Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Sektion at the Uni Konstanz

Fachbereich Psychologie

Uni Konstanz

Universitätsstraße 10
78457 Konstanz
Phone: +49 7531 88-2319

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General remarks

This department is also featured in the U-Multirank world university rankings.

Basic information

Total number of students	780 *
Number of master degree students	190

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

8/14 points

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees	97.3 %
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	69.2 %

International orientation

International orientation, bachelor's	2/9 points
International orientation, master's	2/9 points
Outgoing students	3.0 %

Research

Publications per academic	4.0
Citations per publication	5.2
Third party funds per academic	97.0 T€
Doctorates per professor	1.8

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.4
Support in studies	2.3
Courses offered	2.8
Study organisation	2.0
Exams	2.4
Research orientation	2.0
Job market preparation	2.8
Support for stays abroad	2.1
Rooms	2.2
Library	1.8
IT-infrastructure	1.9
Overall study situation	2.2

Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

Teacher support	2.0
Support in studies	2.2
Courses offered	2.4
Study organisation	1.7
Transition to Master's studies	1.6
Research orientation	1.8
Support for stays abroad	2.2
Overall study situation	2.0

Degree courses with details

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
4-year Bachelor's degree in Psychology (B.Sc.) with integrated 6-month internship in the 5th semester; 1-year consecutive Master's degree in Psychology (M.Sc.); 2-year career-integrated professional Master's in psychology with a focus on forensic psychology (M.Sc.); "Teaching from research" principle with research-oriented and practice-oriented courses; Close cooperation with regional clinics
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Special features regarding the international orientation
ERASMUS partnerships with more than 30 international partners; Individual advice on periods abroad without extending the length of the course by recognising credits earned abroad; Strong international links of the department through research and teaching partnerships; High proportion of international lecturers
Exchange universities for stay abroads
University of Oslo/Norwegen, Univerzita Karlova v Praze/Tschechische Republik, Université Paris Diderot/Frankreich, Universidad de Granada/Spanien, Università degli studi de Padova "Il Bo"/Italien, Universiteit Maastricht/Niederlanden, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev/Israel, California State University/USA, Victoria University of Wellington/Neuseeland
Special features regarding the equipment
Research Methods: EEG, MEG, MRT, TMS, eye tracking, peripheral physiology (e.h. heart rate, skin conductivity), wet laboratories (e.g. hormones), virtual reality, computer labs; Behavioural observation
Special features regarding research activities
Department is involved in the (Excellence strategy-funded) cluster initiatives "Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour" and "The political dimension of inequality: perceptions, participation and policies"; Other current research projects in
Other special features
Constance University has been successful in all three funding lines of the Excellence Initiative by the German Federal and State Governments since 2007. In the third round of the competition, the Excellence Strategy of the Federal Government and the State Governments, the university was again successful with the two cluster initiatives "Collective Behaviour" and "Politics of Inequality" with the participation of the psychology department.
Further information on research activities
https://www.psychologie.uni-konstanz.de/forschen/
Further information about study entry phase
https://www.uni-konstanz.de/studieren/beratung-und-service/zentrale-studienberatung/angebote-fuer-studieninteressierte/