The purpose of the Master Degree is to prepare a new professional psychologist who is capable of dealing not only with the personal problems of individuals, couples and families, but also with work-related problems, their development in enterprises, institutions and non-profit organizations.
Aside from lectures, courses are characterized by active learning through exercises, role plays and group work.
Moreover, a curricular traineeship is provided within the two yeas of course work and is mandatory to acquire the title of clinical psychologist practicing in Italy.

The curriculum in Clinical Psychology has specific objectives, including:

• theories, methods, and techniques of dynamic, clinical, and psychopathological psychology, encompassing their epistemological premises and biological dimension and including the neuroscientific developmental aspects of the human brain;
• diagnoses related to traumatic levels and possible personality disorders with prognostic indications for potential treatments;
• indication of how to intervene to heal traumatic after-effects and how to establish a plan of treatment in case of personality disorders;
• mastery of the operational techniques that distinguish the key methods of clinical and neuropsychological intervention;
• capacity to plan and carry out interventions on individuals, couples, families, groups, and organizations, paying attention to the analysis of the relational, social, and cultural context in which psychological phenomena and clinical interventions occur;
• methods to design and implement research in the clinical field.

Laboratories, conducted in small groups, consist of exercises and real or simulated experiences related to the fields of clinical, dynamic, neuropsychological, and health psychology, aimed at imparting various competencies.
Extra-university activities and study stays at other Italian and foreign universities are included, in line with international agreements.

Finally, to obtain the master's degree in Psychology (class LM-51) qualifying for the practice of
psychology, the student must obtain two criteria:

1) carry out in a part of the Course - amounting to 20 CFUs – a Tirocinio-Pratico-Valutativo (TPV;
practical-assessment traineeship), in external facilities (16 CFUs) and internally (4 CFUs), which put
students in contact with professional psychologists working in the main areas of clinical intervention. The
TPV allows students to gain mastery and autonomy in the application of the main operational tools
available to the psychologist;
2) conduct a Prova Pratica Valutativa (PPV; practical evaluative Test), in Italian, of the professional skills
acquired through internship within the courses of study, aimed at ascertaining the candidate's level of
technical preparation for licensure, which precedes the discussion of the dissertation.
Those who achieve a passing grade on the in-course Tirocinio-Pratico-Valutativo (TPV; practical-
assessment traineeship) and a passing grade on the Prova Pratica Valutativa (PPV; practical evaluative
Test) are admitted to the final examination.