Psychology, Bachelor of Science

These are the requirements for the Bachelor of Psychology

With your Bachelor's degree in Psychology, you can work, for example, in psychological counseling, as a psychological specialist, or as a psychological assistant.

You can be admitted to the part-time distance learning program in psychology at IU International University if you have either a high school diploma (general university entrance qualification), a technical diploma, or a subject-specific university entrance qualification.

In addition, you can study psychology without a high school diploma. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without a high school diploma, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as obtaining the title of a certified business economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed a vocational training and have worked full-time for at least 3 years after completing this training.

These are the study contents in the online course Psychology

This Bachelor's degree at IU consists of approximately 35 modules that you will take and complete over a period of 6 semesters of regular study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time studies in Psychology looks like this:

• Semester 1: Introduction to Psychology, Introduction to Scientific Work, General Psychology: Learning, Emotion, Motivation, and Attention, Differential and Personality Psychology, Work and Organizational Psychology, Adult Learning
• Semester 2: Introduction to Empirical Scientific Psychology, Introduction to Social Scientific Statistics, General Psychology: Perception, Memory, Language, Thinking, and Problem Solving, Developmental Psychology, Psychology of Social Interaction, Introduction to Psychological Diagnostics
• Semester 3: Basics of Psychological Concepts, Biopsychology: Neurobiological Foundations of Psychology, Statistics: Hypothesis Testing, Applied Psychological Diagnostics, Clinical Psychology: Disorders, Basics of ABO and Educational Psychology
• Semester 4: Biopsychology: Biopsychological Information Processing, Applied Data Analysis, Seminar: Society and Digital Media, Seminar: Experimental Research, Collaborative Work, Basics of Counseling
• Semester 5: Project: Interventions in Clinical Psychology, Empirical Social Research, Practical Project: Psychology, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor Thesis

What's special about the Psychology Bachelor's program at IU are the many opportunities to specialize in subject areas according to your own interests and professional fields within the elective module section.

As a first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Personnel and Business Psychology, Market and Advertising Psychology, Forms of Professional, Work-Oriented Counseling, Needs-Based Human Resource Development, Positive Psychology, and Leadership.

For the second specialization, you can choose one of these study modules: Child and Adolescent Psychology, Clinical, Neurological, and Psychosomatic Disorders, Health Psychology: Stress and Stress Management.

And for the third specialization, you can take one of these modules: Educational Psychology for Children and Adolescents, Adult Education, Applied Gerontopsychology.

How flexible is the standard study period in the distance learning course Psychology

At IU International University, you can choose one of 3 study models for the part-time distance learning course:

• In the full-time program, the standard study period is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. The full-time program in Psychology is particularly suitable for those who are not working or working only a few hours a week.
• In Part-time Program I, the standard study period is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time Program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In Part-time Program II, the standard study period is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study period by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no additional cost. Part-time Program II is especially suitable if you are heavily involved professionally alongside your distance learning course.

By the way, you can also take a semester off during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online learning work at IU?

A study that adapts to your life: In online studies at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally whenever and wherever you want to learn.

In the distance learning course Psychology at IU International University, there is no compulsory attendance - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and lectures whenever you want. This way, you can usually flexibly put together your study plan and semester schedule.

Central to IU distance learning are your interactive learning scripts. You will receive the scripts in printed form as well as digitally in PDF and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you can access scripts for your Psychology studies as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You can interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as through interactive lectures.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. An online exam can be taken 24/7 once you feel adequately prepared for the study material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous exam centers of IU throughout Germany.