Bachelor's Programme Psychology
| Faculty | Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science |
| Duration / ECTS-Credits | 6 semesters / 180 ECTS-Credits |
| Academic Degree |
Bachelor of Science (BSc) |
| Qualification Level |
Bachelor (First Cycle) ISCED-11: Level 6, EQF/NQF: Level 6 |
| ISCED-F | 0313 Psychology |
| Mode of Study |
Full-Time |
| Study Code |
UC 033 640 |
| Curriculum | Information on the Curriculum (2019W) * |
| Language of Instruction | German |
| Admission Requirements |
Secondary school completion certificate or equivalent and Language Certificates |
| PODCAST | http://streaming.uibk.ac.at/medien/c102/c1021067/Podcasts/Studienpodcasts /Psychologie.mp3 |
| Application | » Information about the admission procedure |
* Information on the Curriculum (2019W)
The complete version of the curriculum reflects the currently valid version of the curriculum. It is for informational purposes only and is not legally binding. The legally binding version of the curriculum, including any amendments, may be found in the University of Innsbruck Bulletins.
In order to determine which version of the curriculum is applicable in your case, see the Catalogue of Studies,
available at: https://lfuonline.uibk.ac.at/public/lfuonline_meinestudien.studienblatt
Section: Current Curriculum version.
University of Innsbruck Bulletins » (Click to open all University of Innsbruck Bulletins)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 17th 2021, Issue 79, No. 879 (Admission Period for the winter semester 2021/2022)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin July 23rd 2020, Issue 44, No. 496 (Modification of the Admission Procedure 2020/2021)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin October 17th 2019, Issue 4, No. 51 (equivalence list)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin June 5th 2019, Issue 56, No. 491 (Admission Period for the winter semester 2019/2020)
- English verison of the Curriculum (April 9th 2019)
- University of Innsbruck Bulletin April 21st 2008, Issue 29, No. 258 (Curriculum - German)
Recommended Course Sequence
The exemplary course sequence given below is recommended for full-time students beginning their study programme in the winter semester. The table shows one possible course sequence for the bachelor's programme and is not compulsory. Delays resulting from repeated examinations are not taken into account.
The standard duration of the study programme is 6 semesters or 180 ECTS-Credits, whereby according to the Universities Act of 2002, a workload of 1,500 (real) hours per academic year must be fulfilled, corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits (one ECTS-Credit is equivalent to a workload of 25 hours).
3.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Introduction to Psychology and its History
3.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Introduction to Psychological Methods
1.5 ECTS-Credits: VU Introduction to Scientific Working
5.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Statistics I
2.0 ECTS-Credits: UE Computer-Aided Data Evaluation I
3.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Qualitative Methods
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Social Psychology I (attendance of the lecture)
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO General Psychology I (attendance of the lecture)
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Developmental Psychology I (attendance of the lecture)
4.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Statistics II
3.0 ECTS-Credits: UE Computer Aided Data Evaluation II
1.5 ECTS-Credits: UE Qualitative Methods
10.0 ECTS-Credits: PM General Psychology II (completion of the whole module)
10.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Developmental Psychology II (completion of the whole module)
10.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Social Psychology II (completion of the whole module)
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Psychological Gender Research
3.5 ECTS-Credits: VO General Psychology III
4.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Empirical-Experimental Seminar
10.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Biological Psychology I and II
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences I
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences II
4.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Diagnostics I
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Clinical Psychology I (attendance of the course)
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Work, Organisational and Economic Psychology I (attendance of the course)
3.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Diagnostics II
2.5 ECTS-Credits: UE Diagnostics
10.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Clinical Psychology II (completion of the whole module)
10.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Work, Organisational and Economic Psychology II (completion of the whole module)
2.5 ECTS-Credits: SE Seminars in advanced study of basic and/or appliend psychology
5.0 ECTS-Credits: VO Specific Topics of Basic Research
5.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Specific Topics of Applied and Clinical Psychology
2.5 ECTS-Credits: SE Advanced Course of Basic and Applied Psychology
12.0 ECTS-Credits: Internship
2.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Research Seminar I
