Psychology of Digitalisation
In the Master program Psychology of Digitalisation, students examine how the increasing availability of digital tools and services affects human behavior in everyday life generally, and in psychological professions specifically. This specialisation places a particular focus on the interactions between psychology and technology, on technical skills, and on critical science such as meta-science. Through our courses, students acquire digital competencies related to data and services they will encounter in their careers – be it in clinical settings, human resources, or research – such as privacy and data protection, statistical and methodological literacy, and programming.
This topic area offers graduates a wide range of career opportunities, such as in research, consulting, data analytics, development of digital applications, usability testing, or in the fields of data protection and IT security. For those seeking careers in academic research, this specialisation provides a rigorous training in critical analysis of research, as well as technical, coding, and Open Science skills that are highly desirable when recruiting PhD students. In the focus Psychology of Digitalisation, students have the opportunity to work on practical projects and apply their knowledge directly. For example, students may manage a project to test the reproducibility and robustness of results from published research using modern digital tools, or support the transformation towards “industry 4.0” in a company. The importance of digitalisation will continue to increase in the future. Understanding the interaction between psychology and technology, and being trained in a variety of skills in this area, will prepare graduates of this specialisation for dynamically changing job demands for psychologists.
Psychology of Digitalisation as a Main Topic Area (30 ECTS) according to SP2021
- Psychology of Digitalisation (Lecture, two semesters) - 5 ECTS
- Improving the credibility of future research: Digital project management, data preparation and visualisation (Seminar) - 5 ECTS
- At least 20 ECTS, free choice of other lectures and seminars from our department
Psychology of Digitalisation as a Supplementary Area (15 ECTS) according to SP2021
- Free choice of our seminars and lectures for a total of 15 ECTS
Current Psychology of Digitalisation courses
