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M.Sc. Psychology & Management
Help shape people and companies through business psychology
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Attractive career opportunities in the world of business psychology
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Integrated semesters abroad & internships
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足球即时比分ly AACSB accredited

Master Psychology and Management at a Glance
Standard period of study
Semester start
Degree
Campus
Language
Accreditations
AACSB, FIBAA, German Accreditation Council
Semester abroad
Practical experience
Admission requirements
First degree in economics or, alternatively, 30 ECTS points from a psychology, psychology-related or economics subject area. If your quantitative ECTS points are not sufficient, you can prepare yourself for your studies with the Pre-Master.
Double Degree
Get a second master's degree from a partner university
Tuition fees
Overview of tuition fees and discounts
Tip: Sign a study contract by June 15th to enjoy a study fee discount!
Study models
full-time on-campus or online master
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Master of Business Psychology
Apply psychological knowledge in a business context
The Master of Science in Psychology & Management at ISM is a comprehensive program that combines psychological principles with business management practices. During four semesters you will be prepared for roles that require expertise in both psychology and business.
In this Business Psychology degree program, 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 behavior, 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.
- Basic know-how: Psychology, qualitative research methods
- Specific expertise: Brand psychology, industrial psychology
- Possible career fields: Management consulting, Organizational psychology, HR management
The first AACSB-accredited private German University of Applied Sciences
ISM is accredited at the highest international level by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) and was the first private German University of Applied Sciences to be awarded the prestigious AACSB accreditation. This is an important international seal of quality that shows how good a university is at teaching and doing research. Only six percent of all business schools worldwide receive this accreditation. Read more.
Fast Track: On the Fast Lane to Your Psychology Master's
When you choose the option?"Fast Track" the semester abroad is omitted and you shorten your internship period. This allows you to complete your Psychology & Management degree on-campus in only 3 semesters?and with?90 ECTS. Prerequisite: you already bring 210 ECTS from your Bachelor or you have work experience in a related field or you have taken the ISM Pre-Master.
Please note that the choice for Fast Track must be made by the start of the program. Find out more from your study advisor.
Business Psychology Jobs of our Graduates
Graduates with a background in Management and Psychology are well-positioned for roles that blend the understanding of human behavior with organizational needs. Here are several career paths commonly pursued:
- Human Resources Specialist
- Organizational Consultant
- Market Research Analyst
- Recruitmant Consultant
- Behavioral Economist
- Management Consultant
- Learning Specialist
In the broad field of business psychology there are a variety of professional fields, such as management consulting for larger companies or HR management. These offer attractive career opportunities for psychology graduate. Take a look at the industries in which our ISM business psychology graduates work:

The combination of business studies and psychology is incredibly helpful in my job, as I can look at HR from both sides. Topics such as motivation, management culture, working conditions and psychological procedures were important subjects during my studies, which I now encounter on a daily basis in my job. ISM is also very practice-oriented. Many professors come from the business world, so I gained first-hand knowledge that I can put into practice today.

#Springboard to Your Career
Successful in her job and research
Publishing your own article in a high-ranking research journal? Checked! Carmen Fischer studied M.Sc. Psychology & Management at ISM and wrote her thesis on the influence of motivational factors on the creativity and innovation of skilled workers. But that was just the beginning: together with two ISM professors, she published an article about her study.
Her employer is one of the Big Four management consultancies. Carmen was already able to gain experience there as a working student during her studies. After completing her Master's in Psychology degree, she joined the company directly as a consultant. Writing her article alongside her job was a challenge. After all, the process from initial discussions to publication took around a year.

Top position in the CHE Master's Ranking
In the current CHE university ranking for Master's degree programs, the ISM was rated very positively for all seven campuses. ISM achieved four out of five stars in all ten categories.
There was particular praise, for example, for the?support provided for study stays abroad, the courses offered?and for the?very strong ties with professional practice.


Discover new intercultural people and HRM skills
A semester abroad is integrated into the Master's in Business Psychology. After two semesters at ISM, you will spend your third semester at one of our approximately 190 partner universities. Abroad you can:
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deepen your?subject-specific knowledge,
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set individual?specializations,
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perfect your?foreign language skills,
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get to know intercultural particularities of business psychology and can complete a?second international degree (double degree)?at a partner university if you are interested in doing so.
Double Degree in Business Psychology
In the Master of Psychology & Management program, you can graduate with a double degree, one from ISM and one from a partner university abroad, such as from Bond University Australia, Boston University in United States, for Lancaster University in the United Kingdom. Read more about the Double Degree options.
- Integrated semester abroad at a partner university
- 足球即时比分 double degree possible
- Fast Track: Graduation in 3 semesters

#Study abroad experience
Discover something new in Hungary
Annika St?rkel wanted to spend her semester abroad on her Master's in Business Psychology in a country she had never been to before and get to know a culture she knew very little about. "As Corvinus University in Budapest has an excellent reputation, my decision was quickly made," explains St?rkel.


How Can I Apply for a Master of Psychology and Management?
Admission to the postgraduate Business Psychology degree program at ISM is not restricted by a numerus clausus (NC). Rather than your grades, we'd like to know more about your motivation, skills and personality structure, so our university conducts an internal online admissions test. The admission test consists of preparing a short case study presentation in advance and an online interview with the program director.
You can study Business Psychology in?Dortmund in English, as well as in?Munich,?Hamburg, Cologne and Stuttgart in German with English modules.
Send your documents for a pre-check of your application via a study advisor and then apply for an online admission test.?
Tip: If you sign a contract for this program by June 15th, you can enjoy a 500 Euro study fee discount!
- Bachelor's degree (at least 180?ECTS)
- Certain application documents (PDFs), incl.
English language certificate (B2) - Successful participation in online admission test
Do you have any questions about studying psychology in Germany at ISM?
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Your Master Study Advisors
Campus Dortmund
Christopher Pereira
+49 231.97 51 39-43
Campus Frankfurt/Main
Yosra Salah
+49 69.66 05 93 67-49
Campus Stuttgart
Antonio Luna
+49 711.51 89 62-243
Campus Munich
Nina Weidemann
+49 89.2 00 03 50-42
Campus Cologne
Ioulia Aslanidou
+49 221.27 09 95-54
Campus Hamburg
Jana Gripsh?fer
+49 40.3 19 93 39-42
Campus Berlin
Sindy Rode
+49 30.3 15 19 35-175