Phd in PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCE

List of courses / activities for the first year

More information PLEASE, DOWNLOAD THE FILE WTH THE DETAILED PRGRAM During the first year, courses are mainly focused on parametric and non-parametric methods (structural equations, trend analysis, log-linear methods, cluster analysis, etc.); methods for adapation and validation of psychometric instruments, experimental designs, and techniques and methods in psychophysiological and psychological research. More in datail, the courses include: Scientific Englih (basic module), Epistemology and Philosophy of Science; Scientific Methods in Experimental Psychology; Programming for data analysis, graphics, and experimental stimuli (basic module). Method of choosing the subject of the thesis The training plan of the PhD program includes in the first year a critical review of the empirical literature on the topic on which the project that will be the subject of the final PhD thesis will take place. Admission to the second year Report on the advances in the bibliographic review work (about mid-year) Presentations to the Academic Board of the critical review of the literature on the subject, with eventual final approval. Report of the Tutor and Co-Tutor

List of courses / activities for the second year

More information PLEASE DOWNLAD THE DETAILED PROGRAM The courses of the second year are more focused on scientific publications, peer-reviewing , fundarising. More in detail, the coureses include: Scienfic English (intermediate module), Publishing in scientific indexed journals; Scientific Method in Experimental Psychology Method of preparation of the thesis The PhD training plan foresees in the second year the beginning of the first experiment on which the project that will be the subject of the final PhD thesis will take place. PhD students also have the obligation to publish (not necessarily in the second year) their review of the literature in an peer-reviwed journal (first authorship), plus the obligation of a second peer-reviewed publication. Admission to the third year Progress report of the first experiment (around the middle of the year) Presentation of the results of the first experiment to the Board, with eventual final approval. Report of the Tutor and Co-Tutor Documented attendance at the didactic activities of the Doctorate Documented supplementary activities

List of courses / activities for the third year

More information PLEASE, ALSO DOWNLOAD THE DETAILED PROGRAM The lectures/seminarsof the third year are mainly aimed at providing tools that allow the completion of the research programs and the publication of their results. In detail, it is divided into courses that include: Seminars relating to one's thesis; Fundraisng; Scientific English: article preparation, cover letter, response to referees, proof reading. Method of admission to the final examination The training plan of the PhD program foresees the beginning of the conclusions of the project experiments in the third year which will be the subject of the final PhD thesis. PhD students also have the obligation to publish (not necessarily in the second year) their review of the literature in a peer-reviewed journal (first authorship), plus the obligation of a second peer-reviewed publication. Final examination 1. Report on the advances of the thesis work (around the middle of the year) 2. Presentation of the final results to the Board 3. Report of the Tutor and Co-Tutor 4. Documented attendance at the didactic activities of the Doctorate 5. Documented supplementary activities 6. Sending the thesis to external reviewers. 7. Reviews and changes in relation to external evaluation. 8. Discussion of the thesis with a commission of 3 members, other than the evaluators and external to the Board)