 12 semesters. Tuition fees amount to a total of 15,480 euros, payable in monthly instalments of 215 euros each. On request, you can extend for up to 6 months free of charge.

By the way, you can finance your studies not only through BaföG but also through scholarships, employer sponsorship, educational funds and more. HS Fresenius will gladly inform you about all possibilities.

Tip: Tax Deductibility of Distance Learning Costs

You can claim the costs incurred for your psychology studies alongside your job as tax-deductible with the tax office. You have two options for this: either you can declare the expenses for your studies as special expenses up to an amount of 4,000 euros in your annual tax return. Or you claim the costs as work-related expenses in full. Please consult your tax office or a tax advisor for all questions regarding tax law.