Admission: Studying Psychology without NC

Qualification for many exciting professional fields alongside work through distance learning at PFH Göttingen
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To enrol in the Psychology degree programme at PFH Göttingen, you need to have a university entrance qualification according to the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act, which means a vocational baccalaureate diploma or a general qualification for university entrance.

Admission without a university entrance qualification is possible,

• if you can demonstrate completion of vocational training and at least 3 years of professional experience in a field related to the desired course of study,
• or if you have passed a master craftsman's examination based on the Vocational Training Act, the Crafts Code, or the Seafarers' Act,
• or if you have obtained a state-certified qualification as a business economist,
• or if you have an IHK (Chamber of Commerce) or HWK (Chamber of Skilled Crafts) qualification as a specialist merchant or specialist business economist with prior vocational training.

By the way, there is no numerus clausus. You can apply for the Psychology degree programme directly without any annoying selection or aptitude tests. 

If you already hold a degree that overlaps with the content of this Psychology distance learning programme, you can have it recognized as prior learning for your studies. Contact the student advisory service at PFH Göttingen for more information on being classified into a higher academic semester.

Study Contents: Clinical Psychology, Basics of Business Administration, Developmental Psychology

From general psychology to clinical psychology to basics of business administration: You learn all this at PFH

Below is an overview of the contents of the 6-semester version of the distance learning course:

• 1st Semester: General Psychology - Thinking and Language; Statistics I - Probability Theory and Descriptive Statistics; Implementation and Presentation of Empirical Studies; Differential Psychology and Personality Psychology
• 2nd Semester: Biological Psychology; Social Psychology; Statistics II - Test Procedures and Computer-Aided Data Analysis; Developmental Psychology - Childhood and Adolescence
• 3rd Semester: Research Methods and General Psychology Perception; General Psychology - Learning, Memory, Emotion, and Motivation; Developmental Psychology - Adulthood; Empirical Experimental Internship
• 4th Semester: Basic Applied Subject (3 subjects from: Work and Organizational Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Educational Psychology; Health Psychology); Fundamentals of Test Theory and Psychological Diagnosis; Diagnostic Procedures
• 5th Semester: Advanced Applied Subject (3 subjects from: Work and Organizational Psychology; Clinical Psychology; Educational Psychology; Health Psychology); Internship Module
• 6th Semester: Fundamentals of Business Administration and Economics; Minor Subject (Selection from: Human Resource Management; Business Informatics; Health Management; Service Management I and II); Bachelor's Thesis and Colloquium

Study Materials: Blended Learning at PFH

As the psychology degree programme is designed as a part-time distance learning course, you will receive all study materials in the form of distance learning booklets in both printed and digital form. You work through the materials independently, always supported by the lecturers and professors at PFH.

Furthermore, for the duration of your studies, you will have access to the online learning centre myPFH. Through online access, you organize your studies and also have access to the teaching materials. You can actually test the online campus in advance: More information here.

The study materials are complemented by online events and face-to-face seminars, which take place approximately once per semester.

Duration of Studies: 8 Semesters Part-Time or 6 Semesters Full-Time

You typically study for 8 semesters until you obtain your bachelor's degree. If you can provide evidence of previous achievements from other degree programmes, the duration of your studies may be shortened. Contact the student advisory service at PFH to be placed in a higher semester of the psychology programme.

If you are particularly motivated, you can complete the entire psychology programme in 6 semesters: In this case, you submit a letter of motivation with your application, explaining why you are able to dedicate the extra time required.

Cost of the Psychology Distance Learning Programme at PFH

The tuition fees for the B.Sc. Psychology at PFH amount to a total of €12,602, including examination fees.

In the full-time 6-semester programme, you pay €332 monthly. In the part-time 8-semester programme, you pay €249 monthly.

Tip: Have your previous achievements recognized, such as from your vocational training or previous study periods, to reduce the tuition fees. You may also be able to fully deduct the tuition fees for tax purposes.