Master's in Psychology & Management International School of Management (ISM)

The Master of Science in Psychology & Management is a comprehensive programme that combines psychological principles with business management practices. During three to four semesters, you will be prepared for roles that require expertise in both psychology and business.

In this business psychology degree programme, you will be trained in the main professional fields for business psychologists – psychology, market analysis, consulting and human resources.

In the first semester of the Master's in Business Psychology, you will receive a general and broad education in applied psychology in a business context. In the second semester, you will deepen your expertise in workplace psychology, market and media behaviour, and human resources management, while gaining practical research and industry experience through a hands-on project and an internship. In the third semester, you will gain international exposure via a semester abroad, and in the fourth semester, you will work on your Master’s thesis project.

In the first semester, you will receive a general and broad education in applied psychology in a business context. Building on this, you will learn much more in the second semester and spend a semester abroad at one of our numerous partner universities in the third semester. Your studies will end with a practice-oriented Master's thesis in the fourth semester. This means that you will receive your degree with 120 ECTS in the fourth semester.

A twelve-week, compulsory internship in an international context guarantees work experience and a high level of practical relevance.

• A successfully completed Bachelor's degree (transcript of records) comprising at least 180 ECTS points (for the Fast Track option: 210 ECTS points), or
• an equivalent course of study at an university, university of applied sciences or a foreign university of equivalent level
• Examinations must be at least 30 ECTS points in the field of business sciences.
• submission of the required application documents (see below)
• successful participation to the ISM online admission process

Admission process:

The online admission process consists of preparing a brief case study presentation and an interview with the programme director.

Documents needed to be uploaded: Bachelor's degree certificate (if available), transcript of records, CV, letter of motivation, English language certificate of level B2

Included in the tuition fee

On average, the cost of living is about 1,000–1,100 EUR/month.

As an international student in Germany, you can work part time (20 hours per week) during the semester and full time (40 hours per week) during the semester breaks. This means that over the course of a year, you can work a maximum of 140 full days or 280 half days without requesting approval from the German Employment Agency.

ISM is a private university of applied sciences that is financed solely by tuition fees. It supports international students with the allocation of scholarships – usually partial scholarships of 25% to 50% of the tuition fee – to enable suitable, highly motivated students to study at the university.

More information on scholarships and study financing

The Career Centre is the central service for student internship applications, career entry guidance and perspectives, and the set-up of a student's own network. It is the interface between students, alumni, and companies. The Career Centre offers the best possible support to students in order to help them get access to internship, prepare them for job interviews and finding the best suitable career path.

ISM does not have private dormitories and cannot offer student accommodation.