At the Institute of Psychology, we focus our teaching and research on psychological principles and content that are important in the context of teaching and learning processes and education (especially in schools, early childhood and elementary education). This includes general psychological and developmental psychological principles, socio-psychological aspects of educational interaction as well as diagnostics (in particular performance measurement and assessment), intervention, counselling (for example in the case of learning, behavioural and developmental disorders) and evaluation.

In the self-image of psychology as a discipline, the methodological empirical foundation of psychological findings is particularly important. For this reason, we also teach fundamental aspects of research methodology. In addition to indispensable "classics" of psychological theories and approaches, current evidence-based psychological research findings are also addressed.

A large part of the professorial teaching is carried out in the . Specifically, the psychological and diagnostic basics as well as specialisations are covered in the associated modules of the Learning and Language specialisations from the Psychology department. Our institute also fully covers the teaching of psychology in the Engineering Education degree programme, from the Bachelor's to the Master's degree. The Institute's staff also contribute a large part of the teaching on the .