Psychology is the study of humans and animals, how behaviour, actions and experiences can be explained and understood through theories based on scientific methods. At the Department of Psychology both research and learning take place in which great emphasis is placed on both fundamental psychology disciplines as well as practical psychology. The fundamental psychology disciplines include Biological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Social Psychology, the Psychology of Personality and Developmental Psychology. Emphasis is placed on aspects of practical Psychology in Health Psychology, Work and Organizational Psychology, Risk Research, and Media and Communications Psychology.The Department offers a three year bachelor's degree in Psychology, four different two year master of psychology programmes and a five year clinical psychology programme.
