Welcome to the Department of Psychology

1. Welcome to the Department of Psychology

2. STRASBOURG UNIVERSITY • The largest university in France – Autonomous since January 1st 2009 • 43 000 students (21% are international students) • 4700 employees : • 2670 researchers and teacher-researchers • 2030 administrators, library services and technical staff • 1356 researchers, engineers, technicians and administrators of associate research units • 38 departments which are divided into 10 faculties : • The department of Psychology is linked with • “Social Sciences and Humanities” and “Health” faculties.

3. THE DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY in 2011 • 1510 students • 39 permanent teacher-researchers • 160 external collaborators • 16 engineering, administrative, and technical workers Old Universitary Campus in winter Building built in 1871

4. Clinical Psychology Developmental Psychology Social Psychology Psychology Clinical Neuroscience Biology & Physiology Industrial & Organizational Psychology Health Psychology Cross-cultural Psychology

5. Program Admission • Academic registration for the first year Bachelor’s degree (“Licence” in France) is possible for people with a valid degree (a B.A.C. in France, its equivalent is the Gaokao) • There is no selection process, anyone with the appropriate degree is automatically accepted into the first year Bachelor’s degree/Licence. • In the event that a person does not hold the necessary degree, we recommend that registration be withheld

6. Bachelor/Licence, Master & Doctoral System • Every academic year is made up of SEMESTERS • A semester is made up of Teaching Units (U.E.) • Each U.E. is worth a certain number of European Credits. These can be accumulated and transferred. Master Bachelor/

7. Organisation of the 1st year Bachelor’s Degree/Licence (L1) Elective UE Language UE University work and methodology UE Supervised student project UE Program specific UE

8. Program specific UE Bachelor’s Degree/Licence, Year 1

9. Organisation: Year 2 Supervised student project UE Language UE Social Sciences and Technologies UE Organisation: Year 3 Language UE Program specific UE Elective UE Program specific UE

10. Bachelor/Licence Program : The foundations of Psychology • Cognitive psychology: memory, perception, intelligence, psycholinguistics, attention, motivation, … • Psychopathology and clinical psychology: instinctual drives and sexuality, symptoms and the subconscious, various psychotherapeutic practices and theories • Developmental psychology: developmental phases of the individual, from birth to old age (for example: cognitive, social and affective developments),… • Social psychology: the psychological study of the individual interacting with others (from interactions between two people to group phenomena),… • Neuropsychology: the study of patients suffering from cerebral lesions, how to conduct neuropsychological tests, …

11. Bachelor/Licence Program : Methodology and the basics ofcomplementary disciplines • Psychometrics: psychological tests and evaluation methods, techniques of psychological screening and measurements • Methodology: methods of conducting scientific research in psychology; such as, observation, interviewing, experimentation, data collection, etc. • Biology and its corresponding disciplines: anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, endocrinology … • Statistical methods in psychology

12. Master’s Degree in Psychology • The Master’s Degree, which is divided into two years of teaching and courses, is designed to focalize the field of study, hence allowing the student to specialize in a specific field of psychology. • The two years of the Master’s Degree (M1 et M2) are each divided into two semesters (S1, S2, S3,S4). • All students having obtained their Bachelor Degree in Psychology from any French university are immediately granted admission to the first year of the Master’s Degree in Psychology. • For international students who did not study in France, admission to the first year Master’s Degree is awarded once a board of admissions has examined the candidate’s complete application. • Note that the successful completion of the first Master’s year does not guarantee one’s admission to the second year of the Master’s program.

