Module PY4300-KP12

Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

12

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

• Master Psychology - Cognitive Systems 2027, compulsory, psychology
• Master Psychology - Cognitive Systems 2022, compulsory, psychology

Classes and lectures:

• PY4300-P Research Internship (practical course, 20 SWS)
• PY4300-Ü Research Internship (exercise, 2 SWS)

Workload:

• 300 hours integrated internship hours
• 30 hours private studies
• 30 hours in-classroom work

Contents of teaching:

• Implementation of theoretical concepts of planning, conducting and analyzing an experiment
• Development of scientific research question and hypothesis
• Data collection and analysis according to own research question
• Writing of a research paper

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

• Students have a deep understanding of the problems associated with planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting their own empirical research questions.
• You have a deep understanding of the advantages and disadvantages of specific experimental design decisions.
• Implementation of research question
• Students can critically reflect on the content and methodological aspects of experimental design with regard to scientific, ethical, and social consequences.

Grading through:

• portfolio exam

Responsible for this module:

• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nico Bunzeck

Teacher:

• Department of Psychology
• Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Nico Bunzeck

Literature:

• Reiß & Sarris : Experimentelle Psychologie - Von der Theorie zur Praxis - Pearson Verlag

Language:

• offered only in German

Notes:

Last Updated:

14.11.2025