University of Potsdam
speciality:
Psychology
What is a Psychology Degree?
Psychology is the favourite science for students who want to get into the depths of human feelings. This is considered to be the science of mind and behaviour. More specifically, psychology wants to explore the way people think, act, and feel, by appealing to the emotional side of people.
Passion can lead students to choose this specialisation. It is not considered a difficult one, but it is not very easy to approach, as the theoretical elements of the discipline are combined with the practical ones.
After studying Psychology, students choose to specialise in a particular sub-field. Depending on their preference, they can choose between Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Comparative Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Personality Psychology and many others.
Benefits of a Psychology Degree
Psychology is a great opportunity to get to know each other better and to get to know others. Thus, students who are looking to understanding human behaviour, feelings and mind gain an inside vision of what these notions really mean and what determines people to make certain decisions and act under different circumstances.
The employment rate among Psychology graduates has grown in recent years. Salaries are satisfactory, and young people can focus either on psychological services in schools, hospitals, treatment centres, clinics, depending on the specialisation chosen. Furthermore, Psychology graduates can integrate a career in social media, marketing, and advertising, as they understand best the reasons why people choose to make decisions according to what they see in real life.
Psychology Degree Structure
In the four years of Bachelor studies, graduates acquire the necessary knowledge to practice Psychology, initially learning the underlying theoretical notions. These notions become an important starting point in their career, seeing later how practice blends very well with theory. It should be noted that on the labour market, students who hold a Bachelor’s degree are much more appreciated and have an advantage over those who follow simple courses.
A Master’s program usually lasts between 2 and 3 years, coming as a complement to the Bachelor’s courses. Master courses have a much more loaded curriculum and a great deal of information. A Doctoral program is dedicated to students who want to do research in Psychology in various institutes or to become teachers. This has a duration of between 5 and 7 years.
1 Student Reviews
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Childhood and ...13 Jul, 2023
StudentOpening up Education for International StudentsMy Master’s Degree at the FH Potsdam was fantastic. Our lecturers were versatile with some of them being in research, others working in the field. The Master’s was a hybrid programme meaning that part of the class was on-site, the other half online. The fact that we were able to study from anywhere allowed for a multicultural class with students from all over the globe. The only downside was the FH and the registration for the thesis. Unfortunately, they asked us to submit three printed copies of our thesis which is a bit of a bummer for students that are located outside of Germany or Europe and just doesn’t seem to align with the whole idea of making the master’s more accessible. Other than that, the students were great, the lecturers were great and the programme really interesting.
View moreProgramme: Childhood and Youth StudiesDegree: Master'sGraduation: 2023Delivery Type: BlendedCampus: Potsdam
