MA/MS in Child and Adolescent Psychology

The master's programme provides in-depth knowledge of developmental psychology in childhood and adolescence, in normal development and in pathology. It covers motivation of behaviour in adolescence, individual differences in mental development including gifted children and children with developmental disorders, family relationships, school psychology and psychodiagnostics of child development. Graduates work in education, health and hospital settings, counselling services, NGOs, the judiciary, social institutions and public administration. Bachelor graduates in psychology complete the programme in two semesters with a thesis; others join through a preparatory module. Graduates qualify as child psychologists.