Major in Consulting, Coaching & Leadership / Business Psychology

In today’s increasingly technological and complex working environment, consultancy, coaching, and the development of leadership skills are becoming ever more important for individuals, departments, and entire organisations. As the complexity of the working world grows, so too do the demands placed on organisational and cultural development. An understanding of social and psychological factors is a key prerequisite for shaping sustainable development processes for the future.

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Key facts

  • Title

    Bachelor of Science (BSc) HWZ in [subject area]

  • Major

    Major in Consulting, Coaching & Leadership / Business Psychology

  • Start

    Spring (week 11) | Autumn (week 38)

  • Duration of Major

    Two semesters in the final year of study

  • Recognition

    34 ECTS credits in the specialisation

Target audience

You wish to take on the challenges of a specialist or managerial role at lower or middle management level, contributing in a mediating, coordinating and advisory capacity within the ‘sandwich position’ that this function entails.

Key advisory tools, your self-management skills, and the ability to think systemically and use AI as a valuable assistant in planning and process design enable you to help guide decisions, shape outcomes, and support change processes.

Hence the fields of application are equally diverse: sales and marketing, HR management, client advisory services, team member, assistant functions for decision-makers, project work and project management are just a few examples.

As machines get better at being machines, humans must get better at being more human.

Andrew J. Scott (British economist)

Major in Consulting, Coaching & Leadership / Business Psychology

In the final year of the bachelor's degree programme.

By choosing a specialisation, you build targeted, subject- and sector-specific expertise in your final year of study – focusing on exactly what will help you progress in your career.

Many professional skills can increasingly be taken over by AI, which on the one hand relieves people of certain tasks. On the other hand, the importance of interpersonal and psychological aspects is growing. Change has now become the norm; work is increasingly carried out in peer networks, and both organisation and culture must constantly transform..

All levels and functions are affected, and support for the process is provided both internally and, in part, by external consultants. Within this area of tension, ‘consultants’ operate by contributing their specialist expertise in a lateral leadership capacity. It is therefore all the more important that they possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling them to be regarded as equals.

Programme overview

Contents of the semester: Consulting, Coaching & Leadership

Based on a systemic approach to consultancy, possible methods and tools for independently designing a consultancy system, both with and without AI support, are developed. These include: clarifying objectives and observation, facilitation and reflection, peer case consultation and intravision, and agile methods such as design thinking or intervention techniques. Particular emphasis is placed on interaction and communication, organisational learning within networks and teams, as well as leadership coaching and diversity management. Last but not least, the ability for reflective self-leadership as a consultant plays a key role. Group dynamics, conflict management and team development, servant & ethical leadership, business consulting and personal branding are specifically explored from a consultant's perspective.

Contents of the semester: Business Psychology

In the business psychology semester, you will explore decision-making and the psychological factors involved. You will deepen your knowledge of occupational, organisational, and market psychology. You will apply insights from motivation and decision psychology to processes within companies and organisations, and examine their impact on social interaction.

Bachelor's degrees

This major is suitable for the following bachelor’s degree programmes.

Further information

Advice and application

We look forward to meeting you. We are happy to provide you with personal information about this major.

Helen Vogel & Andelina Jelenic

Programme Director and Programme administration
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