Fakultät VI - Medizin und Gesundheitswissenschaften at the Uni Oldenburg

Department für Psychologie

Uni Oldenburg

Ammerländer Heerstraße 114-118
26129 Oldenburg
Phone: +49 441 798 5523

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Basic information

Total number of students	180
Number of master degree students	140

Support during the study entry phase

Total score for support in the study entry phase

no undergraduate degree programmes

Results of study

Graduations in appropriate time, undergraduate degrees
Graduations in appropriate time, master's	69.9 %

Research

Publications per academic	2.7
Citations per publication	5.0
Third party funds per academic	50.6 T€
Doctorates per professor	0.9

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Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses

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Courses offered	2.4
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Research orientation	1.6
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Degree courses with details

Neurocognitive Psychology (M.Sc.)

Degree courses without details

Further degree courses of the department

none

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About studying Psychology in Germany

About the subject

Further information provided by the department

Special features regarding teaching
The master's degree in Neurocognitive Psychology at the Psychology department is research-based and taught in English. This programme is unique in Germany and is aimed at international and German students who wish to obtain a degree in (neuro-) psychology in English. The degree course attracts a large number of foreign applicants (143 in 2021/22). In 2020/21, about 40 % of the students gained an international bachelor's degree.
Special features regarding the international orientation
The Psychology department is part of the Medicine and Health Sciences faculty, which is unique in Europe in that it cooperates with the University Medicine in Groningen, the Netherlands. Research and study visits abroad are supported. Numerous partnerships are in place. The department funds an intensive German course during the semester break for all foreign students. To improve participation among international students, the department's day-to-day affairs are conducted in English if required (e.g. (committee) meetings).
Special features regarding the equipment
The Psychology department has outstanding equipment: Magnet encephalograph (MEG) incl. EEG, driving simulator and eye tracker; Functional magnetic resonance scanner 3 Tesla (fMRT) incl. MR-compatible EEG, eye-tracker, driving simulator, data glove; 6 EEG laboratories; 3 eye-trackers (2 mobile); 2 near infrared spectroscopes (fNIRS); 1 transcranial magnetic stimulator (TMS); 6 transcranial electrostimulators (tDCS, tACS, tRNS); 10 mobile EEG systems
Special features regarding research activities
The Psychology department does research in the field of neurocognition (neural foundations of cognition, perception, motor skills and their modulation) within the university's guiding theme of "human and technology". One focus is one hearing research. All working groups are involved in the DFG Hearing4all Cluster of Excellence. Another focus together with Computer Science and DLR is research on cooperative safety-critical systems, including human-machine interaction. In addition, all professors are members of the Neurosensorics Research Centre.
Support for founders
The Start-Up and Innovation Centre (GIZ) within the Research and Transfer unit serves as a central point of contact.
Other special features
Supplementary course in statistics with online self-assessment to catch up on technical skills; Course for the acquisition of study-relevant skills (academic writing); Tutorials during the semester (held by students); Feedback on learning success during the semester (intermediate tests/programming tasks with individual corrections); Incoming students coordinator as the central point of contact for students and teaching staff; Advisory meetings incl. advice on individual study progress planning; Fresher tutorials; Feedback olloquium on the degree programme
Further information on research activities
https://uol.de/en/psychology/master/labs-and-research-topics
Information on access restrictions
https://uol.de/no_cache/studium/studiengang/?id_studg=545&tab=application