M.Sc. Psychology & Management
- Over 1,500 EUR/semTuition
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- 4 semestersDuration
- 15 DecNext deadline
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About the programme
Psychology & Management is a Master of Science at the International School of Management (ISM), taught fully in English on the Dortmund campus and in German with English modules in Munich, Hamburg, Cologne and Berlin. It combines psychological principles with business management practice. You train in the main professional fields for business psychologists: psychology, market analysis, consulting and human resources. After two semesters at ISM you spend a compulsory third semester at one of about 190 partner universities abroad, and you complete 12 weeks of compulsory internships plus workshops and excursions. The standard period is three semesters plus one semester for the master's thesis, with a fast track of three semesters, starting in September. It suits graduates in economics, psychology or related fields.
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What you need to apply for Psychology & Management at International School of Management (ISM)
English language
Academic requirements
ECTS are study credits. One year of full-time study is about 60 ECTS.
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requirements:First degree in an economics degree program with 180 ECTS.
Alternatively at least 30 ECTS points from a psychology or psychology-related (e.g. business psychology, communication sciences) or economics subject area, of which at least 10 ECTS in quantitative, quantitative-methodological subjects. You do not necessarily need previous knowledge of (business) psychology.
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Programme-specific documents
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
A successfully completed Bachelor's degree (transcript of records) comprising at least 180 ECTS points (for the Fast Track option 210 ECTS points), or
An equivalent course of study at an university, university of applied sciences or a foreign university of equivalent level.
In addition to the general admission requirements, the following examination results must have been achieved in the first degree program:
Proof of at least 30 ECTS credits from a psychology or psychology-related (e.g. business psychology, communication sciences) or economics subject area. Of these, at least 10 ECTS credits must have been earned in quantitative, quantitative-methodological subjects (e.g. empirical social or market research, statistics, business mathematics, decision calculation, scientific methods, econometrics).
You do not need any prior knowledge of (business) psychology. Missing subject-specific ECTS from the Bachelor's degree program can be replaced by subject-specific internships or subject-specific professional experience. Subject-specific activities are considered to be in the following areas:
Marketing
Market research
Human resources
Consulting/Coaching.
Your next steps:
If you would like to apply, we invite you to register online for the admission test. You will then receive a confirmation of enrolment to the test with a link to our Online Application Portal and the concrete date of your interview.
We have no fixed applications deadlines here at ISM, but we kindly ask international applicants who require a visa for studying in Germany to submit their application documents by July 15th of the same year.July 15th for all programs starting in the fall term
December 15th for all programs starting in the spring term of the next year
This programme applies directly to the university. Submit your documents through the correct channel before the deadline.
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Per semester:
5,700 Euro (for contracts signed for fall term 2024)
6,480 Euro (for contracts signed from spring term 2025 onwards)
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