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Bachelor in Business Psychology: Our Curriculum

We believe people learn better by doing. So we use a practice-oriented teaching style. And we have small classes. So every student can spend more time discussing big ideas.

Study with us mainly – or only – in English. Join a diverse and supportive community.

And because business is global, so are we. Spending one semester abroad means our curriculum is a truly international experience.
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Explore our Curriculum

1. Semester
Vallendar
32 Credits
Core Modules in Psychology (Introduction to Business Psychology)
Core Modules in Business & Economics (The Business Environment: Economic and Ethical Perspectives, Accounting & Control, Foundations of Economics)
Quantitative Methods for Psychology
Foundations of Law
Optional free electives
Language Courses (e.g., English, German, Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Italian)
Sept
Year 1
2. Semester
Vallendar
29 Credits
Core Modules in Psychology (Psychological Research Methods, Personality and Cognitive Psychology)
Core Modules in Business & Economics (Microeconomic Thinking and Market Dynamics, Marketing and Sales)
Optional free electives
Language Courses
Internship
Jan
Year 1
3. Semester
Vallendar
32 Credits
Core Modules in Psychology (Social Psychology, Differential Psychology & Psychological Diagnostics, Business Psychology, Organizational Behavior)
Core Modules in Business & Economics (Entrepreneurship & Innovation)
Optional free electives
Language Courses
Sept
Year 2
4. / 5. Semester
Vallendar or Exchange Semester Abroad
33 / 30 Credits
Concentrations
Core Modules in Business & Economics (Managerial Finance)
Psychological Research Project
Academic Reasoning and Research Practice
General Studies
Optional free electives
Internship
Jan
Year 2
4. / 5. Semester
Vallendar or Exchange Semester Abroad
33 / 30 Credits
Concentrations
Core Modules in Business & Economics (Managerial Finance)
Psychological Research Project
Academic Reasoning and Research Practice
General Studies
Optional free electives
Internship
Sept
Year 3
6. Semester
Vallendar
24 Credits
Core Modules in Business & Economics (Strategic Management)
Grand Challenges
Bachelor Thesis
Optional free electives
Jan
Year 3
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3

Expand your knowledge of Business Law

In cooperation with the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, our Bachelor students have the opportunity to complete additional courses in law and receive a Bucerius Law Certificate.

A helpful guide to our courses

Download the Module Handbook for more information about all of the courses included in our Bachelor in Business Psychology.

You can also view our Online Course Guide to obtain detailed information on any course which is part of the curriculum.

The location of all lectures will be revealed after your course registration.

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Qualification goals

Would you like to know what learning objectives and competencies you will acquire with a Bachelor's degree in Business Psychology? You can find an overview here:  

Qualification goals

 

What our outstanding faculty leaders say

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Professor Fabiola Gerpott
Chair of Leadership
"To successfully manage, motivate, and move people, knowledge of business administration is one side of the coin. However, you also need to understand why people behave the way they do. The Bachelor in Business Psychology allows you to combine these two aspects in a truly exciting program.."
Assistant Professor Julia de Groote
Institute of Family Business and Mittelstand
"Understanding psychology helps you to understand others but also reflect on your own actions. This is important for future leaders, as it helps them to understand how their own behavior can impact others, the foundation for successful leadership."
Professor Pisitta Vongswasdi
Management Group
"It is important for (future) leaders to have a meaningful degree of self-awareness about skills, expertise, and performance. Only then can they continue to develop through their career and adapt to the ever-changing trends that we see in the business world."
Heike Hülpüsch
Director Career Center
"Business administration and psychology have so many touchpoints! In the most diverse sectors and functions, it is ultimately a matter of understanding human behavior and knowing how to assess or even anticipate it in a business context. From a Career Center perspective, this combination presents countless career opportunities, such as human resources and leadership, marketing and market research, management consulting, corporate communications both internal and external."
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