B.Sc. Health and Environmental Psychology
Degree:
Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) (German study programme)
Languages:
English (additional German classes optional)
Programme type:
Part-Time with Fast Track option
Duration:
Fast track (full-time):
Seven semesters incl. Pre-Year (if necessary)
Slow track (part-time):
13 semesters incl. Pre-Year (if necessary)
Start of studies
Winter semester (start date GJU)
Study location:
Online
Application:
Pre-Year: Registration at GJU, Jordan
Bachelor’s programme: Registration at THWS, Germany
Highlight
Study entirely online, anytime and from anywhere
Gain a German university degree
About the Course
In the Health and Environmental Psychology degree programme, you will specialise in either health psychology or environmental psychology. You will deepen your knowledge in practice-oriented areas and build expertise that prepares you for your future career. The programme places a strong emphasis on current societal challenges, such as climate change, sustainability, and public health.
Your online study programme includes, among others, the following key topics:
• Health psychology: Understanding how psychological factors influence health behaviour, prevention, and well-being
• Environmental psychology: Exploring human–environment interactions and promoting sustainable behaviour
• Behaviour analysis and intervention: Designing and implementing effective health promotion and intervention strategies
• Public health and sustainability: Applying psychological approaches to address major societal and environmental challenges
• Interdisciplinary research: Combining perspectives from psychology, ethics, sociology, and politics
The programme is delivered 100% online, offering maximum flexibility. You can study wherever and whenever it suits you—while benefiting from the high academic standards of one of Bavaria’s largest state universities of applied sciences in Germany.
Advantages of the Degree Programme
Practice-oriented degree programme with an integrated internship semester and interdisciplinary projects
100% online format, offering a high level of flexibility and accessibility
Unique combination of health and environmental psychology
Strong research focus, including empirical studies and a practice-oriented final thesis
Comprehensive methodological training in behavioural analysis, counselling, and intervention
Global perspective on sustainability, climate change, and public health
Diverse career opportunities in health promotion, environmental counselling, and research
Prerequisites
Do you hold a qualification from outside the EU?
Check here whether your qualification meets the requirements to study at a German higher education institution.
If your qualification is not sufficient and the admissions database result is general admission to a preparatory course/the Feststellungsprüfung (university qualification exam), you have various options for obtaining entrance – one of them is our online Pre-Year.
Languages
The programme is taught entirely in English and does not require any knowledge of German.
However, learning German gives you an enormous advantage: German language skills enable you to transfer to a related German-taught degree programme or to continue your studies in Germany, perhaps in a German-taught master's programme. German language skills also give you the opportunity to complete an internship semester in a German company and set yourself apart from other applicants on the local labour market. And, a good knowledge of German will improve your chances of successfully integrating into the labour market of German-speaking countries.
During our online Pre-Year and Bachelor’s programmes, we offer optional German language classes – fully online. Our programmes thus provide you with a bilingual education and make you a bi- or, depending on your native language(s), a multilingual professional.
Programme structure
The Bachelor’s degree programme in Health and Environmental Psychology at THWS comprises seven semesters in the Fast Track or 13 semesters in the Slow Track (not including the Pre-Year) and offers an interdisciplinary education with a high degree of flexibility.
The programme combines a strong theoretical foundation, practical application, and future-oriented topics with a clear international focus. You will study the fundamentals of human behaviour, including social, developmental, and biological psychology. In addition, you will explore how psychological factors influence health and illness and how to design effective, health-promoting interventions.
Environmental psychology highlights the relationship between people and their environment, with the aim of promoting well-being and sustainable behaviour. Throughout the programme, you will develop practical skills in counselling, behavioural analysis, and intervention, while also gaining interdisciplinary insights into current societal challenges. A strong emphasis is placed on academic research: you will learn how to plan research projects, analyse data, and apply psychological findings in health- and environment-related contexts.
Foundation phase (1st to 4th semester in the Fast Track)
During the first four semesters, you will build a solid foundation in psychology. You will engage with key theories, models, and methods and study core topics such as perception, learning, emotion, motivation, and social interaction. Health and environmental psychology are integrated from the beginning. This phase is complemented by methodological training in academic writing, research methods, statistics, and diagnostics. You will also begin to develop practical competencies in communication, counselling, behavioural analysis, and intervention.
