MA Psychology Focusing on Organisation – Transformation Processes in Work, Society and Environment

This multidisciplinary MA Psychology programme with an organisational focus aims to foster a reflective socio-critical stance while students scientifically explore subjects revolving around transformation processes in the context of organisational psychology, environmental psychology, health psychology, and related areas. Changes within the work environment are unfolding in a society in which the significance of progress and growth must be rethought, given current complex global challenges such as climate change and digitalisation. Psychologists maintain decisive roles within numerous professional fields by providing support to individuals and organisations coping with transitions and the challenges of today’s society. Social change raises the question of what significance different organisations have and should have in contemporary society. This is accompanied by new forms of interpersonal relationships and dynamics between man and machine as well as the additional challenges associated with sustainable business strategies. “Work, Society, and Environment” are therefore not merely buzzwords put together in a title; much more, they are to be understood as highly intertwined concepts that systematically focus on the dynamics in animate and inanimate relationships. In the process of understanding and guiding such changing environments, psychodynamic approaches are of central importance. As a graduate of this MA programme, you will be equipped with theoretical and practical skills that will provide important impulses for the development of sustainable solutions through reflection on social dynamics and change processes. Moreover, the integration of knowledge acquisition and independent reflection offered by this MA programme fosters a strengthening of systemic competences surrounding the skill of recognising and assuming responsibility. This will ultimately develop one's ability to make independent decisions in leadership positions. The target group of this MA Psychology programme is Bachelor's graduates in psychology or economics and related fields who wish to pursue a career within the field of organisational psychology while implementing a psychodynamic perspective. Whether it be NGOs, governmental agencies, environmental organisations, or something else, this MA programme will excellently prepare you for a diverse professional life and career. The programme encourages the students' communicative competences by practising academic discussion while maintaining a reflective stance. The didactics of the degree programme are primarily oriented towards participatory forms of teaching and learning. From the first semester onwards, students learn how to research scientific questions independently, to present and discuss them, and to deal constructively with criticism. These communication skills enable the students to obtain competences associated with professional leadership positions. Moreover, particular emphasis is put on the development of a reflective attitude within interdisciplinary and international dialogues. This serves the ultimate aim: to promote a professional identity and the formation of an associated interculturally significant ethical attitude.