Module PY3200-KP06, PY3200

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

6

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Bachelor Psychology 2027, compulsory, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2013, compulsory, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2016, compulsory, psychology
• Bachelor Psychology 2020, compulsory, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• course in Organisational Psychology (seminar with practical exercises, 1 SWS)
• lecture in Organisational Psychology (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 135 hours private studies and exercises
• 45 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• The module teaches the basics of Work and Organizational Psychology, including:
• Work motivation & work satisfaction; stress and health at work
• Personnel selection, human resource development and competence development
• Leadership, communication and teamwork
• Organizational climate and culture, organizational diagnosis and organizational development
• Work analysis & work design

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students are familiar with the most important theories, findings, and methods of industrial and organizational psychology.
• They have in-depth knowledge of the professional selection and application of occupational and organizational psychology methods.
• Students will test occupational and organizational psychology methods in practical exercises.
• They deepen their knowledge by dealing with current challenges relevant to practice

Grading through:

• written exam

Requires:

• Social Psychology (PY2100-KP07)

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. Corinna Peifer

Teacher:

• Department of Psychology
• Prof. Dr. Corinna Peifer

Literature:

• Kauffeld : Arbeits-, Organisations- und Personalpsychologie für Bachelor Springer, 2019
• ergänzend in Auszügen: Nerdinger, Blickle & Schaper : Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie Springer, 2019

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

07.11.2025