Internship semester (5th semester in the Fast Track)
In the fifth semester, you will complete a compulsory internship and gain valuable professional experience. Whether in health promotion, environmental consulting, research, or the public sector, you will apply your knowledge in real-world settings, deepen your expertise, and build important professional networks. You also have the opportunity to complete your internship abroad and gain international experience.
Specialisation (6th and 7th semester in the Fast Track)
In the final two semesters, you will specialise in selected areas of health and environmental psychology. Through application-oriented courses and projects, you will deepen your subject knowledge and engage with advanced research topics. The programme concludes with your bachelor’s thesis, in which you independently work on a topic of your choice and demonstrate your analytical and research skills.
Online studies at THWS are characterised by a strong practice orientation and the integrated internship semester in the fifth semester, which is completed in a company or a suitable institution. This allows you to apply the knowledge gained during your online studies directly in a professional work environment.
The Slow Track follows the same programme structure, with the content spread across 13 semesters and the internship semester taking place at the end of your studies.
Module overview
You can study part-time or the Fast Track …..
Career Opportunities
After graduation, your combination of psychological expertise, practical skills, and international orientation will enable you to develop solutions to health and environmental challenges on a global scale. Your degree prepares you to work in intercultural teams and to design effective, evidence-based solutions in international contexts.
You can pursue career opportunities in a variety of fields:
- Health promotion: supporting organisations in developing and implementing programmes that enhance well-being and prevent disease
- Environmental consulting: promoting sustainable behaviour and helping to create healthy and liveable environments
- Public sector and NGOs: contributing to projects that address societal and environmental challenges
- Behaviour-focused roles: applying psychological expertise in areas such as market research, human resources, or the education sector to analyse behaviour and foster healthy working and learning environments
Tuition Fees
EU-citizens | Semester 1 to 7*
EUR 600
per semester
Including:
Media fee and fee of the
respective Studierendenwerk
(student services)
Non-EU-citizens | Semester 1 to 7*
EUR 1.500
per semester
Including:
Study fee, service fee, media fee
and fee of the respective
Studierendenwerk (student services)
*From the 8th semester onwards, only the fee of the respective Studierendenwerk (student services) is payable (currently EUR 180).
For the degree programme, you are enrolled at THWS and thus pay tuition fees to THWS.
More Information about our fees here.
For enrolment in the Bachelor’s programme at THWS, you need to contact a German health insurance provider.
More information on health insurance.
Non-EU-degree or school diploma? Our online Pre-Year is your bridge to a German degree.
Check out the fees for the Pre-Year here
Prerequisites
Specifying requirements ensures that all students are optimally prepared for the challenges of their studies and have a solid basis for their academic and professional development. The German university entrance requirements can be obtained through:
A general university entrance qualification or
An advanced technical college entrance qualification or
an entrance qualification for a Bachelor's degree programme at universities of applied sciences recognised by law or by the competent state authority or
a subject-related university entrance qualification AND
English language skills: at least B2 English certificate (or TOEFL: at least 72)
Application
Are you convinced that the programme is a perfect decision for you and your future?
Then we look forward to receiving your application.
In order to apply, you need to create an account on the official THWS application platform, Campusportal. You will then be guided through the application process and asked to upload documents.
We prepared a guide, which explains the application process step-by-step.
Download that guide here.
Which documents do I need?
Proof of identity: passport
University entrance qualifications: any degrees through which you qualify for university entrance in your home country (secondary/high school, college…) as well as any university or vocational education degrees
If completed: Studienkolleg or Pre-Year diploma
Pre-evaluation (only for students who have not completed our online Pre-Year): an official document that evaluates your degrees and classifies them according to the German system, e.g. preliminary review documentation (VPD) or statement of comparability (ZAB).
Note: If you apply via uni-assist, please choose the winter semester, Technische Hochschule Würzburg-Schweinfurt as the University, and Bachelor for the Type of degree.Proof of English language skills:
See here which language certificates are accepted.