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Bachelor Full-time / German
Faculty of Technology and Management

Business Psychology

Studierende mit Buch.
At a glance
Regular period
7, including 1 internship semester
Degree
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Places
Winter:
30
Apply till 07/15
Requirements
Higher education, subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or general higher education entrance qualification
Wirtschaftspsychologie_Fundiertes Wissen
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IN-DEPTH KNOWLEDGE & PRACTICAL SKILLS

The course offers exciting, scientifically sound and professionally relevant teaching content at the cutting edge.

Are you looking for an exciting mix of psychology and economics? Do you want to work with people in a company and support them in various life situations? Are you interested in topics such as employee motivation and health, customer requirements and leadership behavior? Would you like to ensure that the right business decisions are made by surveying customers and employees? Then our Bachelor's degree program in Business Psychology is just right for you. We offer you

  • a study profile that is in high demand from companies with a wide range of employment opportunities
  • a degree course in which you are not just a number, but have personal contact with lecturers and other students
  • Exciting course content with a strong scientific foundation and direct relevance to current economic challenges
  • a great study environment with new forms of teaching and learning such as the creation and use of learning videos, creative project tasks and the integration of classroom teaching with digital content
  • sound empirical methods training and the promise that statistics and data analysis can also be fun
Studierende unterhalten sich.

STUDY PROGRAM & COURSE CONTENT

Business psychologists understand what drives people - thanks to their theoretical knowledge and sound interpretation of empirical data. This offers great added value for companies.

The B.Sc. in Business Psychology is a combined psychology and business degree program with a high scientific standard. Psychological and economic content are balanced. In addition, students learn about and apply practice-relevant research methods in psychology.

  • Business administration: project, process and quality management, corporate management, marketing and HR/HR
  • Psychology: general psychology, social psychology, differential psychology, diagnostics, health psychology, work & organizational psychology, market & consumer psychology
  • Empirical methodological skills: statistics, study planning & implementation, quantitative & qualitative data analysis, data evaluation & processing
Studierende bei Gruppenarbeit.

CAREER & PERSPECTIVE

Business psychologists help companies to consistently align their business models and working practices with the needs of the respective target group.

Graduates are broadly positioned and versatile for a career in business. Primary job profiles are in the areas of HR, marketing and consulting. Their psychological expertise provides added value in dealing with many current economic challenges - examples include dealing with skills shortages, the introduction of flexible and digital working models and the promotion of health, motivation, diversity, gender equality and sustainable practices. Due to the strong focus on methods, the professional field of psychological research is also an option.

An advanced Master's degree, such as the Business Administration and Entrepreneurship course, opens up the possibility of further specialization and sharpening one's own profile.

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With practical relevance, career orientation and freedom of choice, we give you a profile that employers want

In the first study phase, the course teaches basic business, psychological and methodological knowledge as well as English language skills suitable for a career in business.

The second study phase begins in the fourth semester. In the area of business administration, students can specialize in one of four specializations. They often choose Human Resources Management or Marketing/Sales. In psychology, the focus is on the two applied fields of work and organizational psychology and market and consumer psychology. In methods courses, students learn how to work with real business psychology data sets in a playful way. Students also carry out small empirical research projects independently.

Students gain their first practical experience in the practical semester, which is scheduled for the 6th semester. The Bachelor's thesis, which deals empirically with an entrepreneurial issue, is often written together with a company and concludes the course.

Admission

Application for the winter semester

The Business Psychology program offers

  • 30 places in the winter semester
  • July 15: Application deadline for the winter semester

    These dates are cut-off deadlines, which means that your application documents must be received by this date in order to be considered for the allocation of study places.

Start of lectures

  • Beginning of October for the winter semester

You can find the exact date in the menu item Dates.

To the online application

 

Who gets a place?

The applicants with the best overall grades are admitted.

Selection procedure - how is the overall grade calculated?

At RWU, this degree program is subject to the admission and selection regulations for Bachelor's degree programs is applied and carried out on the basis of the application documents. The creation of a shortlist or ranking list is explained below: The applicant's position on a ranking list is determined from the application documents according to the following procedure: Calculation of a weighted overall grade according to the formula
[(average grade of the higher education entrance qualification)+(grades German, mathematics * 2 and continued modern foreign language)/4] / 2

If there are more applicants than places, 90 % of the places are allocated by the selection procedure (best overall grade) and 10 % of the places are allocated according to waiting time.

