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Internships

All regulations can be found shortly in the internship regulations.

General information

Three internship modules must be completed in the bachelor's degree in psychology: the Berufsbezogenes Praktikum, the Orientierungspraktikum and the Berufsqualifizierende Tätigkeit I (BQT I). A distinction is made between version (a) according to Approbationsordnung and version (b) in general for the Orientierungspraktikum and the Berufsqualifizierende Tätigkeit I.
Students, who are aiming for a Approbation must complete the Orientierungspraktikum and the Berufsqualifizierende Tätigkeit I in version (a) according to Approbationsordnung (PsychThApprO). All other students can complete the internships according to version (b) in general.
The intership(s) should serve to acquire practical experience in fields of activity with a psychological relation as well as knowledge about work processes, structures and the organization of the institution(s). In addition, the aim is to develop perspectives for further studies and later professional activity.
The students search for internships that correspond to the requirements and the respective content interest of the students, on their own.
For all internship modules, only an activity can be recognized, that is carried out from the date of the university entrance qualification. For Berufsbezogenes Praktikum and Orientierungspraktikum, internships can be recognized that have been completed before the beginning of the studies - provided the necessary requirements are met.
The Praxisportal offers an overview of possible internship institutions.
The internship(s) may be located abroad.
The internships are carried out in blocks (during semester break) or during the course of studies.
The internship modules can be combined, taking into account the respective requirements.
During the internship the students remained enrolled at Osnabrück University with all the rights and obligations of regular students. They are not interns within the meaning of the Berufsbildungsgesetzes.
Students are however still bound to their internship positions, in particular with regards to the accident prevention and the rules on professional secrecy.

Internship modules

Successful completion of the internship modules is certified with a total of 17 CP.

1. Berufsbezogenes Praktikum

The Berufsbezogene Praktikum comprises 120 hours (4 CP), of which 30 hours are credited for the (first) internship research. Accordingly, only 90 hours have to be completed. The internship can be completed at public and private institutions, whose fields of activity clearly relate to the course content and professional fields of the studies. The internship is supervised by a full-time employee who has a degree in psychology (Diploma, B.Sc. or M.Sc.) or a comparable degree. If the internship is completed abroad, 30 hours are taken into account for the increased effort in finding and preparing for the internship.

2. Orientierungspraktikum

The Orientierungspraktikum comprises 150 hours (5 CP). The Orientierungspraktikum (a) according to Approbationsordnung must take place in an interdisciplinary health care facility or in another facility in which counseling, prevention or rehabilitation is carried out to maintain, promote and restire mental health and in which psychotherapists, psychological psychotherapists or children and youth psychotherapists are working. The Orientierungspraktikum (b) in general can be carried out in all professional fields of psychologe in which a person with a degree in psychology (Diploma, B.Sc. or M.Sc.) or a comparable degree is working.

3. Berufsqualifizierende Tätigkeit I

The Berufsqualifizierende Tätigkeit I (BQT I) comprises 240 hours (8CP). The BQT I (a) according to Approbationsordnung serves to acquire first practical experience in specific areas of psychotherapeutic care. It must take place in facilities for psychotherapeutic, psychatric, psychosomatic or neuropsychological care, facilities for prevention or rehabilitation (with psychotherapeutic, psychiatric, psychosomatic or neuropsychological care), facilities for people with disabilities or other areas if institutional care in which psychotherapists, psychological psychotherapists or children and youth psychotherapists are working. For the BQT I (a) at least 60 credit points must already have been completed in the Bachelor. The BQT I (b) in general can be carried out in all professional fields of psychologe in which a person with a degree in psychology (Diploma, B.Sc. or M.Sc.) or a comparable degree is working.

Recognition and Certification

The internship is recognized by the transfer manager. The following documents must be submitted for each internship for recognition:

Written confirmation from the internship institution including internship times and contents and number of hours worked (Proof of the hours worked is essential for recognition!)
Form for recognition (if you wish to gain the Approbation: including the certificates according the Approbationsordnung for Orientierungspraktikum and/or BQT I)
Internship report form (Please fill out as a document with electronic signature. If this is not possible, please attach th first page of the form signed by hand in addition to the document.

An internship report is prepared for each internship module.
If one internship is completed for several modules, it is sufficient to prepare one internship report.
If several internships are completed for one module, please submit all the documents for recognition collectively at one time to the transfer manager.

Please send all documents in one e-mail in PDF-format to: transfermanagerin-psychologie@uni-osnabrueck.de

For further questions regarding the internships, please contact the Transfer Manager: