Psychology, Department
Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Philosophische Fakultät und Fachbereich Theologie
Institut für Psychologie
Nägelsbachstraße 49a
D-91052 Erlangen
Telephone: +49 9131 85-20887
https://www.fau.eu
Uni Erl.-Nürnb./Erlangen
Department on the internet
Institut für Psychologie
Nägelsbachstraße 49a
D-91052 Erlangen
Telephone: +49 9131 85-20887
https://www.fau.eu
Uni Erl.-Nürnb./Erlangen
Department on the internet
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Basic information
- A bachelor's program corresponds to the Psychotherapy Licensing Regulations (Psychotherapie Approbationsordnung).
Bachelor's degree in compliance with the Psychotherapy Act
- The BaPsy aptitude test is recognized.
yes
- Total number of students at the department
760
- Number of master degree students (w/o teacher qualification)
250
Support during the study entry phase
- Total score for support in the study entry phase
12/14 points
International orientation
- Outgoing students
1.0%
Job market- and career-orientation
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners
no data
- Percentage of teaching by practitioners, master's
no data
Research
- Publications per academic
2.5
- Citations per publication
6.3
- Third party funds per academic
60,300 €
- Doctorates per professor
0.8
Students' assessments on undergraduate, presence-learning-courses
- Learning and working spaces
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Exam organisation
- Digital teaching elements
- Introduction to scientific work
- Offers for career orientation
- Practical orientation in teaching
- Support for stays abroad
- Rooms
- Library
- IT-infrastructure
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
50
Students' assessments on consecutive master's degree courses
- Teacher support
- Support in studies
- Digital teaching elements
- Practical orientation in teaching
- Courses offered
- Study organisation
- Transition to Master's studies
- Research orientation
- Support for stays abroad
- Overall study situation
- Return rate of the questionnaires
29
Further information provided by the department
Special features regarding teaching in the bachelor's degree programme
Very good ratio between students and lecturers; Intensive teaching in small groups to teach diagnostic and research-relevant skills; Opportunity to work on interdisciplinary projects; Opportunity for student (co-)publications; Acquisition of skills in many research methods (including hormone analysis, psychophysiology, text coding, EEG, eye tracking, EDA, interviews, questionnaires, wearables, experiments) in modern laboratories; Teaching of evidence-based applied psychology in many contexts (including work, school, therapy)
Special features regarding teaching in the master's programmes
Very good ratio between students and lecturers; Intensive teaching in small groups; "Bedside teaching"; Opportunity to work on interdisciplinary projects; Flexibility in the choice of modules; Two Master's degree programmes with a wide range of focus areas (legal psychology, occupational health, biopsychological health, psychology of ageing); Teaching of practical professional skills (expert opinions, training design, conversation techniques, coaching, organisational development, data analysis, collection and analysis of biopsychological signals)
Quality Seal
Quality seal awarded
Special features regarding the equipment
Three laboratories for the analysis of biomarkers; EEG; Eye tracking; Access to fMRI from 2025
Special features regarding research activities
Participation in the Collaborative Research Centre EmpKins; Various German Research Foundation (DFG) projects on human AI interaction in different application contexts (mental disorders, work, health); Digital Health; Legal Psychology; Collaborations with the Fraunhofer Institute, management consultancies (e.g. Black Box Open)
Other special features
Gender as a cross-sectional topic in teaching and research; Dedicated chair of Social Psychology with focus on gender and diversity; Separate seminars on gender issues
Further information on research activities
Website of the Student Council
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(S) = Students' judgements
(F) = Facts
(P) = Professors' judgements
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Last Update 2025: Data collected by the CHE Center for Higher Education