MA/MS in Developmental and Educational Psychology

This two-year programme prepares psychologists grounded in developmental and educational psychology theory and research, able to apply and develop psychological assessment instruments and intervention strategies within education, training and social-assistance institutions serving people of different ages. Core subjects cover the developmental psychology of children, adolescents and adults, theories and paradigms of educational psychology, psychological counselling of adults and of children and adolescents, psychological assessment, the methodology of psychological research and data analysis, educology, team formation and management, and support work with groups facing a risk of social exclusion, finishing with a practice placement and the master's thesis, with electives in creativity-education methods or crisis prevention and intervention. Students build the ability to plan and interpret applied research and assessments, adapt or create new intervention strategies for different developmental stages, and communicate assessment results to interdisciplinary teams and to non-specialists, preparing graduates for roles as psychologists, psychology teachers, researchers or human-resource specialists.