PhD in Mind Sciences
Duration: 3 years
Location: Department of Psychology
Coordinator: Prof. Gabriella Santangelo
Doctoral School: Human and Social Sciences
Administrative information: Dr. Sonia Viscusi
Admission procedures:
- Analysis of qualifications
- Oral test
- English language test
Admission procedures for students graduating abroad:
- Analysis of qualifications
- Oral test
The PhD programme in Sciences of the Mind is promoted by the Department of Psychology of the University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" and is characterised by the presence of a wide range of the following disciplines belonging to bibliometric and non-bibliometric fields such as General Psychology, Psychobiology and Psychometrics (M-PSI/01, M-PSI /02, M-PSI /03), Developmental and Educational Psychology (M-PSI/04), Social, Occupational and Organisational Psychology (M-PSI/05, M-PSI/06), Clinical and Dynamic Psychology (M-PSI/08), Computer Science (INF/01), English and Anglo-American Languages, Literatures and Cultures (L-LIN/12), Pedagogy and History of Pedagogy (M-PED/01), Sociology of Political and Legal Phenomena (SPS/11) and Legal Sociology, Deviance and Social Change (SPS/12). The PhD programme offers young researchers a training pathway that provides tools and methodological indications to address in an interdisciplinary perspective some central themes in the current study of the mind, understood as a complex system integrating biological, cognitive and social aspects. Therefore, the PhD programme enhances scientific competences and project skills in the field of psychological disciplines through an educational and research pathway. In addition, researchers and professors from the University of Lille (France) are an integral part of the college, so the PhD also has an international character.
Occupational opportunities
The PhD is aimed at both advanced research training and advanced vocational training (level 8 of the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning). Ph.D. graduates will primarily be prepared to independently conduct research projects in the field of psychological sciences using experimental methodology. They will be able to access university competitions and calls for research funding, both national and international, particularly in the field of psychological disciplines. Doctors will also be qualified for employment in private (such as IRCCSs) and public research institutes with an interest in the study of the mind and brain in normal subjects and patients. Other professional outlets are research agencies aimed at assessing the psychological characteristics of users, or agencies dedicated to personnel selection for industries or companies, or those involved in human resources management. Doctors will find it easy to operate professionally because they possess a working method that is indispensable for any application in the psychological, educational and social fields.
University Regulations for PhD students
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