Phd in PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE

List of courses / activities for the first year

More information The number of university credits have been rounded for each activity (courses, seminars, research activity, etc.) and is listed in the table aggregated for each different topic (1 CFU = 8 hours). Courses: 5 CFU Among these: Curriculum CoSAN 1) Methods for research in Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience (literature review, Hypotheses formulation, experimental designs, research methods); 2) R course for handling experimental data. Curriculum POP 1) Introduction to structural equation models with Mplus; 2) Analysis of variance; 3) Introduction to mediation, moderation and conditional processes; 4) Cluster Analysis; 5) Measure invariance - multigroup application 6) Research Synthesis: Review, Meta-Analysis, and PRISMA Criteria; 7) Scientific writing. Seminars and lab activities: 15 CFU Research activities: 35 CFU Activities autonomously chosen by the student and approved by the PhD board: 5 CFU Theoretical seminars for both curricula. Monthly lab meetings. Meetings with visiting scholars and seminars. Method of choosing the subject of the thesis Each student will be assigned a supervisor which will help the student develop their project and learning advancements. A topic will be chosen according to the research lines of the PhD programme. The thesis project will be agreed upon by the first three months from the beginning of the academic year. Admission to the second year Passing to the II year is based on the following two criteria: 1) Achievement of minimum 40/60 CFU by taking part to courses, seminars, and research activities. Only for the CoSAN curriculum: participating to at least 8 out of 12 lab meetings form the SCN Lab (Prof. Aglioti). Presenting the data of own research at 1 lab meeting; 2) Approval of the PhD board.

List of courses / activities for the second year

More information Courses: 5 CFU Among these: Curriculum CoSAN: 1) Statistical course on Power analysis; 2) Methods for research in clinico-traslational Neuroscience (literature review, Hypotheses formulation, experimental designs, research methods);. Curriculum POP: 1) Advanced course on moderated mediation and mediated moderation; 2) Growth curve models; 3) Multilevel Models; 4) Latent Profile Analysis; 5) Measure invariance - multigroup application 6) Scientific writing 7) Convergence and discrepancy among different informants Seminars and lab activities: 15 CFU Research activities: 35 CFU Activities autonomously chosen by the student and approved by the PhD board: 5 CFU Theoretical seminars for both curricula. Monthly lab meetings. Meetings with visiting scholars and seminars. Method of preparation of the thesis Development of the studies for the final dissertation: 1) Selecting a theoretical model; 2) Hypothesis and data recording (experimental and/or field research); 3) Preliminary statistical analyses. Admission to the third year Passing to the II year is based on the following two criteria: 1) Achievement of minimum 40/60 CFU by taking part to courses, seminars, and research activities. Only for the CoSAN curriculum: participating to at least 8 out of 12 lab meetings form the SCN Lab (Prof. Aglioti). Presenting the data of own research at 1 lab meeting; 2) During the second year, students are asked to become more independent in carrying their research. Data recording should be advanced during the second year. 3) Approval of the PhD board. 4) Period abroad in an Institution of minimum 6, maximum 18 months.

List of courses / activities for the third year

More information Courses: 5 CFU Among these: Curriculum CoSAN 1) Advanced Methods for research in Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience (literature review, Hypotheses formulation, experimental designs, research methods); Curriculum POP 1) Measure invariance - multigroup Sem 2) Advanced Multilevel models 3) Convergence and discrepancy among different informants 4) Scientific writing Seminars and lab activities: 10 CFU Research activities: 40 CFU Activities autonomously chosen by the student and approved by the PhD board: 5 CFU Theoretical seminars for both curricula. Monthly lab meetings. Meetings with visiting scholars and seminars. Method of admission to the final examination Admission to thesis discussion is based on the following criteria: 1) Having published a paper on a peer-reviewed international journal; 2) Having completed the studies of the project; 3) Having received the positive evaluation of the external reviewers and form their supervisor; 4) Having completed a period of study/research abroad. Final examination The candidate will discuss their thesis in English, in front of a committee composed of national/international experts in the area of the PhD programme research lines.