As a prospective interested student you can check whether our programme is suitable for you.

You can get access to recorded lecture materials, information videos on the modules we offer and detailed information on our programme that you will also hear in the introductory week. Please request the login details from the programme coordinator Kerstin Bleichner. You will also receive the login details with your admission letter.

Our programme requires solid knowledge in statistics as you should have learned it in your Bachelor's studies. Please test your knowledge with our short test. Make sure to catch up with any missing competencies before you start your studies with us in order to easily follow our Master's course.

Statistics Test

As a Research Master programme we will teach you various programming skills (Matlab, Python) that are essential for performing research in neurocognitve psychology. Those classes are mandatory and will make up, together with classes in advanced statistics, many of the studying hours in your first year.

We expect students to be interested in learning programming and deepening their statistical knowledge.
 

You should be able to read and understand the content of the following provided paper.

Rosenberg et al.,  2017

Bachelor's degree

Applicants are eligible for admission if they have completed a Bachelor's degree of at least 180 ECTS credits (3-year full-time study) in the fields of psychology, cognitive science, or in a related field with the emphasis of study on psychology and/or cognitive sciences. At least 90 ECTS credit points (equivalent to 1.5 years) must have been obtained in the area of psychology and/or cognitive sciences. Alternatively, students with a Bachelor's degree from other relevant fields (natural sciences, mathematics, informatics, audiology, or medicine) may apply. If you already hold a relevant Master’s degree, the required credits may also originate from this degree.

All applicants must prove 

• 5 ECTS credit points (150 hours) in statistics,
• 5 ECTS credit points (150 hours) in experimental psychological or neuroscientific work (e.g. research internship, Bachelor's thesis)
• 6 ECTS credit points (180 hours) in general/cognitive psychology, and
• 5 ECTS credit points (150 hours) in biological psychology/neurosciences.

Students may have to catch up on missing competencies in statistics in an additional module. The completion of the experimental work and the competencies in general/cognitive psychology and biological psychology/neuroscience need to be proven upon registration at the university.

Please feel free to contact the programme coordinator to discuss whether/how you can make up for missing credits before you apply.

You may apply with your transcript if you are currently still completing your Bachelor’s degree. In this case, you need to prove the credits of at least 5 semesters (150 ECTS). If you will complete the above listed specific requirements only in your last term, you need to include a proof that you are currently studying these contents.

Language skills

Applicants whose mother tongue is not English must produce a proof of English proficiency. English proficiency can be proven by a Bachelor's degree with English as the language of instruction completed in a country with English or German as official language. Otherwise a certified proof of English language skills at a B2 level or higher is needed (not older than two years for B2; not older than 6 years for C1 or higher). A test from a language centre of a German university is accepted.

We accept the IELTS indicator test and TOEFL at home.
IELTS indicator test
TOEFL at home

Further details on the English language requirements (including a reference table for the different tests) can be found on the website of the Admissions office.

Knowledge of German is not necessary for admission (but very helpful for work with participants and for finding a student job; for work with patients, C1 skills are essential).

English Language Requirements

For holders of a German Bachelor's degree:
To apply directly to the university, applications open on 1^st June and close on 15^th July. 
 

For holders of a foreign Bachelor's degree:
Applications via uni-assist open on 15^th March and close on
planned in 2025: 30^th April for non-EU students and 
15^th July for EU-students. (To ensure a smooth admission process, we strongly recommend to submit your documents by 15^th June.)

Admission letters are expected to be sent out at the beginning of June for non-EU students and at the beginning of August for EU students.

Holders of a German Bachelor's degree:
German and foreign students who have completed their Bachelor's degree in Germany can apply directly to the university.

Application via university

International applicants (holders of a Bachelor's degree that was NOT issued in Germany):
German and foreign students who have obtained a Bachelor's degree outside Germany have to apply via uni-assist.

uni-assist