Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Bachelor's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	English
Awards	(Bachelor's degree in Psychological Science)
Course code	PS2192/000ZZ/2015

Tuition fee	€2,622 per year In order to accept your Offer at the University of Padova, you must pay the first instalment of tuition fees. Information on 2020/21 fees is not yet available, but the amounts will be more or less the same of 2019/20. The total amount of tuition fees due per each academic year can be significantly waived based on your “Equivalent Economic Status Index – ISEE”. For further information on how to obtain your ISEE and other income-based reductions, see: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€188 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the first instalment is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Secondary Studies diploma (or equivalent) Applicants must have attended school for at least 12 years. Applicants ending their secondary studies in a country where a university admission test is compulsory must also submit a certificate attesting that they have passed it (i.e. Concurso Vestibular, Gao Kao, Pruebas de Selectividad, Veveosi Prosvasis, etc.). SAT Test (Scholastic Attitude Test only; the optional Essay is not required). Non-EU candidates residing outside Italy can replace SAT with a cv-based evaluation (awards, language certificates, achievements etc.). However, priority will be given to candidates with a SAT test score. Make sure to check well in advance the available date for the SAT Test in the official website The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Language requirements	English Good command of English language

Other requirements	Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Places for non-European candidates residing outside Italy: 35 (4 Marco Polo Project)

More information	unipd.it/en/psychologicalscience

Overview

The Bachelor’s degree discloses one of the most intriguing contemporary domains, where theoretical study and experimental clinical activities are on the same level. Enhanced by seminars and workshops, it provides strong foundations in psychology subjects, such as brain and behaviour,
Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology and Communication, Clinical Psychology and foundations of Health Psychology.

Programme structure

1st Year

Compulsory course units:

• BASIC CONCEPTS OF PSYCHOLOGY (12 ECTS)
• BRAIN AND BEHAVIOUR (12 ECTS)
• DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (9 ECTS)
• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND COMMUNICATION (9 ECTS)
• PHYLOSOPHY OF SCIENCE (6 ECTS)
• PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHODYNAMIC PSYCHOLOGY (6 ECTS)
• BASIC RESEARCH METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY (6 ECTS)

Optional course units (students must choose one):

• ENGLISH IN INTERCULTURAL SETTINGS (6 ECTS)
• HUMAN SEXUALITY (6 ECTS)
• SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND HEALTH (6 ECTS)
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (6 ECTS)

2nd Year

Compulsory course units:

• PSYCHOMETRICS (12 ECTS)
• PSYCHOLOGY OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES (6 ECTS)
• WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (6 ECTS)
• CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (12 ECTS)

Optional course units (students must choose two):

• ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGY (9 ECTS)
• PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY (9 ECTS)
• NEUROPSYCHOLOGY (9 ECTS)

3rd Year

Compulsory course units:

• INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (6 ECTS)
• MATHEMATICAL TOOLS FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS (6 ECTS)

Optional course units (students must choose two):

• GENES AND BEHAVIOUR (6 ECTS)
• CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES ON ANTHROPOLOGY (6 ECTS)
• COGNITION AND SENSORY PERCEPTION (6 ECTS)
• PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE (6 ECTS)
• SPATIAL COGNITION (6 ECTS)

Additional activities

• COMPUTER SKILLS (3 ECTS)
• ACADEMIC ENGLISH (5 ECTS)
• INTERNSHIP (12 ECTS)
• FINAL EXAMINATION (4 ECTS)

Career opportunities

Graduates work in public or private bodies, in the field of education, and in enterprises and organisations of the third sector. Under the supervision of a professional psychologist graduates can work in services caring for the individual, groups, organisations and communities in promoting health.