Category: Studies

On the trail of the perpetrators with criminal psychology

If you decide to pursue a career as a forensic psychologist, you have several options for starting the career. There are many ways into criminal psychology, which does not simplify access. The fact is that you first need a basic degree, on which you can add a specialization to become a criminal psychologist.

Courses such as forensic medicine, law or sociology as well as psychology are usually available. In particular, the study of psychology is often chosen in order to then add a postgraduate course in forensic psychology. However, the opportunities in Germany are not that great when it comes to courses in this discipline.

The study of forensic psychology in Germany

• There are only a few universities in Germany that offer the subject of criminal psychology. One of them is the University of Hamburg. There you can study criminal psychology in the master’s degree. You need a completed bachelor’s degree in law, sociology or psychology to gain access.
• There are only a limited number of forensic study places at the University of Hamburg. If you absolutely want to do a master’s degree in the subject, you should definitely make an appointment early on with the student advisory service that is responsible for the subject. During the appointment, you can then ask what requirements you have to meet and act accordingly.
• But you can also go in the forensic direction at the Ruhr University Bochum. The university offers a master’s degree in criminology and police science. Here, too, there is only a limited number of places. You must also have one year of professional experience in a relevant professional field.
• There is another Master’s course at the University of Bonn. You can study forensic psychology there. Specific entry requirements also apply here.
• If you do not meet the admission requirements and have to wait one or two semesters, you can fill this with an internship. Of course, you should choose a field of work that has something to do with your dream job. For example at the Federal Criminal Police Office.
• If the master’s degree in criminal psychology doesn’t work out, the police also offer training as a forensic psychologist.

A dual degree is becoming increasingly popular

A dual study program is a combination of studying and training in a company. You can do such a dual degree in many different areas.

• During your training, you will work part of the time in a company to learn practical skills and at other times you will attend a technical college, an academy or a university.
• How often you switch between in-company training and studying mostly depends on the university you attend. With some training courses you change every three months, with others you spend the first year in your training company and then switch to the university.
• Your vocational training is shortened to two years with a dual degree, after which you will already take the final examination in your training occupation at the Chamber of Industry and Commerce. You will then acquire an additional bachelor’s degree through your studies.
• With these two qualifications you have very good chances on the job market. In addition, a dual study program has the advantage that you receive a training allowance during your training.

Hotel specialist plus hotel and tourism management

• In order to start a dual course of study to become a hotel manager, you need the Abitur or the advanced technical college entrance qualification and an apprenticeship contract with a company in the hotel industry where you will do your practical training.
• There are now many companies that offer dual studies, but these training positions are in great demand because the career opportunities after graduation are very good. So please apply as early as possible.
• In addition to your professional training as a hotel specialist, you will also attend the Hotel and Tourism Management course and thus acquire the international Bachelor of Arts degree.
• The dual course of study to become a hotel manager takes three to three and a half years. Because during this time you will complete both a complete vocational training and a degree, you have to learn a lot in order to complete both degrees. The training to become a hotel manager usually takes three years, so you have to do twice as much as others who only do an apprenticeship or just a degree.
• You will also have to learn a lot through self-study. Especially during the time that you work in the hotel, you also have to acquire theoretical knowledge for your studies, which can sometimes be quite exhausting.

After your training, you will have two degrees in your pocket and therefore have a good chance of getting a job that you like. With the internationally recognized bachelor’s degree, you can also work in a hotel abroad. You will learn the necessary foreign language skills during your studies.

Designing fashion is a dream job for many. Those who want to continue their education here and study fashion design can of course do so at the relevant fashion and design colleges, but now also online via distance learning.

Below are some helpful tips to keep in mind when writing your thesis so that you can complete it successfully.

The tense of the diploma thesis

• When writing the diploma thesis, the author usually asks himself the questions on the first page: Which tense should I use? Present, future or the past?
• It is only correct if you choose the present tense. However, there are exceptions here too.
• If you e.g. For example, if you want to report on the history of the company or events from the past, you have to use the historical present tense in this case. This means that although you are reporting on the past, you are writing in the present.
• It is the same to handle if you write in the last chapter of your diploma thesis e.g. B. give an outlook. The future tense should definitely be used here.
• However, if you report facts, results or hypotheses, you must always formulate the continuous text in the present tense.

Instructions for correct formulation

• In addition to the tense, there are other important points to consider when writing a thesis in relation to the wording. So you should avoid too frequent word repetitions.
• In order to be able to counteract the repetition of words, you can search for synonyms on the Internet or buy appropriate dictionaries with synonyms in specialist shops.
• You should also make sure that you do not use any nesting when formulating the individual sentences. Try to keep the sentences as short and concise as possible. In this case, it is best to think about the correct comma placement before writing.

If you want to study teaching at a university, you generally need the Abitur as an admission requirement. However, if you only have the vocational diploma, there are also a few options that you can use to get your desired place of study.