Phd in PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL NEUROSCIENCE

List of courses / activities for the first year

More information Courses: 5 CFU CoSAN Curriculum 1) Experimental methods in Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience (literature review, hypothesis formulation, experimental designs, experimental techniques); 2) Matlab course. POP Curriculum 1) Introduction to structural model equations in Mplus; 2) Analysis of variance; 3) Introduction to Mediation, Moderation and conditional processes; 4) Cluster Analysis; 5) Job Insecurity: Definitions, Measurement and Outcomes; 6) Values in organizational contexts; 7) Theoretical models of Personality development; 8) Theories and models in Personality psychology - part 1; 9) Advancements in research on burnout; 10) Scientific writing. Seminars and lab activities: 15 CFU Statistics on Mixed Models and Bayesian approaches. Research activities: 35 CFU Research and courses chosen by PhDs and approved by the board of Professors: 5 CFU Seminars for both curricula. Monthly lab meetings. Seminars, meetings and discussion with visiting scholars. Method of choosing the subject of the thesis Each PhD student is associated to a tutor that will help the student in each phase of the PhD project. The area and specific topic of the PhD project will be discussed and identified among the lines of research of the curriculum to which the student belongs to. Admission to the second year Passing to the next year of the PhD course is based on the following two criteria: 1) Achievement of a minimum of 40/60 CFU from seminars, courses and research activities. Only for the CoSAN PhD: participation to at least 8 out of 12 monthly lab meetings organized by the SCN lab (Prof Aglioti). Each PhD student is asked to present their progress in the research project they develop in at least 1 lab meting; 2) Approval by the board of Professors of the PhD.

List of courses / activities for the second year

More information Courses: 5 CFU CoSAN Curriculum 1) Statistics: Power analyses, theory 2) Statistics: Power analyses, implementation in R and simulation approches 3) Experimental methods in clinical-translational neuroscience (literature review, hypothesis formulation, experimental designs, experimental techniques); 4) Matlab course. POP Curriculum 1) Advanced course on Moderation and Mediation; 2) Growth curve models; 3) Multilevel Models; 4) Research Synthesis: An introduction, Meta-Analysis, and PRISMA Criteria; 5) Latent Profile Analysis; 6) Diversity in organizational contexts; 7) Theories and models of Personality research - part 2; 8) Twins and neuroscientific research; 9) Work performance determinants; 10) Scientific writing. Seminars and lab activities: 15 CFU VR course on environment and social context generation. Research activities: 35 CFU Research and courses chosen by PhDs and approved by the board of Professors: 5 CFU Seminars for both curricula. Monthly lab meetings. Seminars, meetings and discussion with visiting scholars. Method of preparation of the thesis Articulation of the experiments/studies for the final thesis dissertation: 1) Choosing the background model/s; 2) Data recording (experimental or field research); 3) Experimental hypothesis and preliminary statistical approach. Admission to the third year Passing to the next year of the PhD course is based on the following two criteria: 1) Achievement of a minimum of 40/60 CFU from seminars, courses and research activities. Only for the CoSAN PhD: participation to at least 8 out of 12 monthly lab meetings organized by the SCN lab (Prof Aglioti). Each PhD student is asked to present their progress in the research project they develop in at least 1 lab meting; 2) During the second year of their PhD course, students are expected to become more independent and responsible for their project. the research procedures, data acquisition and dissemination. Data recording are expected to be started and in an advanced state. 3) Approval by the board of Professors of the PhD. 4) Starting the set-up/stay at their partner external institution (national/foreign). The period abroad is expected to last between 6 and 18 month overall.

List of courses / activities for the third year

More information Courses: 5 CFU CoSAN Curriculum 1) Advanced experimental methods in Cognitive, Social and Affective Neuroscience (literature review, hypothesis formulation, experimental designs, experimental techniques) POP Curriculum 1) Sem multi-group and measurement invariance; 2) Multilevel models: advanced course; 3) Scientific writing. Seminars and lab activities: 10 CFU VR course on environment and social context generation. Research activities: 40 CFU Research and courses chosen by PhDs and approved by the board of Professors: 5 CFU Seminars for both curricula. Monthly lab meetings. Seminars, meetings and discussion with visiting scholars. Method of admission to the final examination In order to be admitted to the thesis discussion, PhD students must: 1) Have published at least 1 paper on an international (peer-reviewed) journal coherent with their project and/or the research lines of the PhD course; 2) Have finished the writing of their PhD studies; 3) Have received the positive evaluation from the external reviewers of their thesis; 4) Have performed a period abroad or at relevant institutions for their PhD project. Final examination Candidates will discuss their thesis in English, in front of a commission made by international experts on the topics of the PhD program.