Psychology at the University of Münster

The Department of Psychology is responsible for the bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs in psychology and for the mediation of psychological learning content in teacher training and in minors in psychology It is partnered with the Department of Sport & Exercise Sciences which together belong to Department 7 of the Westfalian Wilhelm's University (WWU). At the University of Münster, the field of psychology is divided into two main institutes: The Institute of Psychology, which covers the foundational and methodological, as well as the practice-oriented subjects, and the Institute of Psychology in Education & Training, which is responsible for teacher education within the field of psychology. Both institutes, the classroom facilities, the Dean’s Office, and the support facilities of the Department of Psychology, including staff and faculty offices, are located on campus grounds at Fliednerstr. 21. Learn more about our Department under Organisation. For directions to the insitute click here

 

 

Current News

 

2026-06-26 TEACHING WORLDS – Insights into 16 faculties
This publication presents, for the first time, an overview of the teaching activities at the University of Münster. The faculty portraits invite you to experience the conviction that university instruction is a key pillar of higher education.

 

please refer for more news to our German homepage.

Information for New Mid-level Academic Staff

The current representatives of our mid-level academic staff are Maximilian Schmidt and Dr Ute Roeder. To be added to our email distribution list, please contact Dr. Daniela Feistauer, stating your name, email address and research group name.

Important cross-semester Learnweb courses (similar to Moodle) containing additional information are: 

  • MB Psychologie (for information for mid-level academic staff)
  • B.Sc.-Arbeiten und M.Sc.-Arbeiten (students are notified here of available thesis topics)
  • InfoFB07Psy
  • PSY_Kolloq (departmental colloquium: Wed 2 pm – 4 pm)

Some information is available in German and English, whilst other information is available in German only. Please feel free to use an automatic translation tool or contact us for information in English.

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Joint task force research initiative

Seven Units of the Institute of Psychology at University of Münster are working together on research about psychological ascpects of refugee integration (PARI). The research initiative is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Gerald Echterhoff.

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Evaluation & Awards

  • The current (and recent) evaluation report is available here

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AI & Psychology

The interplay between artificial intelligence and psychology offers new and exciting opportunities to understand and analyze human behavior and psychological processes. AI enables us to process datasets on a new scale, decipher data structures, and thus push the boundaries of traditional psychological approaches. Psychological research that applies AI thus promises new, even deeper insights into the workings of human experience and behavior.
In the research area AI & Psychology at the University of Münster, we are addressing this issue in numerous international research projects, third-party funded projects, and publications.

For further information see on this website.

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Open Science Commission

The Institutes for Psychology of the University of Münster have established an Open Science Commission and agreed on a joint concept for fostering Open Science. The Open Science Commission of is actively following current efforts to improve the quality of psychological research, discusses implication for the study of psychology at the University of Münster and is working together with all research units of the department to establish the central premises of Open Science in research, teaching and administration. 

For further information see on this website.

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Sustainability

In the Sustainability Interest Group, we regularly discuss all sustainability issues that affect the Psychological Institutes. Members are professors, research statt and students.