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100 Best universities for Social Psychology in Germany

Updated: February 29, 2024

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Below is a list of best universities in Germany ranked based on their research performance in Social Psychology. A graph of 4.45M citations received by 181K academic papers made by 143 universities in Germany was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Heidelberg University - Germany

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2. University of Munich

3. University of Hamburg

4. Free University of Berlin

5. Technical University of Munich

6. Humboldt University of Berlin

7. University of Bonn

8. Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

9. Goethe University of Frankfurt am Main

10. University of Tubingen

11. University of Munster

12. University of Bielefeld

13. University of Cologne

14. RWTH Aachen University

15. University of Gottingen

16. University of Wurzburg

17. University of Konstanz

18. University of Erlangen Nuremberg

19. University of Leipzig

20. University of Freiburg

21. Ruhr University Bochum

22. University of Mannheim

23. Dresden University of Technology

24. Charite - Medical University of Berlin

25. University of Marburg

26. Heinrich Heine University of Dusseldorf

27. University of Giessen

28. Technical University of Berlin

29. Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

30. Friedrich Schiller University of Jena

31. University of Duisburg - Essen

32. University of Ulm

33. University of Stuttgart

34. Darmstadt University of Technology

35. University of Regensburg

36. TU Dortmund University

37. University of Trier

38. Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg

39. University of Bremen

40. Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg

41. Kiel University

42. University of Potsdam

43. Saarland University

44. Braunschweig University of Technology

45. Osnabruck University

46. University of Augsburg

47. University of Bayreuth

48. Leibniz University of Hanover

49. University of Lubeck

50. University of Kassel

51. University of Bamberg

52. University of Koblenz-Landau

53. University of Rostock

54. Leuphana University of Luneburg

55. University of Paderborn

56. Hannover Medical School

57. Jacobs University Bremen

58. Chemnitz University of Technology

59. Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg

60. University of Greifswald

61. University of Wuppertal

62. Technical University of Kaiserslautern

63. Witten/Herdecke University

64. University of Hohenheim

65. University of Erfurt

66. German Sport University Cologne

67. University of Hagen

68. Hamburg University of Technology

69. University of Siegen

70. Munich University of the Federal Armed Forces

71. European University Viadrina

72. Ilmenau University of Technology

73. Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences

74. WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management

75. University of Passau

76. Catholic University of Eichstatt-Ingolstadt

77. University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg

78. Bauhaus - University Weimar

79. Zeppelin University

80. Cologne University of Applied Sciences

81. University of Hildesheim

82. Freiberg University of Technology

83. Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus - Senftenberg

84. Clausthal University of Technology

85. Aachen University of Applied Sciences

86. ESMT Berlin

87. Berlin School of Economics and Law

88. Munich School of Philosophy

89. EBS University for business and law

90. University of Banking of Frankfurt

91. College of Education, Ludwigsburg

92. Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences

93. Folkwang University of the Arts

94. Hamburg University of Applied Sciences

95. University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover

96. Hertie School of Governance

97. University of Vechta

98. Leipzig University of Applied Sciences

99. Mainz University of Applied Sciences

100. Berlin Technical University of Applied Sciences

The best cities to study Social Psychology in Germany based on the number of universities and their ranks are Heidelberg , Munich , Hamburg , and Berlin .

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SoDoc 2021 - Workshop for PhD-Students in the field of Social Psychology The Social Psychology Working Group hosted this year's SoDoc workshop. It took place from 06.09.-08.09.2021 in an interactive online format

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We are always looking for interns who are interested in doing a research internship at our department. See our  list with possible topics for a thesis  and if you are interested in an internship, please contact Lukas Günthner . Please don't forget to enclose a short letter of motivation, your current transcript of records, and a curriculum vitae with your application.  

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• July 2021 Discussion on SWR radio program    „Climate stress and pandemic - How resilient is our society?“ To the Discussion
• April 2021 Leopoldina Discurse:   Immo Fritsche at Leopoldina Discussion on Ecological Transformation Watch the Video
• November 2020 DFG Online-Talk Science On with discussion on the mobility turnaround:    „Mobilität der Zukunft – Eine Welt ohne Autos?“ Watch the Video

September 2020 Social psychology, coronavirus, and environmental crisis in the media:   „Teutflisches Duo“ READ THE ARTICLE

