Stay abroad

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A stay abroad is a good opportunity to get to know other cultures, improve language skills or deepen specific content. The Institute of Psychology has several partnerships with universities abroad. These enable students to complete part of their Bachelor's or Master's degree abroad.
Through the Erasmus programme, you can receive further financial aid and support in organizing your stay abroad in addition to tuition fee waivers at the host university. Depending on the destination country, free language courses (ERASMUS Intensive Language Course) are also offered.

In general, a stay abroad is recommended after the fourth semester of a Bachelor's degree or after the second or third semester of a Master's degree (but exceptions prove the rule!). Recognition of academic achievements is possible, but should be discussed in advance with the respective module coordinator. Find out at the host universities which courses are offered and then go to the module coordinators at the IfP with the module handbook excerpt!
If you would like to have foreign credits recognized, you may not take a semester off.

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Frequently asked questions (FAQs) about studying abroad while studying psychology

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Internship abroad

If you would like to complete an internship abroad, this is possible if you are studying in the non-clinical branch or in the clinical branch in the case of the orientation internship. This must also meet the requirements of the PsychThApprO abroad. (The Professional Qualifying Activity I (BQT I) cannot be completed abroad).
If you are interested, please contact the relevant internship module supervisors.

Financing

The stay abroad can be financed through various sources, e.g:

If you have any further questions, Ms. Susana Condado (Erasmus Advisor) or Prof. Mirjam Ebersbach (Erasmus Officer IfP) will be happy to help you during a personal meeting.

ERASMUS program

Students can study abroad in Europe on the basis of bilateral exchange agreements between European universities - an exchange is therefore only possible between universities between which such an agreement exists. The application is made via the home university. Students who go to a host university as part of the ERASMUS program receive financial support and possibly BAFöG abroad, have contact persons at the host university and do not pay tuition fees.

The ERASMUS exchange places are aimed at psychology majors from the 3rd semester onwards. Applications should include a CV, a justification for the preferred host university, a summary of previous study and examination achievements, a current photo, a description of current areas of interest and full details of your postal address and email address.

Please make an appointment with Ms. Susana Condado by e-mail in good time and contact our Erasmus representative, Prof. Mirjam Ebersbach

Please submit your application to Ms. Susana Condado.

Erasmus places at the Institute of Psychology

The Institute of Psychology has Erasmus cooperation agreements with various partner universities in Europe. Under the following link you will find the database of the International Office, where you can search for exchange places. To see all partnerships of the Institute of Psychology, enter the keyword "Psychology" in the full text search. Alternatively, you can search by department, country or program (e.g. Erasmus): https://unikassel.moveon4.de/publisher/2/deu#

Contact person

Erasmus representative of the institute

Prof. Dr. Mirjam Ebersbach
Institute of Psychology
Developmental Psychology
Holländische Str. 36-38
34127 Kassel

General information from the University of Kassel on studying abroad