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Qualifications.

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Doctoral Studies in Psychology

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Our faculty confers the degrees both of Dr. phil. and Dr. rer. nat. About 20-25 doctoral researchers per year successfully complete their doctoral degrees, of which most are in the form of a thesis by publication.

If you have any questions about doctoral studies in psychology, please contact Ms Martina Siebert (Mail: [email protected] , Tel: 069/798-35301) or Ms Agnieszka Kasprzyk (Mail: [email protected] , Tel: 069/798-35309).

You can find the most important documents regarding the doctoral procedure below.

NEW from 01.10.2022: If you apply for acceptance as a doctoral candidate, please also note the online self-registration in HISinOne. You can find more information in the explanation of acceptance procedure.

Documents for the doctoral procedure

Application documents.

Step by step - Acceptance as doctoral student (EN)

Checklist 1 Application for acceptance (EN)

Application for acceptance as doctoral student (EN)

Supervision agreement (DE)

Guide for self-registration HISinONe (EN)

Step by step - the examination procedure Dr. phil. (EN)

Step by step - the examination procedure Dr. rer. nat. (EN)

Checklist 2 Initiating the examination procedure (EN)

Application for the opening of the examination procedure (EN)

Template - Declarations for examination procedure Dr. rer. nat. (EN)

Template - Declarations for examination procedure Dr. phil. (EN)

Privacy Policy (DE)

Regulations & rules

PhD Regulations for obtaining the Academic Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (EN)

PhD Regulations for obtaining the Academic Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (DE)

PhD Regulations of the Mathematics-Natural Science Faculties (EN)

PhD Regulations of the Mathematics-Natural Science Faculties (DE)

Rules for the opening and conduct of examination proceedings (DE)

Doctoral Studies Offices

Doctoral Commission of the Arts and Humanities (DE)

Doctoral Studies Office of the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Faculties (DE)

Wichtige Hinweise

FBR-Sitzungen: Mittwoch, 06.11.2024 um 15 Uhr Mittwoch, 04.12.2024 um 15 Uhr Mittwoch, 05.02.2025 um 15 Uhr

Offenes Forum Psychologie: Mittwoch, 06.11.2024 um 13 Uhr Mittwoch, 04.12.2024 um 13 Uhr Mittwoch, 05.02.2025 um 13 Uhr

Promotionsausschuss Psychologie: Mittwoch, 13.11.2024 um 13 Uhr Mittwoch, 11.12.2024 um 12.30 Uhr  Mittwoch, 29.01.2025 um 13 Uhr

Offenes Forum Sportwissenschaften: Mittwoch, 30.10.2024 um 14 Uhr Mittwoch, 27.11.2024 um 14 Uhr Mittwoch, 29.01.2025 um 14 Uhr

Promotionsausschuss Sportwissenschaften: Mittwoch, 13.11.2024 um 14 Uhr Mittwoch, 15.01.2025 um 14 Uhr

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Tuesday:     10-11.30 Uhr & 14-16 Uhr

Wednesday:     10-11.30 Uhr 

Thursday: 10-11.30 Uhr & 14-15 Uhr 

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Doctoral progammes

A doctoral programme usually results in the title Doctor of Natural Sciences  (Dr. rer. nat.). Alternatively, you can choose to graduate as a Doctor of Social Sciences (Dr. rer. soc.) or a Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.). Instead of doing an individual programme, you can also obtain a doctoral degree at the Graduate School of Decision Sciences or via the doctoral programme Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology and Psychotherapy.

Individual programme

Individual doctoral programme  means that you work independently on an agreed topic, without a structured programme (e.g., a graduate school) but in cooperation with your supervisor. 

It is up to you to find a supervisor and obtain approval as a doctoral candidate at the Department of Psychology. Depending on the funding, your position as a doctoral researcher may include a certain teaching load, departmental or project-related duties, or participation in the university's self-administration. 

The admission requirements usually ask for a "good" overall grade in the subject-specific final exam of your master's degree.

The fast track  offers excellent students the option to shorten their duration of study and start their doctoral programme without first obtaining a master's degree. 

The requirement for graduates of a 4-year bachelor's programme at a university or a university of teacher education is a subject-specific degree with a final grade of 1.2 or better. The grade of the bachelor's thesis must be 1.0. Equivalent grades are required for international degrees.

