These are the admission requirements for the Bachelor's in Health Psychology

In the Bachelor's distance learning programme in Health Psychology at IU International University (IU), you can enroll if you provide us with your A-levels (general qualification for university entrance), your technical college entrance qualification (Fachabitur), or the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

Alternatively, you can also enroll without A-levels. Studying without A-levels at IU is possible under the following conditions:

• You have successfully completed an advanced training course, for example, a training course to become a state-certified business economist.
• Or you have completed a vocational training, for example, training as an office clerk. After your training, you have worked in this profession full-time for at least 3 years. If your training does not match the subject matter of the distance learning programme in Health Psychology, you will first complete a trial study before being regularly enrolled.

Study Contents & Modules: This is the Course Schedule in the Bachelor of Health Psychology

The bachelor's degree program at IU International University is modular. A module usually consists of 5 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination achievement, such as an exam or a written assignment. You complete your bachelor's degree step by step – and even largely decide yourself when you want to complete which module.

In full-time studies, you can structure your study plan as follows:

• 1st Semester: Introduction to Psychology, General Psychology: Learning, Emotion, Motivation and Attention, Health Psychology, Introduction to Scientific Work, Anatomy and Physiology, Introduction to Health Management
• 2nd Semester: Health and Prevention, General Psychology: Perception, Memory, Language, Thinking and Problem Solving, Collaborative Work, Introduction to Psychological Diagnostics, Introduction to Empirical-Scientific Psychology, Introduction to Social Science Statistics
• 3rd Semester: Biopsychology: Neurobiological Fundamentals of Psychology, Health Psychology: Stress and Coping, Intercultural and Ethical Action Competence, Clinical Psychology: Pathopsychology, Statistics: Hypothesis Testing, Applied Psychological Diagnostics
• 4th Semester: Health Psychology: Theory-Based Interventions, Project: Interventions in Clinical Psychology, Fundamentals of Counseling, Biopsychology: Biopsychological Information Processing, Health Communication and Risk Competence, Health, Stress, and Sleep
• 5th Semester: Chronic Illnesses and Rehabilitation, Addiction: Fundamentals and Prevention, Project: Stress Management and Relaxation, Seminar: Current Topics in Health Psychology, Elective Module A
• 6th Semester: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor Thesis

What's special about distance learning at IU: The many opportunities to delve into interesting elective modules during your studies. In the Health Psychology Bachelor's programme, you choose a total of 3 specialization modules:

You choose your first specialization module from these topics: Methods of Conversation Guidance and Group Counseling, M- and E-Health, Business Psychology, and Operational Health Management.

Your second specialization module is chosen from these topics: Nutrition and Medicine, Data Analysis and Big Data, Work and Organizational Psychology: Burnout Prevention.

You choose your third specialization module from these topics: Clinical Neuropsychology and Psychosomatic Disorders, Digital Health Program, Vocational Reintegration, General Studies.

Study Concept: How the Part-Time Health Psychology Study Works at IU

You can adapt the online study of Health Psychology at IU International University flexibly to your life and daily routine, choosing from 3 study models: In the full-time study, you need a total of 6 semesters, i.e., 36 months, to complete the bachelor's degree. In part-time study I, you study for 8 semesters until completion. Or you opt for part-time study II and take up to 12 semesters to complete the bachelor's degree.

With each module enrollment, you receive study materials at IU as printed study booklets. All materials are also available digitally. The IU Interactive Books are innovative learning scripts enriched with video clips and quiz questions at the end of a lesson. Depending on the module, study materials are supplemented with podcasts, live tutorials, and video content in the form of so-called shortcasts. You can access the IU Interactive Books via the practical Learn-App of IU.

In many modules, virtual classes are also offered, allowing you to interactively engage with your fellow students and lecturers.

Particularly convenient and flexible is the option to take module exams in the form of online exams. You can write an online exam 7 days a week, around the clock, when you feel optimally prepared for the exam in, for example, building construction. Additionally, we operate around 40 exam centres in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, where you can also take your exams in a traditional setting.