Application for the aptitude assessment procedure for the psychology master's program: Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience (CAN)

Admission requirements for the Master's program

The prerequisites for admission are:

• A first university degree, recognised in the Federal Republic of Germany as qualifying for a profession, of at least six semesters of study in psychology or a comparable course of study at a scientific university within which special specialist knowledge was acquired,
• English language proficiency at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference and
• proof of specific subject-related qualifications in accordance with the aptitude assessment regulations.

In accordance with the above-mentioned point 02, proof of English language proficiency at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference is generally provided by one of the following:

• A certificate of general or subject-specific higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), or

• a certificate of a higher education entrance qualification (Abitur) completed entirely in English, or

• a certificate of a university degree completed entirely in English, or

• a recognized language certificate, such as TOEFL (72), IELTS (5.5), or UNIcert II.

Language requirement – German: International applicants as well as German applicants with foreign higher education entrance qualifications (e.g., Abitur, A-Levels, high school diploma) are kindly asked to refer to the following page for detailed information: Language requirements for direct admission

In accordance with the above-mentioned point 03, specific aptitude for the Master’s program in CAN is deemed to be fulfilled if evidence of sound knowledge in the following core subject areas is provided:

• Psychological Methodology
• Statistics
• General Psychology
• Biopsychology
• Psychological Assessment
• Developmental Psychology
• Personality Psychology
• Social Psychology

For the core subject areas 05. to 08., knowledge must be demonstrated in at least 2 of the 4 core subject areas. Sound knowledge in a given core subject area is deemed to be demonstrated if the applicant has successfully completed coursework in that area, amounting to at least 6 ECTS credit points (equaling 180 work hours) per subject area.

Successfully completed modules, successfully completed lectures and seminars, or theses are recognized as academic achievements. Applicants are placed in a ranking list, which reflects the sum of the credit points earned in the thematic core areas (1-8), relative to the grade.

Important: Applicants must apply for the aptitude assessment within the specified deadline, after submitting the online application for admission (http://tu-dresden.de/studium/organisation/bewerbung_und_immatrikulation).

Aptitude assessment procedure

After completing your online application for admission, you will receive an application number. This number must be entered in the official application form for participation in the aptitude assessment procedure for the Master's program in Psychology: Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience (see link above).

1. Application form

• Applicants with a university degree obtained in Germany, please upload the required documents (cf. point 3):
  • Upload your application documents here (as a single PDF file!)
  • Please note the following before you submit:
    • Please upload your application for the CAN-Master at TU Dresden *as ONE pdf file* (see e.g. https://www.ilovepdf.com/de) and 
    • Please only use the following file name format: [university where you obtained your first degree]_[your last name]_[your first name].pdf, e.g. "TUDresden_Muller_Sam.pdf"

    • Once you have uploaded your documents, a green box will appear stating “Files have been uploaded.” This indicates that the upload was successful. (Please note: if you refresh the upload page, the green box will disappear. However, your documents have still been uploaded.)

  • Alternatively, you may still send your documents by post to the following address (no longer preferred, but currently still accepted):

    • Technische Universität Dresden

      Fakultät Psychologie
      Professur Differentielle und Persönlichkeitspsychologie
      Studienbüro CAN

      Helmholtzstr. 10
      D-01069 Dresden, Germany

  • We accept applications received within the application deadline (see point 2. Application deadline below) (upload date or university mail postmark). Under no circumstances should you submit your application in person at the faculty offices.
• For foreign applicants with a university degree obtained in Germany: 

  • Technische Universität Dresden

    International Office
    Helmholtzstr. 10
    D-01069 Dresden, Germany

• For applicants with a university degree obtained abroad:

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2. Application deadline

• For applicants and foreign applicants (EU) with a university degree obtained in Germany or abroad (Master's degree): 01.06.–15.07. or 01.04.–15.07. of the respective year
• For foreign applicants (non-EU) with a university degree obtained abroad (Master's degree): 01.04.–31.05. of the respective year

3. Required documents for the aptitude assessment procedure

• Confirmation of online application submission (download) after successful submission of the online application (see above)
• Application form  (in German only) to determine general eligibility for the Master's program "Psychology: Cognitive-Affective Neuroscience" (please use the free Acrobat Reader to fill in the form);

• A copy of the certificate of your first university degree (qualifying for the CAN Master's program. If the degree certificate is not yet available, you must submit a current transcript of records as well as an official confirmation from your university stating that you have completed at least 80% of the required coursework. This confirmation must include your calculated preliminary overall grade.

• Copies of additional certificates and academic transcripts demonstrating specific subject-related expertise, including detailed descriptions of the respective courses (usually module descriptions; for Bachelor’s theses, please include the title and a brief summary). Note: Applicants who obtained their first qualifying degree at TU Dresden do not need to submit module descriptions.
• Proof of English language proficiency at level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (see above: admission requirements).

We look forward to receiving your application!