Psychology - Master of Science (MSc)

Further information

• Entrance requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Psychology or a bachelor's degree with largely equivalent contents with a minimum of 45 credit points obtained in the field of Psychology and 28 of those in the areas of methodology and diagnostics.

  • a bachelor's degree with an average grade of 2.6 or better
    or if you have not yet completed your degree:
    study achievements and examination results with a minimum of 140 credit points and an average grade of 2.9 or better
     

  For legally binding information please see the MSc Psychology admissions statutes.

   

   

• Application documents

   

  Application documents

  Upon completing the online application you need to submit the following documents in paper form within the application deadline:

  • application for admission (with original signature)
  • data view (protocol of the online application)
  • bachelor's degree certificate stating the average grade plus a transcript of records with credit points
  • if the programme has not yet been completed: transcript of records issued by the higher education institution including overall average grade and total credit points (ECTS)
  • Form requesting subject-specific additional information
  • for non German-language of the bachelor's degree: proof of required German language proficiency
  • for applicants with Chinese and Vietnamese degree: the original of the APS certificate
  • for applicants with a degree from abroad: grading scale of the higher education institution
  • additional certified translations of documents that were not issued in German/English
  • for claims of hardship: letter of explanation and proof of exceptional case
    
    Please note:
  • Simple, non-attested copy of each document, no authentication needed (exemption: APS certificate)
  • Incomplete applications (missing details or documents) will be rejected
  • We do not accept applications and supporting documents sent by email
  • The application documents become property of Ulm University and will not be returned. Therefore, please do not send originals. Candidates who reapply must resubmit the complete documentation; it is not possible to refer to documents on file at Ulm University.
  • If you are absent during the application process and therefore cannot apply at Ulm University yourself, it is possible to authorise someone else to do so for you. Valid forms of authorisation:
    - notarised letter of authority
    - power of attorney
    - letter of authority - download template in PDF format
    Please note: signatures must be originals

   

• Application portal

   

  Upon completing the online application you will receive a confirmation email with your access details for the application portal, where you can find details on the status of your application and other notifications.

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• Selection procedure

   

  Should the number of qualified applications exceed the number of available places, the selection will be made on the basis of a ranking list.

  The ranking list is based on the following criteria:

  • average grade of the bachelor's degree, or average grade of the study achievements and exam results obtained up to the application cut-off date;

  • voluntary academic test results (see §§ 4 and 5 of the admission statute)

  Taking the voluntary academic test improves your chances for admission greatly. Only applicants who fulfil the entrance requirements and receive an invitation two weeks prior to the test date may participate. The test usually takes place at the end of June and costs €20,00. Due to the current Corona situation the test will not take place for the admission process for Wintersemester 2020/21.

  Further information about the test you can find at the course information.

• Selection thresholds

  Selection thresholds in the allocation procedure

  winter semester 2017/18:
  Available places: 102
  Applications: 720
  Admissions:
  - average grade of 1.0 in bachelor's degree or current study achievements for applications without voluntary academic test
  - average grade of 1.9 in bachelor's degree or current study achievements for applications with voluntary academic test
   

  winter semester 2018/19:
  Available places: 102
  Applications: 663
  Admissions: 
  - no admissions without voluntary academic test
  - average grade of 2.0 in bachelor's degree or current study achievements for applications with voluntary academic test
   

   

• Claims of hardship

   

  Claims of hardship in master's programmes with restricted admission

  5% of all available places (one place minimum) are reserved for cases of exceptional hardship.

  Exceptional hardship applies particularly to cases where it is absolutely necessary for the applicant to begin their studies without delay due to health reasons or equally serious circumstances. Applicants who depend on Ulm as place of study due to exceptional family, social or economic circumstances may claim hardship as well.

  Please note:

  • The claim of hardship is to be made in the course of the online application. Prerequisite is the fulfilment of the admission requirements for the master's programme.
  • An explanatory statement including single copies of supporting documents must be submitted within the application deadline. In the case of health reasons, a certificate from a medical specialist must be submitted confirming that immediate commencement of studies is absolutely necessary.
  • Claims of hardship will be assessed after the application cut-off date.

  Claims of hardship will be considered only from applicants who were not allocated a study place in the allocation procedure based on performance.

   

• Claims of dependence on study location in the interest of the public

  Dependence on study location in the interest of the public (Ortsbindung; mainly top athletes)

  1% of the study places (with a minimum of one place) are allocated on the basis of dependence on study location in the interest of the public (Ortsbindung). This applies to applicants who fall into a certain category determined by the University, whose consideration is of particular interest to the public and who are tied to Ulm as place of study due to justified circumstances.
  These are in particular applicants who belong to a national-level Olympic, prospective, supplementary or team sports squad or a junior squad 1 of the German Olympic Sports Confederation.

  Please note:

  • The claim of dependence on study location in the interest of the public is to be made in the course of your online application. Prerequisite is the fulfilment of the admission requirements for the master’s programme.  
  • You need to submit an explanatory statement elaborating your dependence on study location in the interest of the public including single copies of supporting documents within the application deadline.
  • A dependence on study location in the interest of the public will be considered only if you have not been allocated a place in the selection procedure and on the basis of hardship.

• Information on the master's programme Psychology

  Further information on the master's programme Psychology.