Legal Psychology

Degree: Legal Psychology

Degree: Master

Study Type: Second cycle

Standard Period of Study: 4 semesters

Study Mode(s): part time, part time degree programmes for professionals

Primary Language of Instruction: German

Tuition Fee: 6800.00 EUR / gesamt
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The cost is currently: - EUR 6,800 for the complete study incl. exams and master module, - EUR 6,350 for the complete certification programme incl. exams without master module and - EUR 2,150 for each single module

Mode of Admission: Local admission restriction

Admission Semester: winter semester

- successfully completed undergraduate degree in Psychology - at least one year of relevant postgraduate professional experience in accordance with Section 18 (8) Clause 1 No. 2 of the Lower Saxony Higher Education Act (Hochschulgesetz) - current relevant legal-psychological professional experience with tasks in dealing with lawbreakers, preferably in an institution of criminal justice (judicial institution, institution for the administration of punishment, treatment institution for persons in preventive detention, forensic-therapeutic outpatient clinic) - evidence of sufficient German language proficiency, if applicable. Entry Requirements Certification programme: - successfully completed Master's or Diplom degree in Psychology or a successfully completed medical degree, - current relevant professional experience in a criminal justice institution (judicial institution, institution for the administration of punishment, treatment institution for persons in preventive detention, forensic-therapeutic outpatient clinic) as well as - proof of sufficient German language skills, if applicable.

University-Wide Dates and Deadlines: Sommersemester

Lecture Period: 07.04.2026-17.07.2026

Deadline for Germans and Applicants with German Higher Education Entrance Qualification - Beginning Students: 01.12.2025-15.01.2026
Hinweis: Die Fristen für einzelne Masterstudiengänge können abweichen!

Deadline for Germans and Applicants with German Higher Education Entrance Qualification - Higher Semesters: 01.12.2025-15.01.2026
www.uni-hildesheim.de/studium/bewerbung/studienfach-hochschulwechsel-zweitstudium

Application Deadline for Foreigners from EU Member States: 01.12.2025-15.01.2026
Voraussetzung: Sprachniveau C1 (Deusch). Bewerbung über My assist (https://my.uni-assist.de)

Application Deadline for Foreigners from Non-EU Member States: 01.12.2025-15.01.2026
Voraussetzung: Sprachniveau C1 (Deusch). Bewerbung über My assist (https://my.uni-assist.de)

Subject: Jurisprudence, Law; Psychology

Field(s)/Area(s) of Concentration: Areas of application, legal bases and methods of forensic psychology, Basic skills in dealing with the lawbreaker, Culpability and Criminal Development Maturity, Fundamentals of Legal Psychology in Criminal Law, Practice of Integrative Criminal Prognosis, Psychological Issues affecting Eyewitness Testimony, Risk Assessment and Criminal Prognosis, Structure of an expert opinion, minimum requirements and course and aspects of an expert opinion

Institution: University of Hildesheim

Location: Hildesheim

University Form: part time; part time degree programmes for professionals

University Profile:

University of Hildesheim

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Frau Arite Heuck-Richter
Responsibility: Zentrale Studienberatung (ZSB)
Phone: 05121 883 92202
E-Mail: arite.heuckrichter@uni-hildesheim.de
Internet: http://www.uni-hildesheim.de/zsb