Master of Arts
Master
Degree
4 semesters
Standard period of study (amount)
Berlin
Location
September 2025 (Germans and inhabitants)
July 2025 (EU), June 2025 (Non-EU)
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Overview and admission
Study Type
graduate
Admission semester
Winter Semester only
Area of study
Focus
Psychoanalysis, Clinical Psychology, Research Methods, Abnormal Psychology, Fundamental Diagnostics, Counselling
Target group
The prerequisite for admission is a bachelor's degree in psychology from a university. Graduates of other, social science courses (such as medicine, education, theology, sociology) must provide evidence of at least 60 credit points in psychology acquired in a previous university course.
Admission requirements
A Bachelor's degree in Psychology from a university or a higher education institution. Graduates of other social science degree courses (e.g. Medicine, Education, Theology, Sociology) can be admitted given certain prerequisites (a sufficient knowledge of psychology must be evident). If there is a shortfall in knowledge which would normally be expected from a Bachelor's course in psychology, applicants must acquire this missing specialised knowledge through 'bridging courses'.
Lecture period
- 01.04.2023 - 22.07.2023
- 20.10.2025 - 11.02.2026
Application deadlines
Winter semester (2025/2026)
Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants
14.10.2024 - 22.09.2025
Deadlines for International Students from the European Union
14.10.2024 - 31.07.2025
Applicants:who wish to enrol for the degree course can apply online via uni-assist. uni-assist verifies whether the school/college certificates submitted are equivalent to German school/academic degrees, i.e. whether they qualify in principle for admission to a degree course in Germany. Further information can be found at: www.uni-assist.de.
Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union
14.10.2024 - 30.06.2025
Applicants:who wish to enrol for the degree course can apply online via uni-assist. uni-assist verifies whether the school/college certificates submitted are equivalent to German school/academic degrees, i.e. whether they qualify in principle for admission to a degree course in Germany. Further information can be found at: www.uni-assist.de.
Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students
14.10.2024 - 31.07.2025
Tuition fee
The tuition fee is EUR 22,500 for full-time studies if the total amount is paid in advance, EUR 6,500 per semester or EUR 1130 per month. The fees for the two-month bridge courses for career changers without a previous academic degree in psychology amount to a maximum of EUR 2,000; this sum is reduced accordingly if proof is provided of previous achievements. The IPU is making efforts to establish its own scholarship system.
Languages of instruction
Main language
English