13. Admission to the 2nd year Master’s Degree in Psychology …and after… • Admission to the 2nd year Master’s Degree (M2) is granted on the basis of the strength of the candidate’s application. WARNING : places are limited. • The selection process for admission into M2 : without a doubt it is a serious barrier to be overcome for students – even after 4 years of studying psychology this 5th year is necessary in order to obtain the legal right to practice as a licensed psychologist. • In addition, it is also possible for students who have been awarded the Master’s Degree to apply for the Doctoral Degree. Henceforth, they can obtain the title of Doctorof Psychology, once this additional three year program has been achieved. • To obtain the title of Doctor of Psychology: research work in a research group and completion of a doctoral thesis from the University of Strasbourg. • From there, one may pass a test to become « Maître de Conférences » and then another to become a « University Professor». Thereafter, one will be able to teach a university course whilst simultaneously conducting research. Alternatively, one may pass a test entitled « Chercheur » (Researcher) from a public institution (ex.CNRS), this opens the possibility of being recruited by a private enterprise.

14. Psychologist : A professional title protected by law since 1985 Loi n° 85-772 du 25 juillet 1985 A person is legally authorized to use the title of Psychologist only once they have obtained the necessary degrees: • A Bachelor’s Degree (Licence) in psychology • and the two year Master’s Degree in psychology, as well as a • professional internship of at least 500 hours (since 2005). • Or a French diplomarecognized by law as being equivalent to the abovementioned conditions. • Or a diploma from outside of France recognized as equivalent by the minister responsible of higher education. Décrets n° 90-255 du 22 mars 1990 n° 93-536 du 27 mars 1993 n° 96-288 du 29 mars 1996 n°2005-97 du 3 février 2005 Arrêté du 19 mai 2006

15. Researcher Teacher-Researcher The professions of Psychology • Industrial and Organizational Psychologist Developmental Clinical Psychologist 3 year Doctorate Within the Master’s specificity Clinical Psychologist Clinical Neuropsychologist Direct access to the profession Continuing education Master’s Degree in Psychopathology and Clinical Psychology Master’s Degree in Developmental Psychology : Evolution, involution, handicap Master’s Degree in Social and Organizational Psychology Master’s Degree in Clinical Neuropsychology 2 year Master’s Degree Access to Masters Degree Bachelor’s Degree/Licence in Psychology (L3) Bachelor’s Degree/Licence 3 years Jobs in the health and socio-educational sectors (ex :councilor working with young children) Access to Access to Further Education 2nd year of University (L2) Other university departments Further education and candidacy for certain jobs 1st year of Univeristy (L1)

16. Master’sDegree: Psychopathology and ClinicalPsychology • Objectives • Specializes in preparing and training students in all aspects of clinical psychology. Aims to provide applicable skills and knowledge needed to work as a psychologist with children, teenagers and adults. (ex: psychotherapies, psychological tests and evaluations, diagnosis, institutional analysis, analysis of professional practices, etc.) • Possible areas of practice • Those who hold this degree can work in the following areas of practice: • Associations and institutions • Public sectors: hospitals and judiciary sectors • Health and social services • Private practice

17. Master’s Degree in Developmental Psychology: Evolution, involution and handicap • Objectives • Trains students to become specialists in the fields of early childhood and handicaps, in order to enable them to become professionals who practice in social, medical and socio-medical institutions. • Possible areas of practice • Those who hold this degree can work in the following areas of practice : • Institutions • Hospitals and public health services • Related areas

18. Master’s Degree in Organizational and Social Psychology • Objectives Capacity to easily recognize and solve problems related to the management of Human Resources, personnel improvements and organization, management of institutional changes, prevention work and the security and well being of the personnel. • Possible areas of practice • Those who hold this degree can work in the following areas of practice : • Human Resources • Professional insertion • Counseling / Coaching • Security and Prevention • Teaching and Research

19. Master’s Degree in Clinical Cognitive Neuropsychology • Objectives • Assures a high quality training in Clinical Neuropsychology • Clinical : learn in detail how to pass neurological evaluations with patients suffering from cerebral lesions (dementia, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, cranial trauma, cardiac arrest, cerebral tumors,…) • Participate in neuropsychological research • Possible areas of practice • Those who hold this degree can work in the following areas of practice: • Hospitals (neurology, psychiatry, gerontology, oncology,…) • Health centers • Re-education and re-adaptation centers