• April 2020 Social psychology and coronavirus in the media: „Die dunkle Seite des Wir-Gefühls: Trotz aller Solidarität - in der Pandemie droht das Autoritäre“ READ THE ARTICLE
• Juni 2019 Social Psychology on Greta Thunberg and Environmentalism:  „Allein ist sinnlos. Warum Wissenschaftler nicht geschafft haben, was Greta Thunberg gelungen ist: Menschen für den Klimaschutz zu gewinnen.“ Read the article
• September 2017 The New York Times  on right-wing populism: "What the Far Right`s Rise May Mean for Germany`s Future" READ THE ARTICLE
• 2021 Special Issue: "Collective responses to global challenges: The social psychology of pro-environmental action" in Journal of Environmental Psychology To the publication
• 2021 "Collective climate action: When do people turn into collective environmental agents? (Fritsche & Masson)" in Current Opinion in Psychology To The Publication
• 2021 "We need climate change mitigation and climate change mitigation needs the “We”: A state-of-the-art review of social identity effects motivating climate change action. (Fritsche & Masson)" in Current Opinion in Behavioural Sciences In Press
• 2018 “We-thinking” as eliciting pro-environmental action: "A Social Identity Model of Pro-Environmental Action" in Psychological Review TO THE PUBLICATION
• 2017 How economic threat is affecting social behavior (particularly in group contexts): "The consequences of economic threat for motivated social cognition and action" in Current Opinion in Psychology TO THE PUBLICATION

Social Psychology is the scientific attempt to explain how the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors of individuals are influenced by the actual, imagined, or implied presence of other human beings.

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Easp – european association of social psychology, two postdoc positions at university of bath.

Deadlines: 2nd June 2024 and 10th June 2024

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Post-doc position in Social Psychology, University of Geneva

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3-Year Postdoc Position in Social Psychology, Universität Münster

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Many important developments in the discipline of Psychology stem from German researchers and universities - the contributions of William Stern and the founding of Gestalt psychology are some examples. Today, Germany still offers high quality education in this subject to students, placing 7 universities in the top 100 of the THE subject ranking, as well as in other reputable rankings.

During a Master’s program, you will have the opportunity to expand your knowledge in a certain sub-field of Psychology, such as Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Psychology, or Neuropsychology. Programs in Organizational Psychology are also offered, as well as more interdisciplinary courses, intersecting with subjects such as Sports, Computer Science, or Business Administration.

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If you are interested in starting your doctoral thesis at our institute, you can choose between two options:

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For an overview of ongoing and completed doctoral projects at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology please see:

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The individual doctorate – independent research under supervision of a professor – is still the most common way to pursue a doctorate in Germany. This usually provides greater freedom as far as the choice of subject is concerned. If you have an interesting idea for a doctoral project, please contact one of the following professors who are authorized to supervise doctoral projects. Your proposed project should fit into their areas of research:)

• Prof. Dr. Hansjörg Dilger Full Professor at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology - thematically : Anthropology of religion (esp. Pentecostalism and Islam; religious diversity); Medical anthropology (HIV/AIDS, anthropology of biomedicine, transnationalization of health, medicine and healing), Sexuality, kinship and gender (esp. masculinities), Transnationalism and migration, Anthropology of education and learning. - regionally : Eastern and Southern Africa, migratory and transnational contexts - see also : List of currant doctoral projects supervised by H. Dilger
• Prof. Dr. Claudia Liebelt Full professor at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology - thematically: anthropology of the body and the senses, gender and sexuality, religion, migration and Critical Beauty Studies as well as debates on new materialism, toxicity and postsecularism. - regionally: Middle East, Turkey, Israel and Morocco, Philippines.
• Prof. Dr. Kai Kresse Special professor of Social and Cultural anthropology and Vice-Director of the Leibniz-Zentrum Moderner Orient Berlin - regionally : Africa (East Africa, Swahil Coast, Southern Africa, trans-regional connections esp. Indian Ocean, Muslim World; open for all regions - thematically : anthropology and philosophy; intellectual culture and social practise; regional literatures; local thinkers; religion and society, Muslim Worlds; post-colonial experience; anthropology of texts; Cultural and Social theoriy; mobility and trans-regional Research
• Prof. Dr. Thomas Stodulka Junior Professor at the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology regionally: South East Asia thematically: Psychological Anthropology, Social Inequalities, marginalization, stigmatization, Medical Anthropology, Childhood, Youth, Life course, Emotion and Affect, Reflexive Ethnography

