Psychology: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapyfull time

  • Master of Science

    Master
    Degree

  • 4 semesters

    Standard period of study (amount)

  • Marburg

    Location

Overview and admission

Study Type

graduate

Admission semester

Winter Semester only

Area of study
  • Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Health Science
  • Therapies, Miscellaneous
Focus

Imparting practical-therapeutic skills in the prevention and treatment of mental disorders, Empirical research, description and explanation of deviant human behaviour and experience, Teaching of the qualification goals of the licensing laws of psychotherapy (licensing regulations for psychotherapy) as well as general competences in the field of psychology, Acquisition of transfer competences for the connection of scientific knowledge with practical action, Acquisition of in-depth scientific and methodological special knowledge and skills in the practical field of psychotherapeutic interventions

Target group

Graduates of a professionally relevant Bachelor's degree in the field of psychology or with proof of a comparable domestic or foreign vocational university degree.

Annotation

This degree course focuses on empirical research, description and explanation of deviant human behaviour and experience in terms of psychological disorders and psychological factors in physical diseases as well as the teaching of practical-therapeutic skills in the prevention and treatment of these disorders. According to the Psychotherapists Act (PsychThG of 01.09.2020), the degree course is required for a licence to practise as a psychotherapist. The degree course prepares students for independent professional practice in the fields of clinical psychology and psychotherapy for children, adolescents and adults. The Master's examination constitutes a second professional qualification in Psychology, which is particularly suitable for independent work in applied clinical and scientific fields of activity.

Admission modus

Local admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Lecture period
  • 22.04.2025 - 25.07.2025
  • 13.10.2025 - 13.02.2026

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2025/2026)
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    The application deadlines for study programmes at the Philipps-Universität Marburg can be found on our university homepage under the following link: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/studium/vor-dem-studium/bewerben-und-einschreiben/bewerbung-formalia-fristen/bewerbungsfristen

Tuition fee

Fees

Currently, the German federal state of Hesse does not charge tuition fees.

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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