Master Mind, Brain and Behaviour: Information for students
Note that this homepage provides information for students that are already enrolled in the Master's program Mind, Brain and Behavior.
If you are interested in applying for the program, please look here.
Orientation week for new students, Winter 2024-25
October 7-11, Orientation week for international students (https://wise.justus.digital/seite/international) including Master orientation days on October 10 and 11.
Find all slides of the introductory meeting after October 10 here.
FlexNow Registration for courses, Winter 2024-25
For the courses in winter 2024-25 you have to register via FlexNow between September 6, 2024 (7 am), to October 11, 2024 (8 am) (also compare the deadlines for "Psychologie" here).
If you're experiencing any problems with the registration, please get in contact with Ms. Robaniuk from the examination office immediately, Mail
FlexNow Registration for final exam modules, Winter 2024
Registration for the final exams is typically possible between 4-8 weeks after the start of each semester. You need to register for the final exam modules to complete a module!
For the final exams in winter 2024-25 you have to register via FlexNow between November 28, 2024, to January 31, 2025.
If you're experiencing any problems with the registration, please get in contact with Ms. Robaniuk from the examination office immediately, Mail
Registration of your Master's thesis
You can register your thesis at the earliest after the start of the lecture-free period of the 3rd semester. After registration you have 150 days to complete your thesis (and cannot submit earlier than 90 days after registration).
The prerequisite for the admission to the master thesis module (MBB-MA-TM) is to have registered for 1 core module, 4 theory modules and 3 application modules (see also here).
Current and upcoming possible admission dates (with corresponding thesis submission dates) and registration dates:
Mar 04, 2024 (Jul 31, 2024), Registration necessary before Wed, Feb 21, 2024
Apr 03, 2024 (Aug 30, 2024), Registration necessary before Wed, Mar 20, 2024
Jun 10, 2024 (Nov 11, 2024), Registration necessary before Wed, May 29, 2024
Aug 12, 2024 (Jan 08, 2025), Registration necessary before Wed, Jul 31, 2024
Oct 01, 2024 (Feb 27, 2025), Registration necessary before Wed, Sep 18, 2024
Dec 02, 2024 (Apr 30, 2025), Registration necessary before Wed, Nov 20, 2024
Feb 24, 2025 (Jul 23, 2025), Registration necessary before Wed, Feb 12, 2025
Apr 01, 2025 (Aug 28, 2025), Registration necessary before Wed, Mar 19, 2025
Jun 16, 2025 (Nov 12, 2025), Registration necessary before Wed, Jun 04, 2025
Aug 11, 2025 (Jan 07, 2026), Registration necessary before Wed, Jul 30, 2025
Oct 20, 2025 (Mar 19, 2026), Registration necessary before Wed, Oct 08, 2025
Dec 08, 2025 (May 06, 2026), Registration necessary before Wed, Nov 26, 2025
Information and registration form here and here.
You can remove a maximum of one module (with max. 8 CP) out of the theory or application modules from the calculation of the overall grade, cf. study regulations §15(3). For this, you need to submit the following request to the examination office, together with your thesis.
Timetable Winter 2024-25
Documents
For the study regulations, including the detailed course of studies and the practical training regulations, please see here.
Overview of the program
Elective Modules
All official elective modules are listed here. In addition to the listed modules, it is possible to attend 6 CP modules/courses from any other study program, however, only after consultation with your study coordinator and the respective lecturers. For enrollment and exam registration please follow the guidelines of the respective faculty.
For example, to register for Economics exams (module codes starting with 02-BWL) you have to stick to the registration periods listed at https://www.uni-giessen.de/fbz/fb02/service-fuer-studierende/service-center/ssp-downloads/termine (the timeline of all Economics exams is listed at https://www.uni-giessen.de/fbz/fb02/service-fuer-studierende/service-center/ssp-downloads/klausuren). Questions about registration for Economics modules can also be directed to pruefungsamt
Additional courses
If you want to participate in additional courses which are not part of the Master's program, and would like to include those courses in your final transcript of records, you have to register those with the study coordinator and the examinations office: before June 1 in summer and before December 1 in winter. For this, you also have to submit the course/module description to the examinations office for evaluation.
Practical Training Module
The Practical Training Module is typically completed in the third semester of the program. For details see the following documents by the Internship Office. Most importantly, you have to register the internship before its start. The registration in FlexNow is always possible during the final exam registration periods (see above).
1. Information on completing the Practical Training Module by the Internship Office
2. Internship Registration form
Note that you have to complete an internship report, specifically, a 5-page report with about 1 page of text (tasks/project/activities) and a multi-page documentation (e.g. photos of working equipment or experimental setup (e.g. eye tracker), excerpts from work samples or results such as data visualizations, graphical or physical products, screenshots, etc. with short captions and descriptions). Your internship report is not graded.
Note that also student assistant positions can be registered as internships. Finally, here is a list of people you can reach out to if you are interested in doing an internship with a particular industry partner:
DLR (German Aerospace Center) (please note that you need to apply early as the process might take months) : Florian Bayer, Mail
Mentalab : Prof. Dr. Katja Fiehler, Mail
Meta (please note that Meta typically only accepts PhD students as interns) : Dr. Alexander Göttker, Mail
Schlenk : Prof. Dr. Roland Fleming, Mail
SR Research : Prof. Dr. Karl Gegenfurtner, Mail
Thomas Recording : Dr. Stefan Dowiasch, Mail
VPixx : Prof. Dr. Katja Fiehler, Mail
Searching and applying for jobs
The international office of our university provides some information on searching or applying for a job during or after your studies at https://www.uni-giessen.de/en/international-pages/study/work/. To apply for student assistant positions during your studies, you can consider to apply directly to the respective lecturer or professor.
Contact
If you have any questions please contact the study coordinator Dr. Filipp Schmidt, Mail
Ressources
If you want to refresh your knowledge of Statistics, Psychological Research Methods or Visual Perception, here are some useful ressources:
1. Statistics
Video Lecture: Philippe Rigollet (MIT), 2016: Statistics for Application, https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-650-statistics-for-applications-fall-2016/video_galleries/lecture-videos/
2. Psychological Research Methods
Video Lecture: John Scofield (University of Missouri), 2019: Research Methods in Psychology, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj67_G3YLp4&list=PLP40c-AYgaWSw5oyZzJdfWK4vy62FGApr&index=1
or
Book: Zhong-Lin Lu & Barbara Dosher, 2014: Visual Psychophysics: From Laboratory to Theory (The MIT Press)
3. Visual Perception
Book: Brian Wandell (Stanford University), 1995, Foundations of Vision, https://foundationsofvision.stanford.edu/
or
Video Lecture (in German): Karl Gegenfurtner (University of Giessen), 2021: Wahrnehmungspsychologie, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfyM3MMa4nF1s8nkUgMQegCwgaZt8WIrb