Master's exam

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Information on the master's examination

According to the curriculum for the master's program in psychology, the master's examination is a commissioned comprehensive examination in the form of a defensio and has a scope of 5 ECTS. It consists of the defense and questioning of the scientific environment of the master's thesis. A numerical final grade is assigned by the examination board (§ 7, para. 2).

The duration is 30 minutes, where in the first 10 minutes the master's thesis is presented briefly, without technical aids (typical contents: Basic idea, conception, sample, methods used, main results, conclusions).

As an aid, it is recommended to bring a printed handout (abstract and important information) of the master's thesis for each of the two examiners as well as for the chairperson.

This is followed by an examining and in-depth questioning of approx. 20 minutes on the scientific field of the master's thesis by two examiners (2 x approx. 10 min.). The first examiner is usually the supervisor of the master's thesis, the second examiner can be chosen freely, but is usually from the assigned master's specialization.

The examination material or the examination literature must be agreed with the first examiner in good time. Please send the list of selected examination literature to soko.psychologie@univie.ac.at least one week before the examination date.

In addition, general information can be found on the SSC Psychology page.

 

Examination literature for Social Psychology as the 2nd examination subject (master's examination)

(updated on 25.05.2023)

  • Aronson, E., Wilson. T., & Akert. R. M. (2021). Social psychology (10th global edition). NJ: Prentice Hall. (or newer editions)

 

Examination literature for Social Psychology as the 1st examination subject (master's examination)

(updated on 25.05.2023)

Basis:

  • Aronson, E., Wilson. T., & Akert. R. M. (2021). Social psychology (10th global edition). NJ: Prentice Hall. (or newer editions)

It is also important for the exam that you have in-depth knowledge of the core literature. Please choose six articles for the exam in consultation with the examiner.

You are very welcome to suggest alternatives to the articles that are closer to the topic of the master's thesis. Please choose such articles that are "classics" in the respective field. This is usually characterized by a high number of citations (e.g. > 500 in Google Scholar).