Fachbereich I: Erziehungs- und Sozialwissenschaften

Institut für Psychologie

Uni Hildesheim

Universitätsplatz 1
31141 Hildesheim
Phone: +49 5121 883-10900

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Basic information

Total number of students	580 *
Number of master degree students	210

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	89.1 %
Graduations in appropriate time master's	52.5 %

International orientation

International orientation	2/9 points
International orientation master's	2/9 Points
Outgoing students	1.0 %

Research

Publications per academic	2.2
Citations per publication	1.9
Third party funds per academic	25.0 T€
Doctorates per professor	0.7

Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses

Teacher support	2.1
Support in studies	1.9
Courses offered	3.1
Study organisation	2.3
Exams	2.5
Research orientation	2.3
Job market preparation	3.1
Support for stays abroad	3.3
Rooms	2.7
Library	2.6
IT-infrastructure	2.6
Overall study situation	2.1

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
8 professorships and the respective departments cover the main basic subjects and a number of different areas of application. Special features of teaching: Focus on pedagogical psychology & legal psychology (with the respective professorships and key areas in the curriculum). The curriculum also includes health psychology. University outpatient clinic for research and teaching in the area of children and adolescents (Child at the Centre, KiM) and in the area of adults; Here, students are able to gain experience early on in diagnostics, psychoeducation and group procedures.
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Further information about study entry phase
https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/studium/
Special features regarding the international orientation
The institute members have numerous international research partnerships & are members of various international research projects such as with colleagues from India, Malaysia, Utrecht, the UK, China or Russia. Many of them have spent periods doing research abroad or invited international guests to Hildesheim. They usually give talk at Uni HI & are integrated into course modules. The members of the institute contribute to many international conferences. In 2015, a major international conference was held at Uni HI.
Common partner universities for exchange
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgien; Roskilde University, Roskilde, Dänemark; Université Sciences Humaines et Sociales Lille 3, Lille, Frankreich; University of Latvia, Riga, Lettland; Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, Mexiko; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spanien; Bilgi Üniversitesi, Istanbul, Türkei; University of Pécs, Pécs, Ungarn; University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus, Semenyih, Selangor, Malaysia; Dokkyo University, Sōka, Saitama, Japan
Special features regarding the equipment
EEG- & bio-/neuro feedback systems, eye-tracker, direct current device for GVS, pointing movements monitoring device, Finometer, cameras for monitoring & recording (incl. 360° camera), olfactometer, 3D virtual-reality /AR glasses, devices for tactile stimulation, movement equipment, human gyroscope, walking band, Sensoboard); 5 soundproofed, reaction time cabins with air-conditioning, 1 psychophysical test cabin; Experimental control and presentation software (e.g. E-Prime, Matlab, Presentation), survey and evaluation software for special methods and devices
Special features regarding research activities
Many regional partnerships in addition to international & national ones; Many interdisciplinary cooperations (w.g. with colleagues from mathematical didactics, robotics, German studies, English studies, medicine etc.); Integration into the Competence Cent
Website with further information on research activities
http://www.uni-hildesheim.de/fb1/institute/psychologie/arbeitsgruppen/
Other special features
The key research areas form the following clusters: Development, education (incl. early education) & learning, accessibility for people with disabilities & inclusion, diversity; Health, diagnostics, intervention; Cognition, perception, action, (social) interaction; The penal system & involuntary commitment, forensic psychological prognosis & prevention; Excellently equipped test archive in the area Children & Adolescents. Special test archive for legal psychological diagnostics is currently under construction. Located at the institute: Guidance counsellor training in Lower Saxony & large project on regional language promotion