Studying at Psychology
Master's level education in psychology is primarily aimed at leading to professional competence in psychology. Teaching at the master's level is carried out partly in a multiprofessional teaching clinic. Bachelor's and Master's level studies in psychology are conducted mostly in Finnish. Some courses are offered in English; see the "Courses for exchange students" link below.
If you are coming to study psychology at the University of Turku as an Erasmus student, you can contact Senior Lecturer Mika Koivisto.
See also: Courses for exchange students
Postgraduate studies
Postgraduate degrees available in the discipline of psychology are the doctoral degree in psychology (available only to those who have completed a Master's Degree in Psychology at a Finnish university) and the doctoral degree in philosophy. Postgraduate studies can be completed either as a full-time researcher or while working elsewhere. All doctoral students at the University of Turku belong to the University of Turku Graduate School (UTUGS) and one of its doctoral programmes.
Doctoral students in psychology belong to one of three doctoral programmes: the Doctoral Programme of Social and Behavioural Sciences (DPSoc) in the Faculty of Social Sciences, the Doctoral Programme in Clinical Research (DPCR) in the Faculty of Medicine, or the Doctoral Programme in Inequalities, Interventions and New Welfare State (DPInvest) in the Faculty of Social Sciences.
All information on doctoral studies and how to apply is available on the websites of the doctoral programmes (see above). To apply, you need a supervisor who has agreed to supervise your doctoral research. See the list of our faculty members.
About us
Research at the Department of Psychology at the University of Turku focuses on cognitive processes and their brain mechanisms, as well as developmental psychology. Research at the department covers topics such as the prevention of school bullying and adolescents' peer relationships (KiVa School), student wellbeing in schools, humans as information processors (language comprehension, attention, executive functions), the neural basis of consciousness, dreaming, and early childhood development.