Doctoral programme Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology and Psychotherapy

The doctoral programme Clinical Psychology, Neuropsychology and Psychotherapy  is an 8-semester programme. This includes a 1-year master's programme in the first 2 semesters as well as the time to write up your doctoral thesis and complete the oral doctoral exams.

The Scope and content of the programme are designed in a way that permits the approbation as a psychological psychotherapist after an additional year of practice (PT 1) – that is, after a total of 10 semesters. Our collaboration with the Bodenseeinstitut für Psychotherapie (bip) in particular enables this linking of doctoral programme and psychotherapy training. 

• Graduate School of Decision Sciences

The  Graduate School of Decision Sciences (GSDS) offers doctoral candidates an interdisciplinary environment for training and research on topics of decision making and their application to important issues of society.  

The graduate school is structured into four interdisciplinary research areas with various cross-connections: 

(A) Behavioural Decision Making (B) Intertemporal Choice and Markets (C) Political Decisions and Institutions (D) Information Processing and Statistical Analysis

Please find further information on programme contents and admission requirements on the GSDS website .

For further information on admission, please refer to the general and subject-specific provisions of the doctoral regulations.

• Konstanz Research School for Doctoral Students
• Doctoral Affairs in the Central Examination Office
• Statute to Ensure Good Scientific Practice
• Doctoral Students' Conventions
• DokNet - a network for doctoral and post-doctoral researchers
• Academic Staff Development
• Bodenseeinstitut für Psychotherapie (bip)
• Graduate School of the Social and Behavioural Sciences

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Higher Education Compass

Psychology: clinical psychology and psychotherapy full time, master of science.

Master Degree

4 semesters

Standard period of study (amount)

No information

Overview and admission

Admission semester.

Winter Semester only

Area of study

• Clinical Psychology
• Therapies, Miscellaneous

Psychological Diagnostics and Assessment, Applied Psychotherapy, Outpatient and inpatient practice of psychotherapy, Psychotherapeutic research, Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Procedural Theory of Mental Disorders

Target group

The degree programme is aimed at students and graduates of a Bachelor's degree programme in Psychology who wish to work as a psychotherapist. Admission requirements are a bachelor's degree that meets the requirements of the Reformed Psychotherapists Act and includes a completed psychotherapy profile area. The degree programme can also be combined with the M.Sc. in Psychology: Legal Psychology. In this model, graduates acquire two state-recognised master's degrees, but the standard period of study is only three years.

Since 2021, the PHB (Berlin Psychological University) has been offering the new Master's degree course, which conforms to the requirements for licensing, MSc Psychology: Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy The degree course is designed in accordance with the requirements of the reform of the Psychotherapists Act and prepares students for the new licensing examination and a procedure-specific further training as a specialist psychotherapist. In small year groups and seminar groups, students at PHB receive close and personal support from professors and lecturers who are both first-class scientists and experienced psychotherapists in the clinical field and thus represent the Scientist Practitioners approach. Furthermore, diversity of procedures is one of the main priorities of PHB. Accordingly, the exchange with and between representatives of different psychotherapeutic directions is promoted. In the new clinical Master's degree course, students now have extra time and space to get to know the four scientifically recognised procedural directions, to orient themselves and thus to find out which direction suits them best. Finally, with the academic degree, students are optimally prepared for the newly designed licensing examination. Subsequently, a procedure-specific further qualification can be completed directly at the PHB in three procedure disciplines if desired. The degree programme can also be combined with the M.Sc. in Psychology: Legal Psychology. In this model, graduates acquire two state-recognised master's degrees, but the standard period of study is only three years.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

Admission requirements (Link)

Admission requirements

Admission requirements include a bachelor's degree in psychology that meets the requirements of the current semester the Psychotherapists Act Reform and includes a psychotherapy profile area.

Lecture period

• 08.04.2024 - 19.07.2024
• 14.10.2024 - 07.02.2025

Tuition fee

935.00 EUR / Month

Fees (Link)

Tuition fees at the PHB (Berlin Psychological University) are only incurred for the duration of the standard period of study. This especially benefits students who need more time for their studies for personal, family or professional reasons. After the standard period of study has expired, only a monthly administration fee is payable, which is currently EUR 50.

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