Career Perspectives
The BSc in Integrated Social and Cognitive Psychology at Jacobs opens doors for a professional career and lays the groundwork for an academic career, especially in an international context. You will be a strong candidate for junior positions in all jobs that require skills in analyzing, designing, or improving human interaction, presentation, and communication. Therefore, your career opportunities will be in fields such as advertising, counseling, diversity management health promotion, human resource management, intercultural relations, management consulting, market research, media, as well as applied research in companies, public institutions, and non-governmental organizations.
Moreover, you will be well prepared for international specialized Master programs in psychology and its neighboring fields, as well as for integrated, research-focused Master-PhD Programs.
Requirements to practice in psychology differ by country, and often even by state. Please check the requirements of the respective country or state. A degree in ISCP qualifies for entry into many accredited M.Sc. programs in the U.S., the UK and other countries that in turn are requirements for licensure in those countries. For details, please check the respective university webpages. Given its interdisciplinary focus, a degree in ISCP does not guarantee admission to general Master programs in Psychology or Psychotherapy at German universities and hence does not prepare for licensure as a Psychotherapist in Germany. For more information, please see the website of the German Society of Psychology DGPs (in German only).
The graduates of the preceding program “Psychology B.A.” have been admitted to programs at renowned institutions such as:
University of Exeter, Social Psychology, MSc
University of Amsterdam; Cultural Psychology, MSc
University of Groningen, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, MSc
University of Heidelberg, MSc in Psychology
University of East Anglia, The Gut-Brain Axis in Ageing and Dementia, direct PhD
Florida International University, Legal Psychology, direct PhD
LMU München, Systemic Neurosciences, MSc
Karolinska Institutet, Biomedicine, MSc
King's College London, MA, Terrorism, Security & Society, DWS
University of Aberdeen, Strategic Studies & Management, MSc
Columbia University, Developmental Psychology, MA
University of Cambridge, Biological Science (Psychology), MPhil
University of Oxford, Psychological Research, MSc
London School of Economics, Social and Cultural Psychology, MSc
University College London, Mental Health Services, MSc
Jacobs University’s Career Services Center (CSC) and the Alumni Office will support your career development. The CSC provides you with high-quality training and coaching on writing your CV and cover letters, preparing for job interviews, presenting effectively, as well as on business etiquette, employer research and many other things that will help you identify and pursue a rewarding career after your time at Jacobs University. The Alumni Office helps you establish a long-lasting and worldwide network, which comes in handy when exploring job options in academia, industry, and elsewhere.