Improvement of the overall grade

This overall grade can be improved if one or more of the following qualifications are proven:

  • Completed vocational training in the commercial field or from the recognized professional groups according to the admission and selection regulations. Admission and selection regulations: 0,3
  • Professional experience in the training occupation of at least 1 year: 0.1. This bonus is limited to 0.3 for three professional years.

Extracurricular achievements, pract. Activities and recognized previous experience: 0.1 per qualification, max. 2 qualifications can be taken into account:

  • Federal Voluntary Service (min. 11 months)
  • Voluntary social year
  • Stays abroad in the service of an NGO or on behalf of the state

Succession procedure

Prospective students often apply to several universities and degree courses. As a result, study places regularly become available again because an applicant decides to apply for a different course. These places that become available again are awarded in a succession procedure to those who did not get in first. Places are again allocated according to the ranking list, i.e. first to those with the best overall grade.

Further information on the application and allocation of places can be found at the Admissions Office.

SEMESTER FEE

Every semester , all students are required to pay a semester fee upon enrolment or re-registration. All universities in Germany charge a similar amount.

Composition and amount of the fee

FEES FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS AND FOR A SECOND DEGREE COURSE

Since the winter semester 2017/2018, Baden-Württemberg has had a tuition fee for international students (non-EU citizens) and a second degree course fee. This means that in some cases a tuition fee must be paid in addition to the semester fee.

Before enrolling, applicants from non-EU countries or applicants for a second degree course will receive a form to assess whether they are actually required to pay tuition fees.

The amounts and detailed information can be found under Finances.

News

News of this degree program

NEW PROFS

NEW PROFS: Episode 2 with Professor Dr. Josefine Denzin

In our interview format "NEUE PROFS", we introduce you to the new professors at RWU. In addition to information about their careers, you will also learn a lot about their academic expertise, their teaching approach and a few personal details.

Press release

Two new degree programs at RWU

Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences is constantly developing its range of courses. Two new Bachelor's degree courses are being launched: Business Psychology and Mechatronics.

Blick ins Studium

So studierst du bei uns

Wirtschaftspsychologie an der RWU bedeutet: gemeinsam lernen, lachen, kreativ arbeiten und viel Praxis erleben. Wer ein wissenschaftlich fundiertes, persönliches Studium mit moderner Lehrkultur sucht, findet hier mehr als nur Vorlesungen.

„Die wissenschaftliche Psychologie kann viel dazu beitragen, aktuelle Herausforderungen in der Wirtschaft zu lösen. Beispiele sind nachhaltiger Konsum, psychische Gesundheit am Arbeitsplatz sowie Motivation und Einbindung von Mitarbeitenden im Home Office. An diesen und vielen weiteren Themen arbeiten wir gemeinsam mit unseren Studierenden – praxisorientiert, evidenzbasiert und dialogorientiert. “ (Prof. Dr. Götz Walter, Studiendekan Wirtschaftspsychologie)

Unsere Prüfungen: mehr als nur Klausuren

Bei uns geht es nicht nur darum, Inhalte auswendig zu lernen. Natürlich schreiben die Studierenden auch Klausuren, aber viele Prüfungsleistungen sind praxisnah und kreativ gestaltet. Statt klassischer Referate entstehen beispielsweise Podcasts oder kurze Lernvideos, mit denen Studierende komplexe Inhalte verständlich aufbereiten. So werden nicht nur Fachwissen, sondern auch Kommunikations-, Medien- und Teamkompetenzen gefördert.

Podcast statt Referat

Studierende entwickeln eigene Podcastfolgen zu psychologischen oder wirtschaftlichen Themen und lernen dabei, Inhalte verständlich und kreativ aufzubereiten.

Lernnugget-Videos

Kurze Lernvideos helfen dabei, komplexe Themen anschaulich zu erklären – und fördern gleichzeitig Medien- und Kommunikationskompetenz.

Persönlich statt anonym

Durch die vergleichsweise kleinen Gruppen entsteht ein persönliches und unterstützendes Lernumfeld. Lehrende kennen ihre Studierenden oft beim Namen, Fragen können unkompliziert gestellt werden und der Austausch untereinander ist auf freundschaftlicher Basis.

