Hallo zusammen,
habe gerade mein Motivationsschreiben zur Bewerbung um einen Masterplatz fertig gestellt und würde mich über Korrekturen, Anregungen und Tipps freuen…besten Dank!
Und hier nun das Schreiben 
Dear Sir or Madam,
First of all, I would like to introduce myself: My name is CCC, I am a bachelor student in psychology at the University XXX and I am XXX years old. I am applying for the research master with the specialisation in psychopathology at the University of Maastricht.
I decided to apply for this master program, because the offered combination between a preparation for a career in scientific research and a clinical training is of great personal interest. During my studies I found out that I am interested in both: research and clinical work. Since I would like to keep my opportunities open to make a training as a therapist or become a researcher I think that this program fits completely my future prospects. As it is written in the description of the program it seems to give a broad overview for an understanding of diseases. In my last term I attended a course in psychophysiology. We learned different methods of measuring physical components such as respiration, heart rate, blood pressure and so on and to link them to psychological processes. I would like to deepen my knowledge of the biological background of behaviour. For this reason I am especially interested in this program which includes the fields of genetics, psychological and neurobiological mechanisms.
In my study I attended different classes e.g. diagnostics, intervention, clinical psychology and biological psychology. As a result of my first two-and-a-half years in the bachelor program I identified the clinical area as the most interesting for me. To understand reasons for disease and to help people in finding there way out of aching state is one of my impulses. An internship I did in the psychiatry encouraged me to maintain my direction of clinical psychology. It was interesting to get to know how doctors and psychologists work together. Moreover, for me it is very important to understand how researchers work to transfer the findings into practice. The Master “Psychopathology” offers the possibility to get insights into research and to complete a clinical training which makes it so interesting for me.
Another reason why I would like to study in Maastricht is that I would like to improve my English and that I also like an international atmosphere. I spent my last semester at the University of Luxembourg. The multilingual and international atmosphere was inspiring. I believe that working in an international team is good to improve once personal development and I am interested in meeting persons of other cultures and backgrounds.
I would appreciate the opportunity to work and learn in a multidisciplinary team of researchers, including psychologists, psychiatrists, epidemiologists, and biologists. Since I think that these different perspectives are enriching.
Skills I can bring in the program are the ability to work in a team, diligence and openness.