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Faculty of Psychology
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Study Programmes
What makes studying psychology at SFU so special?
All degree programmes at the Faculty of Psychology are based on the same principles, objectives and values: fundamental training (Bachelor’s and Master’s programmes) is practice-oriented and takes place as far as possible in the immediate vicinity of our health care units (Psychological Outpatient Clinic and Child Psychology Centre). All courses with a practising character are held in small groups and our open-door policy ensures that students get individual and personal support from professors and assistants.
Studying psychology prepares students for a wide range of career opportunities. This wide spectrum of career prospects is matched by a broad range of research-based and research-guided teaching, especially in the Bachelor’s programme. In order to promote a readiness for interdisciplinarity from the very beginning, teaching is also offered in subjects that directly border on psychology: sociology, political science, historical anthropology, economics, etc. In contrast to the primarily natural science-oriented study programmes at Austrian and German state universities and colleges, the curricula of the psychology study programmes at SFU’s Faculty of Psychology are also more oriented towards social science, cultural science and the humanities.
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SFU Ball 2026 | Sigmund Freud University Ball on 30 April 2026 at Vienna City Hall
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Wed.
11. Feb.
PSY | Studying Psychology – Online Information Event
11. February 2026, 17:00
Tue.
03. March
PSY | Online Information Event for the Master Emphasis in Business & Economic Psychology
03. March 2026, 18:00
Fri.
24. April
Long Night of Research @SFU
24. April 2026, 17:00
Wed.
27. May
PSY | Research Workshop on Qualitative Methods
27. May 2026, 10:00
Events
Events
Wed.
11. Feb.
PSY | Studying Psychology – Online Information Event
11. February 2026, 17:00
Tue.
03. March
PSY | Online Information Event for the Master Emphasis in Business & Economic Psychology
03. March 2026, 18:00
Fri.
24. April
Long Night of Research @SFU
24. April 2026, 17:00
Wed.
27. May
PSY | Research Workshop on Qualitative Methods
27. May 2026, 10:00
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Publications
Zeldovich, M., Pieh, C., & Humer, E. (2025). Help-seeking and help-receiving behavior in the Austrian general population and the impact of self-stigma: A cross-sectional study.
Wrbouschek, M., & Hametner, K. (2026). Moral breakdowns and their (failed) repair: The role of socionormative concerns in ressentiment formation.
Kimmel M. (2026 ). The dynamic entanglement of bodily and cognitive aspects of skill: Assimilation or processual coalescence?
Scaini, S., Giani, L., De Francesco, S. et al. (2026). Standardization study of the Italian cognitive disengagement syndrome scale (ICDSS) in an Italian sample of school-aged children.
Walla, P. (2026). The Olfactory Origins of Affective Processing: A Neurobiological Synthesis Through the Walla Emotion Model.
Preti, E., Fanti, E., Di Pierro, R., & Frigerio, A. (2026). Clinicians' Perspectives on the Model of Trust Processes in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Evaluation.
Vlasak, T., Barth, A., & Augner, C. (2025). Don't feel comfortable in your own skin? The relationship between body dissatisfaction and social media use – A meta-analytical approach.
Pozzato, N., Saccenti, D., Moro, A. S., Sapuppo, W., Lamanna, J., & Ferro, M. (2025). Integrating EMDR with tDCS in obsessive-compulsive disorder: An opinion paper.
Garaus, M., Treiblmaier, H., Wagner, U., & Garaus, C. (2025). Innovating the experience economy: How novel technologies transform customer experiences
Forster P, Käsbohrer A, Cramer H, Frass M, Maeschli A, Stetina, B. et al. (2025) CIMUVET-survey: Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) use in veterinary practice in Austria and CIM education at universities in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
Publications
Publications
Zeldovich, M., Pieh, C., & Humer, E. (2025). Help-seeking and help-receiving behavior in the Austrian general population and the impact of self-stigma: A cross-sectional study.
Wrbouschek, M., & Hametner, K. (2026). Moral breakdowns and their (failed) repair: The role of socionormative concerns in ressentiment formation.
Kimmel M. (2026 ). The dynamic entanglement of bodily and cognitive aspects of skill: Assimilation or processual coalescence?
Scaini, S., Giani, L., De Francesco, S. et al. (2026). Standardization study of the Italian cognitive disengagement syndrome scale (ICDSS) in an Italian sample of school-aged children.
Walla, P. (2026). The Olfactory Origins of Affective Processing: A Neurobiological Synthesis Through the Walla Emotion Model.
Preti, E., Fanti, E., Di Pierro, R., & Frigerio, A. (2026). Clinicians' Perspectives on the Model of Trust Processes in Borderline Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Evaluation.
Vlasak, T., Barth, A., & Augner, C. (2025). Don't feel comfortable in your own skin? The relationship between body dissatisfaction and social media use – A meta-analytical approach.
Pozzato, N., Saccenti, D., Moro, A. S., Sapuppo, W., Lamanna, J., & Ferro, M. (2025). Integrating EMDR with tDCS in obsessive-compulsive disorder: An opinion paper.
Garaus, M., Treiblmaier, H., Wagner, U., & Garaus, C. (2025). Innovating the experience economy: How novel technologies transform customer experiences
Forster P, Käsbohrer A, Cramer H, Frass M, Maeschli A, Stetina, B. et al. (2025) CIMUVET-survey: Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM) use in veterinary practice in Austria and CIM education at universities in Austria, Germany and Switzerland.