Understanding people in the intercultural world of work
The economy is made by people. By very different people from different cultural backgrounds and different countries, with different ideas and goals. The objective of the Master’s program Intercultural Business Psychology, which is conducted in English, is to understand these international interrelations in practice and to develop an intercultural understanding. We teach you on an interdisciplinary basis. This enables you to develop a comprehensive view of the challenges that a globally active company faces in international cooperation or against the backdrop of demographic change. With the right strategies, you will be able to make a significant contribution to solving any problems and thus to success.
In the Master’s program Intercultural Business Psychology you will acquire competences in the areas of
- scientific methods,
- diagnostics,
- intervention,
- evaluation.
You study fundamental and application-oriented findings in intercultural psychology that are relevant to economic contexts. Since the study program is about people in the world of work, we furthermore look at current questions concerning
- business ethics,
- the responsibility of managers,
- the role of companies in modern society,
- the formation of one’s own opinion and the development of one’s personality.
Main fields of study
In the degree program, you have the opportunity to choose between two main fields of study:
1. Work and Organizational Psychology
Topics in this elective are, for example, leadership, human resources and team development, work motivation, organizational theory and organizational psychology, or change management.
2. Market and Consumer Psychology
In this elective, students focus on advanced topics in the areas of service research and management, and they study the management of relationships in business contexts.
The Master’s degree course is offered as an attendance program with a standard study period of three semesters or as a part-time option with six semesters. You can commence your studies in the winter or summer semester.
Your future prospects with a Master’s degree in Intercultural Business Psychology
The Master’s program "Intercultural Business Psychology" prepares you for a career in international companies or research institutions. Typical areas of employment are:
- Human Resources and Corporate Organization
- Marketing and Market Research
- Interface Tasks in Management and Administration
Due to the profound methodological training, you are not limited to these professional fields. For example, human-machine interaction or cognitive ergonomics also offer interesting career prospects. In addition, the successful completion of this degree program could also be your stepping stone to a doctorate and a career in science and teaching.
As a graduate of this Master’s program, you will be an interesting candidate both for companies in the region and for the European job market, not least because of your intercultural skills and English-language qualifications. Small and medium-sized companies will increasingly internationalize in the coming years and decades — in Germany as well as in other European countries. The professional outlook for business psychologists with intercultural training could hardly be any brighter.
Are you interested in studying Intercultural Business Psychology in the Master’s program? Here you can find all information about application and enrollment.
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Admission requirements
(1) Prerequisite for admission to the Master's program "Intercultural Business Psychology" is a vocational qualification in the "Intercultural Business Psychology (B. Sc.)" program at Hochschule Hamm-Lippstadt (HSHL) or in a comparable study program with a standard period of study of at least 7 semesters, which has been successfully completed with a Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) or a comparable qualification; the previous study program must have a minimum of 210 credit points (ECTS) and must have been completed with a minimum grade of 2.5.
(2) A psychological or economic-psychological study program at a university in Germany or abroad that meets the following criteria is considered technically comparable within the meaning of paragraph (1):
- 20 credit points (ECTS) in basic disciplines of psychology (thematic fields: General Psychology 1, General Psychology 2, Social Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Differential and Personality Psychology, and Biological Psychology), and
- 30 credit points (ECTS) in methodology (of which at least 10 ECTS were earned in diagnostics, test design or factor analysis, and 10 ECTS in statistics, econometrics or quantitative methods, and 10 ECTS in scientific research, such as a bachelor thesis or qualitative empirical research), and
- 20 credit points (ECTS) in basic disciplines of economic studies (thematic fields: General Business Administration; Economics, Organizational Theory, Marketing, Finance, Accounting).
(3) If the previous study program meets the mandatory criteria according to paragraph (2), but only accounts for 180 ECTS in total, the student may, under certain conditions, take additional modules of the bachelor's degree program "Interkulturelle Wirtschaftspsychologie" at HSHL to compensate for the missing credits. A requirement for this option is proof of sufficient knowledge of the German language at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages by means of a corresponding certificate.
(4) A further requirement for admission to the Master's program "Intercultural Business Psychology" is proof of sufficient knowledge of the English language at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages by means of a corresponding certificate.
Please refer to the currently valid version of the “Fachprüfungsordnung IBP” for detailed information.
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