Characteristics and Career Opportunities
The program, consisting of a single curriculum, spans three years. The standard academic workload for students corresponds to achieving 60 credits per year. A student who has completed 180 credits and fulfilled all program requirements may graduate before the three-year period ends.
Cultural and Professional Profile of Graduates
The program aims to prepare graduates with competencies in the sciences and techniques of Psychology, especially within the four primary areas of study, research, and intervention: general and experimental psychology, developmental and educational psychology, social and occupational psychology, and clinical and health psychology.
The educational objectives include the acquisition of systematic and current knowledge of biopsychological, cognitive, emotional, and social processes, as well as theoretical and practical competencies related to psychological research methods and techniques. Graduates should possess the following skills and knowledge:
- Foundational and specialized knowledge across all psychology disciplines, with a curriculum that allows students to gain specific expertise in one of the four aforementioned areas.
- Adequate knowledge of scientific research methods in psychology.
- Applied skills for psychological services in individual, group, and community contexts, as well as in social, organizational, and occupational settings.
- Information management skills.
- Intermediate proficiency in both written and spoken English specific to psychology.
Graduates should also develop learning skills necessary for advanced studies in psychology. To this end, students will engage in theoretical, skill-development, and methodological courses within foundational and specialized areas, as well as in relevant non-psychological fields that support the study of psychology.
The Bachelor’s Degree program curriculum includes common activities across all areas and specific activities tailored to individual study areas. Common activities include:
- Theoretical and methodological foundations of general psychology, psychobiology, physiological psychology, psychometrics, developmental and educational psychology, and social psychology (for a total of 45 common credits across four study areas).
- Understanding human relational dynamics from theoretical and methodological perspectives (total of 39 common credits across four study areas).
- Statistical methods and data processing using computing techniques (total of 15 common credits across four study areas).
- Knowledge in natural, human, and social sciences that provide scientific and cultural context for psychological disciplines (total of 12 common credits across four study areas).
- Intermediate English proficiency in both written and spoken language and specialized psychology vocabulary (total of 4 common credits across four study areas).
Thus, the total common credits across all curricula amount to 115, with an additional 12 elective credits and 5 final exam credits, totaling 132 common credits. The remaining 48 credits are used to acquire specific knowledge and competencies consistent with the four primary study, research, and intervention areas corresponding to the four curricula, organized into foundational, supplementary, and orientation activities that aid entry into the workforce.
Specific curriculum training includes:
- Clinical and Health Psychology curriculum: focuses on knowledge and skills in social and occupational psychology, dynamic and clinical psychology, and biological and medical sciences.
- Social and Organizational Psychology curriculum: focuses on knowledge and skills in social and occupational psychology, scientific technology, and quantitative methods.
- Developmental and Educational Psychology curriculum: focuses on knowledge and skills in developmental and educational psychology, biological sciences, and medical sciences.
- Experimental Psychology curriculum: focuses on knowledge and skills in general and physiological psychology, scientific technology, and quantitative methods.
Possible Career Opportunities
Graduates in Psychological Sciences and Techniques, upon registration in Section B of the Professional Psychologists Register, may work as Specialists in Psychological Techniques within social, organizational, occupational, and community service contexts. They can pursue these roles in public and private organizations, educational institutions, businesses, and non-profit organizations, either as employees or as independent professionals.
Access to Master’s Degree Level
The credits earned in the undergraduate program may be recognized for Master’s Degree programs in Psychology (Class LM-51) offered by the University of Florence, provided that students also acquire 10 additional credits in practical evaluation internship (TPV).
Currently, the undergraduate curriculum includes only 7 credits recognized for these activities:
- "Activities / Practicum in ..." (4 credits)
- "Psychological Assessment Workshop" (3 credits)
To help students make up the remaining 3-credit shortfall, the program offers (primarily to current third-year students) the opportunity to attend an additional course outside the main curriculum to complete the required credits. For further information
Last update
03.12.2024