The Department of Business Psychology is characterised by a combination of a well-founded focus on cultural psychology/depth psychology and quantitative methods, which is unique in Germany; Active interaction and experiential learning instead of passive “chalk and talk” teaching; Students in a course network; Labour market and practical relevance – right from the beginning; Excursions, simulation games, simulations, practice projects, interdisciplinary approach.

Various partnerships with universities abroad; ERASMUS PROGRAMME+; PROMOS (DAAD); Option to complete the project study abroad; Buddy programme for cross-cultural experience; International Day; Support by the International Office and Career Centre; Language courses; Summer schools and workshops with international guests.

Universidad Malaga, Spanien; University of Westminster, London, Großbritannien; Aarhus University, Dänemark; Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul, Türkei; EUSA Sevilla, Spanien; ICMS Sydney, Australien; Dublin Business School, Irland; CESINE Santander, Spanien; California State University Long Beach, USA

Wide range of subject-specific databases (campus licences, e.g. WISO database, EBSCO Business Source premier, Statista, Psychology and Behavioural Sciences Collection, PsycINFO, PsycARTICLES); Licences for e-books from various publishers; The lecture halls are equipped with BIG pads, conference systems for hybrid events, collaboration tools are provided (Microsoft Office 365, Teams, etc.), intranet, WiFi, PC room. Wide range of subject-specific databases (campus licences, e.g. WISO database, licences for browser-based business simulation games); Intranet, WiFi, PC room

Students are motivated to conduct research (research prize), interdisciplinary collaboration in the third-party funded project "Mittelstand Digital Zentrum Zukunftskultur" (Digital SMEs Centre for Future Culture) funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, exchange at the Institute for Digital Transformation & Innovation and Institute for Morphological Psychology. The Workshop for Change is particularly noteworthy. The Workshop for Change bundles central activities of the BSP and from the Business Psychology degree course on the topics of human resource and organisational development.

Integration of start-up modules into the study programmes (start-up workshop and start-up management, compulsory elective “Start-Up Management”); Annual Entrepreneurs’ Campus at the BSP; Entrepreneurship-related services provided by the Career Centre.

The university takes an interdisciplinary approach (curricula of the degree courses, research projects, cross-university projects in the university alliance and network (Business Administration, Management, Psychology, Creative Industries, Sports, Medicine, Law); Strong campus culture, common understanding of values (respect, openness and tolerance); Students participate in the design of the university (especially via student council); Contact between teaching staff and students is based on equality