Cognitive Processes and Technologies

Overview

The second-cycle (master-level) degree course in Cognitive Processes and Technologies, structured according to the different paths, is aimed at the acquisition of advanced theoretical and methodological knowledge in the field of psychology by adopting an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the mind-brain system, of the man-machine interaction and human interactions within the new social settings.

The perspective being adopted is based on an interdisciplinary approach mainly relying on online and multimedia teaching, which integrates socio-cognitive and clinical approaches with technologies in order to allow for a better understanding of human action.

In particular, the skills of analysis and co-design acquired during the study path may be used, especially, in the field of education, communication, and in the clinical one: in the interventions that envisage the use of technology in educational contexts aimed at developing skills and knowledge, in the communicational contexts aimed at the promotion and exchange security in the Web, and in clinical contexts aimed at the promotion of well-being and reduction of psychopathological risk in different stages of life.

The second-cycle degree course lead to professional prospects of various kinds identifiable within the following sectors:

• Local healthcare agencies;  

• Hospitals;

• Third sector associations;  

• Service cooperatives;

• School and training institutions;  

• Cultural centres for the promotion of the individual’s well-being;

• Centres for rehabilitation and intervention on disabilities;

• Agencies for the production of communication artefacts;

• Agencies for the production of multimedia products;

• Agencies for the management of events and organisation of cultural initiatives;

• Free-lance consulting activities;

• Psychological assessment activities.