Fakultät für Verhaltens- und Empirische Kulturwissenschaften

Psychologisches Institut

Uni Heidelberg

Hauptstraße 47-51
69117 Heidelberg
Phone: +49 6221 54-7346

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Basic information

Total number of students	880 *
Number of master degree students	260

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

7/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	89.3 %
Graduations in appropriate time master's	75.9 %

International orientation

International orientation	3/9 points
International orientation master's	2/9 Points
Outgoing students	3.0 %

Research

Publications per academic	7.4
Citations per publication	2.8
Third party funds per academic	70.6 T€
Doctorates per professor	2.7

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.3
Support in studies	1.9
Courses offered	2.5
Study organisation	1.6
Exams	2.4
Research orientation	1.8
Job market preparation	2.4
Support for stays abroad	2.4
Rooms	3.0
Library	1.7
IT-infrastructure	1.9
Overall study situation	1.9

Degree courses with details

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Further degree courses of the department

none

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
The Institute of Psychology at the University of Heidelberg offers a consecutive Bachelor's degree and Master's degree in psychology for 90 students each. The Master's degree optionally focuses on "Organizational Behavior und Adaptive Cognition" or "Developmental and Clinical Psychology". One of the institute's key research areas is self-regulation. The Institute of Psychology thus forms a central component of the German Universities Excellence Initiative-funded "Field of Focus 4: self-regulation and regulation" at the University of Heidelberg.
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Special features regarding the international orientation
We put students in contact with leading figures in our field by appointing internationally renowned experts. Our honorary professors include Robert Kail (Purdue University, developmental psychology), Andreas Schleicher (OECD Paris, educational psychology), Robert Sternberg (Cornell University, cognitive psychology), Kathleen Vohs (University of Minnesota, social psychology) & Allan Wigfield (University of Maryland, motivational psychology). Periods abroad via Erasmus and other exchange programmes are encouraged and supported with competent advice.
Common partner universities for exchange
Universidade de Lisboa, Lissabon, Portugal; Universität Wien, Wien, Österreich; Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spanien; University of Limerick, Limerick, Irland; Università die Padova, Padua, Italien; Univerzita Karlova, Prag, Tschechische Republik; University of Southampton, Southampton, Großbritannien; Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Niederlande; The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australien; The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
Special features regarding the equipment
The institute has a large number of computer workstations and has its own library. A behavioural laboratory completed in 2018 offers students good conditions for computer-based research projects. There are special laboratories for eye movement studies, physiological measurements and EEG analysis.
Special features regarding research activities
Numerous research projects (German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, German Research Foundation, EU) offer students the opportunity to collaborate as assistants. Theses (Bachelor's, Master's degree) are often integrated in projects. Through the
Website with further information on research activities
https://www.psychologie.uni-heidelberg.de/forschung.shtml
Other special features
The Psychological Institute accommodates a psychotherapy university outpatient clinic and the training institute "Centre for Psychological Psychotherapy". This enables practice-oriented teaching in clinical psychology.