This programme is free of admission in winter semester 2019/20, but participation in aptitude tests is required.
The Master’s program in Psychology at the Psychological University of Berlin is based on a modern study concept that focuses on the combination of practice and science. The main focus is on clinical psychology, work psychology, organizational psychology and business psychology, combined with clinical work psychology.
The basic module “Clinical Psychology” ensures access to subsequent psychotherapy training regardless of the focus of the course. Here, all scientifically recognized therapy methods are taught on an equal footing. With this combination the M.Sc. Psychology prepares graduates optimally for a scientific career, a psychotherapist training or professional practice in a field of application of psychology.
Due to small age-group and seminar groups, PHB also has a family environment that enables personal support and accompaniment in all study- or job-related questions. The Master in Psychology starts at the PHB each winter semester. Applications are NC-independent and can be submitted until 1 November. Study places are awarded on the basis of personal interviews.
Contents of the studies
An important credo of the PHB is the combination of academic expertise and its applicability for psychological practice. This combination is also reflected in the Master’s degree in Psychology. The course is divided into the following areas:
Research methods and evaluation
- Multivariate Methods
- Computer-aided data collection
- Exemplary: Psychotherapy Research
Psychological diagnostics and assessment
- Psychological diagnostics in various fields of application with basic deepening Differential Psychology
- Test theory and test development
Focus on clinical psychology and psychotherapy
- Clinical psychology (main focus) with basic deepening developmental psychology and general psychology (learning, motivation)
- Psychotherapy: cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, systemic and humanistic procedures
- Clinical Psychology I: Disorder-specific topics
- Clinical Psychology II: Psychotherapeutic Intervention and Counselling for Life-World-Related Problems
Focus on work, organisational and economic psychology Work, organisational and economic psychology (focus on AOW) with a specialisation in basic psychology General psychology and social psychology
- Basics of work and organizational psychology
- Coaching for work-related problems
- AWO design and intervention methods
Communicative skills
- Presentation and trainer competencies with basic deepening General psychology (perception, learning, motivation)
- Interdisciplinary science communication
Practical, legal and ethical foundations of psychological activity
- Overview of psychological fields of application
- Law and ethics in research and practice
Fields of application of psychology
- research ethics
- psychotherapist law
- Psychology and psychotherapy of the family
- legal psychology
- coaching
Eine detailliertere Auflistung der Studieninhalte finden Sie im Modulhandbuch sowie in der Studien- und Prüfungsordnung.
About the Psychological University Berlin
Founded by the Berufsverband Deutscher Psychologinnen und Psychologen (BDP), the PHB is a state-recognised university on a university level, which has dedicated itself to the well-founded academic training of psychologists and psychotherapists. At the PHB you will study in small, family-run classes that provide support and guidance in all questions of study and career choice.
The PHB covers a broad spectrum of psychological education: from the undergraduate Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programmes to therapist training in behavioural therapy and depth psychology-based psychotherapy to advanced Master’s degree programmes in legal or family psychology, you will find everything under one roof here. All study programmes are accredited and thus form the basis for professional specialisation in the scientific or therapeutic field or in one of the other psychological fields of application.
Located in the heart of Berlin and directly on the river Spree, the PHB campus is also directly connected to the locations of the Professional Association of German Psychologists (BDP) and further education institutes such as the German Psychologists Academy (DPA) through the Haus der Psychologie.
Contact us
Student advisor Anna-Maria de VeerTelefon: 030 / 20 91 66 200 E-Mail:
Further information on the Master’s programme in Psychology can be found on the university’s website.