I have been awarded the degree of “Magister Soziale Verhaltenswissenschaften”. Am I entitled to call myself a psychologist?
No. The nature of the degree course in “Soziale Verhaltenswissenschaften” (offered by the Fernuniversität Hagen) has often been misunderstood in the past by students and colleagues. It is not correct to assume that the degree course is largely identical to a Diplom degree in psychology, differing only in its restricted coverage of clinical psychology. The psychological knowledge and skills provided by this distance learning course are not equivalent to those acquired during a “Diplom” university degree course; this means that the degree course must be considered equivalent to the study of psychology as a minor subject. A holder of this degree is not, therefore, entitled to use the title “psychologist”. Academic and professional titles may only be used which have been legitimately awarded – in this case “Magister” or “Sozialverhaltenswissenschaftler”. The rationale of this distinction is illustrated by the various degree courses in which psychology is studied as a minor subject (educati
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