FAQs of prospective students

To qualify for the 2-year MSc Psychology, you need:
– A degree with a grade of 2.5 or better from a bachelor's programme of at least 3 years' duration at a state or state-recognized university or university of cooperative education in psychology or a degree equivalent to the bachelor's program in psychology at the University of Konstanz.
– Proof of participation as a test subject in psychological studies amounting to at least 20 hours.
– Occupational or research internships in the field of psychology totaling at least 10 weeks full-time or correspondingly extended duration if part-time. See the next section for more specific details.

The test subject hours and the internship must be completed at the time of application. Please note that meeting these requirements does not guarantee you a place in the programme, as only a limited number of places are available.

The internship must
– have been supervised by a psychologist with a diplom or master's degree in psychology
– correspond to a total workload of at least 10 weeks (approx. 390 working hours)
– be completed at the time of application

The internship can be
– either full-time (approx. 39 working hours per week) as
      ~ one single internship of at least 10 weeks or
      ~ in the form of two partial internships of at least four weeks full-time
– in the case of part-time, the periods are extended accordingly

In addition, a qualified internship certificate with the following information is mandatory for recognition:
– detailed description of the activity
– name and qualification of the supervising psychologist
– exact details of the period of the internship and the hours worked

Mandatory internships completed abroad that meet the above requirements can generally be recognised.

According to the admission statutes, proof of a 10-week internship in full-time (correspondingly longer if in part-time) is required at the time of application. You can thus only apply if you can provide a qualified internship certificate for a 10-week full-time internship at the time of application.

Overview of the recognition requirements for the 10-week professional or research internship:

The internship must
– have been supervised by a psychologist with a diplom or master's degree in psychology
– correspond to a total workload of at least 10 weeks (approx. 390 working hours)
– be completed at the time of application

The internship can be
– either full-time (approx. 39 working hours per week) as
      ~ one single internship of at least 10 weeks or
      ~ in the form of two partial internships of at least four weeks full-time
– in the case of part-time, the periods are extended accordingly

In addition, a qualified internship certificate with the following information is mandatory for recognition:
– detailed description of the activity
– name and qualification of the supervising psychologist
– exact details of the period of the internship and the hours worked

Mandatory internships completed abroad that meet the above requirements can generally be recognised.

Yes, you can apply with a preliminary average grade and the so-called Transcript of Records. You then need to submit the final bachelor's certificate within two months of the start of the first semester in the master's programme.

Application deadline for the master's programme starting in the winter semester: 15 June of the same calendar year.

Application deadline for the master's prorgramme starting in the summer semester: 15 January of the same calendar year.