The MSc Psychology: Learning Sciences study programme is structured into 14 study modules consisting of seven compulsory (P) and seven elective compulsory (WP) modules:

Module P1: Introduction to Psychology of Development, Learning and Excellence (15 ECTS) focuses on introducing the key theoretical approaches of the learning sciences. These approaches will come from the fields of cognitive, emotional, developmental, neurocognitive, educational, social, and organisational psychology.

Module P2: Evaluation and Research Methods (12 ECTS) offers students the knowledge and skills needed to plan and implement empirical research as well as to analyse and interpret data.

Module P3: Assessment and Diagnostic Methods (12 ECTS) provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the basic principles of assessment and diagnostics as well as the knowledge required for planning and conducting diagnostic interventions.

Module P4: Transferable Skills for the Learning Sciences (3 ECTS) is designed to narrow the gap between the knowledge students gain in the study programme and their further professional career. It offers networking opportunities with professionals from the field who share their experiences with students.

Module P5: Educational Perspectives in the Learning Sciences (6 ECTS) analyses educational systems from an organisational point of view.

Module P6: Internship Module (12 ECTS) provides students with the opportunity to apply their theoretically obtained knowledge in practice during an internship of min. 350 hours.

Module P7: Final Module (30 ECTS) supports students with completing an individual scientific project (writing a Master's thesis) and presenting and discussing it in a colloquium.

In terms of elective compulsory modules, students can choose either "Learning in Specific Domains" or "Clinical Psychology": Learning in Specific Domains I and II (6 ECTS) deal with the issue of how learning processes differ depending on the learning content; Clinical Psychology I and II (6 ECTS) refer to clinical aspects in relation to the educational context. 

Students also have the opportunity to specialise in two out of the three elective compulsory project modules. Each of these modules involves literature review, planning, designing, and conducting an empirical research project, as well as analysing, describing, and discussing its results. All modules offer intensive discussion of up-to-date research findings and methods in the respective fields.

Module WP3: Cognition, Emotion, Learning, and Development (12 ECTS) deals with different psychological phenomena from the areas of cognition, emotion, learning, or development.

Module WP4: Learning, Instruction, Training and Technology (12 ECTS) deals with questions related to the application of modern instructional methods and digital technologies to learning and teaching processes.

Module WP5: Psychology of Excellence (12 ECTS) deals with factors that predict performance in both school-based and out-of-school learning and teaching contexts.

Students must complete an internship of 350 hours (ten weeks, 12 ECTS credits) in a research or educational institution or an organisation/business related to education and/or psychology. The internship should provide students with practical experience and key skills in relevant fields.