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Psychopathology I (attendance of the course)
5.0 ECTS-Credits: PM Psychopathology II (completion of the whole module)
2.5 ECTS-Credits: VO Specific Topics of Basic Research
2.5 ECTS-Credits: SE Advanced Course of Basic and Applied Psychology
0.5 ECTS-Credits: UE Reflection of Practical Experience
13.0 ECTS-Credits: SE Research Seminar II with Bachelor’s Thesis
2.5 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
5.0 ECTS-Credits: Elective Module
Qualification Profile and Skills
The Bachelor's Programme Psychology serves as preparation for a master's degree programme and as vocational training. The programme conveys the fundamental knowledge required for the responsible and scientifically sound analysis of psychological problems and for the assessment of psychological activities. The Bachelor's Programme in Psychology conveys the fundamentals of the discipline. Students acquire knowledge of the scientific description and explanation of human experience and activity as well as of psychological processes, such as perception, feeling, thought, memory, that are of central importance in the interaction between the individual and his or her social, technical and natural environment. In addition to solid knowledge in basic research and methodology in psychology, students learn the fundamentals of the application of psychological knowledge to shape and improve people's living and working conditions. The focus of the practically-oriented programme lies in conveying solid fundamental knowledge of psychological diagnostics and of psychological intervention in clinical, health, occupational and organisational fields as well as in educational contexts.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Graduates are able to produce, evaluate, assess and implement scientific developments in the fields of psychology and to apply them in interdisciplinary contexts. They possess theoretical and methodological problem-solving skills as well as specialist skills in clinical, health-oriented, vocational and organisational psychological contexts.
Future Prospects: Occupational Profiles and Career Opportunities
For professional activities as a psychologist, a master's degree will likely be required (new law governing psychology as a profession).
The most common areas of activity for psychologists:
Health care (clinical psychology, psychotherapy, neuropsychology, rehabilitation psychology), work, organisational and business psychology (company psychology, personnel management, employment market administration, business and personnel consultation, advertising), educational psychology (school psychology, educational counselling facilities), universities (research, teaching, student counselling) and traffic psychology.
Postgraduate and further Studies at the University of Innsbruck
Supplementary Programme
Within the scope of the Study Programme, a Supplementary Programme corresponding to 60 ECTS-Credits may be passed. Admission to the Supplementary Programme requires the admission to or the having passed of one of the selected Study Programmes. Detailed information: https://www.uibk.ac.at/studium/angebot/es-informatik/
Information about examination regulations, assessment and grading
Examination regulations
The examination regulation is an integral part of the curriculum, detailed information can be found under the paragraph examination regulations.
Description of the applied grading system (including the grade distribution table) »
The grade distribution table is a statistical representation of the distribution of all successfully completed examinations in a given programme of study or subject (based on all registered students for the programme or subject). The grade distribution table is updated in regular intervals.
| Austrian grading scheme |
Definition |
%-age |
||
| 1 | EXCELLENT: Outstanding performance |
38.6 |  |
= 100% |
|
2 |
GOOD: Generally good, but with some errors |
29.8 | ||
| 3 | SATISFACTORY: Generally sound work with a number of substantial errors |
19.9 | ||
| 4 | SUFFICIENT: Performance meets the minimum cirteria |
11.7 | ||
| 5 | INSUFFICIENT: Substantial improvement necessary; requirement of further work |
December 2021
Overall classification of the qualification
Not applicable
Explanation: An overall classification (mit Auszeichnung bestanden/pass with distinction, bestanden/pass, nicht bestanden/fail) – is awarded only for examinations that conclude a programme of study and consist of more than one subject (an examination of this type is not specified in the curriculum of this programme of study).
Information about the Programme
Forms (in German only)
- Evidence of the Bachelor's Thesis according to the curriculum
- Examination Records
- Recognition of exams AND Supplementary Sheet
- Cover Sheet for the Bachelor's Thesis
- Declaration of Academic Honesty
- Application for Admission to the third and fourth repetition of a course examination
Contact and Information
Examination Office
Standort Innrain 52d 
associate Dean of Studies (from 01.03.2024)
Mag. Dr. Christine Unterrainer
OR Mag. Dietmar Kratzer
Dean of Studies
Ass.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Michael Barth, Bakk. MSc
Start of Studies
phone: +43 512 507-56006
E-Mail:anerkennungen-psychologie@uibk.ac.at
Admission Procedures
phone: +43 512 507-96004
E-Mail: Aufnahmeverfahren-neu@uibk.ac.at