 „Im B.Sc. Wirtschaftspsychologie gefällt mir besonders die Vielfältigkeit der Themen aus Psychologie und Wirtschaft, sowie unsere facettenreichen Wahlfächer. Die Statistik-Kurse sind zwar anspruchsvoll, aber wirklich machbar. Gruppenarbeiten können auf abwechslungsreiche und kreative Weise umgesetzt werden, wie z.B. Podcasts oder Lern-Cafés. Gleichzeitig sind die Wege zu den Lehrenden kurz: Man ist nicht nur eine von Hunderten, sondern wird als Individuum wahr- und auch ernst genommen.“ 
(Olaya de Rios Newiger, Studentin im B.Sc. Wirtschaftspsychologie)

Gemeinsam ist man besser

 Gerade in methodisch anspruchsvollen Fächern wie Statistik und Datenanalyse setzen wir erfolgreich auf gegenseitige Unterstützung. Tutorien von Studierenden aus höheren Semestern helfen dabei, Inhalte verständlich und ohne Druck zu vertiefen. Die lockere Atmosphäre erleichtert das gemeinsame Lernen und schafft Raum für Fragen und stärkt das Gemeinschaftsgefühl. 

Du verstehst nur Bahnhof, wenn jemand von Mittelwert, Varianz und Regression spricht? Dann schau bei uns im Tutorium vorbei! Mit unserem Motto „Wir leiden zusammen“ versuchen wir den Vorlesungsstoff so zu wiederholen, dass ihr mit Aha-Momenten statt grauen Wolken nach Hause geht. Wir sitzen in kleiner Runde zusammen und bestreiten gemeinsam eure Themen. Und wenn ihr nur einen Ort sucht, an dem ihr euch an eure Aufgaben ransetzt, dann seid ihr bei uns auch richtig! Wir machen gerne einen Mix aus Erklärungen für die ganze Gruppe und selbstständiger Arbeitszeit, in der wir für Fragen bereit stehen. 
Wir sind Studierende für Studierende und wollen euch neben Klausurtipps ein kleines bisschen Spaß an der Statistik mitgeben! Also schaut gerne bei uns vorbei, wir freuen uns auf euch!!

Praxis erleben

Viele Lehrveranstaltungen greifen reale Fragestellungen aus Unternehmen und Organisationen auf. Dadurch wird früh sichtbar, wie wirtschaftspsychologische Themen später im Berufsalltag angewendet werden.

Das bedeutet konkret:

Gemeinschaft & Studienleben

Gemeinschaft & Studienleben

Studieren bedeutet bei uns auch, gemeinsam Zeit außerhalb des Hörsaals zu verbringen.

Mindestens einmal pro Semester treffen sich Studierende & Lehrende des gesamten Studiengangs, beispielsweise:

  • im Biergarten 
  • auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt 
  • bei gemeinsamen Semesteraktivitäten 

So entsteht ein starker Zusammenhalt über die Vorlesungen hinaus.

Contact & People

General contact details

Phone
Email sylvia.pilz@rwu.de
Room B 213
On campus
Building B
Leibnizstr. 12
88250 Weingarten
Postal address RWU Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten
University of Applied Sciences
Business Psychology
P.O. Box 30 22
88216 Weingarten
Germany

Secretariat

Secretariat Faculty of Technology and Management
Bachelor's degree programs "Business Administration and Management" (BM) and "Business Psychology" (PW); Master's degree program "Business Administration and Entrepreneurship" (BWU); Member of the Faculty Council

Head of degree program

Business psychology, change management, research methods, applied statistics
Dean of Studies Business Psychology (Bachelor)

Student counseling and coordination

Academic employee
Member of the Faculty Council

Professors

Professor of Business Psychology
Business psychology, work & organizational psychology, leadership, people & culture, human resources, AI
Innovation and product management; digitalization; business development; basics of physics, mathematics
Dean of Studies Business Administration and Entrepreneurship
Materials management and logistics, global distribution networks, international procurement
Dean of the Faculty of Technology and Management
Mathematics and statistics
Marketing and sales management, digital transformation, market psychology, business development, market research
Founder and Director of the Insight Excellence Lab (IXL)
International Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Mergers & Acquisitions
Business mathematics, business informatics, statistics, supply chain planning
General business administration, corporate management
Representative of the Faculty for Quality
Business psychology, change management, research methods, applied statistics
Dean of Studies Business Psychology (Bachelor)

Admission office

Admissions Office, Student Administration Office
Teaching degree programs, MD, PEM, UVM

Examination office

Student Examinations Office Faculty of Technology and Management, Student Administration Office
Study programs BM, PE, PT, PW

Practice office

Mathematics and statistics