Psychology is an empirical science dedicated to the description, explanation and prediction of human experience and behaviour. It seeks answers to the question(s) of how we feel and think, why we act the way we do, what drives us and how we become the person we are.
In order to specifically pursue these questions, the subject is divided into various disciplines that focus on one area (e.g. social psychology or biological psychology). In addition to these sub-areas of psychology, the programme also deals with the methodological foundations of psychological research and evaluation, which are used across all areas of psychology. The foundations of statistical evaluation are laid and modern methods of computer-aided data analysis are practised. The focus is also on methods of data collection, suitable experimental set-ups and current methodological aspects such as modelling, as well as topics such as replication and open science.
Many areas of application, such as psychological diangostics, clinical psychology or business psychology, are fed by the findings of the basic psychological subjects. All of these areas can be found in the Bachelor's degree programme at the University of Bremen.
Two modules must be chosen from several compulsory elective modules on offer. Five different subjects are currently offered in the compulsory elective area: Clinical Psychology (procedural psychotherapy), Clinical Neuropsychology, Cognitive and Clinical Psychological Research Methods, Business Psychology and Theoretical Psychology.Alternatively, the compulsory elective modules of the fifth semester can be studied at an external university according to the study and research specialisations there.Documentation in a learning agreement as well as recognition by the Bachelor's examination board and, if applicable, by the Erasmus representatives of the department before the start of the stay at the foreign university is a prerequisite.
A special feature of the Bremen Bachelor's degree programme in Psychology is its thematic and methodological breadth. The spectrum ranges from basic neuropsychological methods with a variety of imaging techniques (e.g. MRI, EEG) to theoretical psychology.
Students are also introduced to the research process from the outset, which is not only the subject of the courses themselves, but also follows a didactic principle in which research and teaching go hand in hand.
