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STRUCTURE OF FORMAL EDUCATION - DENMARK
The full psychology degree is offered at the universities of
Copenhagen, Aarhus and Aalborg
Entry requirements
The degree courses in psychology consists of a 3-year course
leading to the Bachelor's degree, a further 2-year course
leading to the 'candidatus'-degree (Master's level), and a
further 3-year course leading to the PhD degree.
The courses consist of a number of study units, the number
and size of which are established in the curriculum. The
Bachelor's course is a rounded-off course, which gives the
students a basic knowledge of psychology, including
developmental psychology as well as an elementary introduction
to applied psychology, research methods and presentation of
psychology and basic qualifications for occupational employment
and for commencing on a Master's course. The university
organises the Bachelor's course with options which enable
students to choose either to finish the course after the 3rd
year or to seek admission to the Master's course. [In
psychology, very few students finish their study with a
Bachelor degree, - it is not possible to use the title
psychologist with this degree, according to the law for
psychologists.]
The Bachelor's course comprises the following
course-elements: General psychological basic disciplines with
exercises, general psychology with Bachelor assignment,
application-oriented psychology, elementary research methods,
areas of related subjects of relevance to psychology. The
Danish law specifies the minimum demands (Appendix
available).
The Candidate or Master's course builds on the Bachelor's
course. The students always need the equivalent of the Bachelor
of psychology or a Bachelor in psychology, containing
developmental, general, social, personality, cognitive,
clinical, educational, and clinical psychology. Masters or
Candidate studies consist of further study in the areas of
applied psychology and its general psychological basis with
related methods. The course should enable the student to
independently use psychological knowledge, theory and method
when analysing and solving problems within public and private
enterprise, and qualify the student to take part in scientific
development work. It consists of the following educational
elements: Applied psychological theory formation and the
general psychological basis, applied psychological
investigation and intervention methods, profession and
practice, advanced research methodology, thesis. The thesis
consists of a major independent paper which documents the
student's skills in using scientific theories and methods in
the work with a delimited specialist topic.
Danish university education leaves students free to exercise
their own initiative. Besides attending traditional lectures,
they study in small groups where they are expected to
contribute actively. Part of their studies consists of
independent project and research work.
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