- r egionally : Mexico and the transnational space of Mexico/USA; Mesoamerica and the Gran Chichimeca; Cuba and the transnational space of Cuba/USA; the Spanish-speaking and Anglophone Caribbean; Peruvian Amazonia

• Prof. Dr. Stephanie Schütze Univ. Prof. for Social and Cultural Anthropology at Lateinamerikanisches Institut of Freie Universität Berlin Regional Focus on: Latin America Research Focus on: migration and gender
• Prof. Dr. Barbara Göbel Honorary Professor of Social and Cultural Antrhropology and Director of the Ibero-American Institute - regionally : Latin America - thematically : Cultural dimensions of risk management; vulnerability; Institutions and global environmental change, environmental perception; Gender relations and social identity; Knowledge circulation, knowledge forms, archives of knowledge
• PD Dr. Tilo Grätz Privatdozent Social and Cultural Anthropology - thematically : media anthropology, economic anthropology, political and social anthropology, technical anthropology, migration and transnationality, politics of memory - regionally : West Africa (esp. Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali, Ghana); Europe (Brandenburg; South Italy)

PD Dr. Paola Margherita Ivanov Privatdozentin Social and Cultural Anthropology; main profession: curator of the East-, North East-, Central and South African Collections at the Ethnological Museum - regionally : Indian Ocean Indischer Ozean and Eastr Africa coastal cities;  Central-, North East - and East Africa - thematically : yet to be published here

Once you contact one (or several) of the above mentioned professors with the proposal of pursuing a doctoral degree under her/his supervision, please add:

• a short sketch of your doctoral project (150-200 words)
• copies of your academic qualifications (requirement for acceptance as a doctoral candidate is generally a very good final degree)

If you have found a supervisor who is interested in supervising your doctoral project, he or she will also inform you about funding or scholarship opportunities.

There are no scholarships for individual doctorates provided directly by the Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology.

2. PhD Programs in Research Clusters or at a Graduate School

Pursuing doctoral studies in a doctoral degree program, doctoral candidates come together to work on projects related to a common interdisciplinary research topic. During the course of their doctorate, junior researchers are trained in obtaining a broad set of skills to enhance their personal, professional and career development. 

The Institute of Social and Cultural Anthropology participates in the following Research Clusters and Graduate Schools which offer formalized PhD course programs. For information and modes of application please consult the following websites:

• Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies
• Graduate School of East Asian Studies

Detailed Information on PhD Procedures

Detailed information on the technical aspects of PhD procedures in our faculty (Department of Political and Social Sciences) can be found on the website

Attaining a Doctorate in the Department of Political and Social Sciences http://www.polsoz.fu-berlin.de/en/nachwuchsfoerderung/promotion/index.html

There you find detailed information on

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• the Structured Doctorate
• the Cumulative Doctoral Thesis
• the Conflict Counselling as well as
• a List of Frequently Asked Questions and
• the Regulations for the Conduct of Doctoral Examinations

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People in Working Environments, Perception, Cognition and Development

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The MSc course in Psychology qualifies graduates to work independently as psychologists in a variety of professional fields. The Master's degree course conveys in-depth methodological and scientific knowledge as well as thorough practical qualifications for a practising career and research. It prepares for independent activities in selected areas of work (health and social services, education, science, administration, economics, law). Within the degree course, it is possible to specialise in one of two major subjects, Human in Work Environments and Perception, Cognition and Development. The course can also be undertaken without a major subject. In addition, the JLU offers a structured pre-doctoral degree course "PreProPsych".

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The University of Wisconsin–Madison offers an online Instructional Coaching Certificate embedded within the Master of Science for Professional Educators (MSPE) Program. This program helps current and aspiring instructional coaches engage in reflective dialogue, use student evidence, and build meaningful relationships to enhance their coaching practices. The certificate is only available to those enrolled in the MSPE Program. 

The Certificate in Instructional Coaching is open to students in the Masters in Educational Psychology: Named Option in Professional Educators program. Contact the program director for application information ( [email protected] ).

In addition to the steps outlined above, all Graduate School students must utilize the Graduate Student Portal in MyUW to add, change, or discontinue any graduate/professional certificate. For the final step required to apply to this certificate, log in to MyUW, click on Graduate Student Portal, and then click on Add/Change Programs. Select the information for the graduate/professional certificate for which you are applying.

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• Analyze data (evidence) gathered from different assessments to better understand how data can be used as an effective instructional coaching tool.
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