Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

Academic calendar

The academic calendar shows the deadlines and scheduled events that are relevant to students, teaching and technical-administrative staff of the University. Public holidays and University closures are also indicated. The academic year normally begins on 1 October each year and ends on 30 September of the following year.

Academic calendar

Course calendar

The Academic Calendar sets out the degree programme lecture and exam timetables, as well as the relevant university closure dates..

Definition of lesson periods
Period From To
Sem. 1A Sep 24, 2018 Nov 10, 2018
Sem. 1B Nov 19, 2018 Jan 12, 2019
Sem. 2A Feb 18, 2019 Mar 30, 2019
Sem. 2B Apr 8, 2019 Jun 1, 2019
Exam sessions
Session From To
Sessione Invernale Jan 14, 2019 Feb 16, 2019
Sessione Estiva (Gli esami sono sospesi durante la Sessione di laurea) Jun 3, 2019 Jul 27, 2019
Sessione Autunnale Aug 26, 2019 Sep 21, 2019
Degree sessions
Session From To
Sessione Estiva Jul 8, 2019 Jul 13, 2019
Sessione Autunnale Nov 4, 2019 Nov 9, 2019
Sessione Invernale Mar 30, 2020 Apr 4, 2020
Holidays
Period From To
Festa di Ognissanti Nov 1, 2018 Nov 1, 2018
Festa dell’Immacolata Dec 8, 2018 Dec 8, 2018
Vacanze di Natale Dec 22, 2018 Jan 6, 2019
Vacanze di Pasqua Apr 19, 2019 Apr 23, 2019
Festa della liberazione Apr 25, 2019 Apr 25, 2019
Festa del lavoro May 1, 2019 May 1, 2019
Festa del Santo Patrono - S. Zeno May 21, 2019 May 21, 2019
Vacanze Estive Aug 12, 2019 Aug 17, 2019

Exam calendar

Exam dates and rounds are managed by the relevant Humanistic Studies Teaching and Student Services Unit.
To view all the exam sessions available, please use the Exam dashboard on ESSE3.
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Exam calendar

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Academic staff

B F L M O P S T

Berlanda Sabrina

symbol email sabrina.berlanda@univr.it symbol phone-number 0458028369

Burro Roberto

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Fiorio Mirta

symbol email mirta.fiorio@univr.it symbol phone-number +39 0458425133

Lipari Domenico

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Milana Marcella

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Ottaviani Maria Grazia

symbol email mariagrazia.ottaviani@univr.it

Pasini Margherita

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Scandola Michele

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Trifiletti Elena

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Study Plan

The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.

1° Year

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A
M-PED/01
Foreign language (B1 level) to be chosen between: English, French, German, Spanish
6
E
-

2° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen among the following
1 module to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/03
1 module to be chosen among the following

3° Year  activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021

ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen among the following
6
C
IUS/07
1 module to be chosen among the following
Training
9
F
-
Final exam
6
E
-
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
9
A
M-PED/01
Foreign language (B1 level) to be chosen between: English, French, German, Spanish
6
E
-
activated in the A.Y. 2019/2020
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen among the following
1 module to be chosen among the following
6
C
M-FIL/03
1 module to be chosen among the following
activated in the A.Y. 2020/2021
ModulesCreditsTAFSSD
1 module to be chosen among the following
6
C
IUS/07
1 module to be chosen among the following
Training
9
F
-
Final exam
6
E
-
Modules Credits TAF SSD
Between the years: 1°- 2°- 3°

Legend | Type of training activity (TTA)

TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.




S Placements in companies, public or private institutions and professional associations

Teaching code

4S00798

Coordinator

Roberto Burro

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

Period

Sem. 1A, Sem. 1B

Learning outcomes

General aims:
1) Knowledge and understanding of the psychological theories that explain attitudes and behaviors of individuals and groups;
2) Knowledge and understanding the psychological theories that account the fundamental processes of functioning and adaptation of the individual to the material and social environment;
3) Applying the theories on the functioning of individuals, groups and organizations to the reading and analysis of phenomena of learning and personal and social change.

Program

1) Psychology as a Science
What is Psychology?
The Birth of Psychology as a Science
Main Currents in the Development of Psychology

2) Methods and procedures of Psychology
The Scientific Method in Psychology
Ethics
Understanding the Search Results

3) Evolution, and Behavior Heritability
Development of the Science of Evolution
Natural Selection and Evolution
Heritability and Genetics
The Sociobiology

4) The Biology of Behavior
The brain and its components
Chemicals and Behavior
The study of the brain
The control of the behavior and physiological functions of the body

5) Learning and Behaviour
Procedures for the study of the basic processes of learning
Conditions necessary for learning
Results dell'Apprendimendimento
The cellular mechanisms of reinforcement
The behavior of subjects who have had multiple experiences of learning

6) The feeling
The sensory processes
The vision
Hearing
The taste
Smell
The bodily senses

7) The Perception
Brain mechanisms of visual perception
The perception of objects
Perception of Space and Motion

8) Memory
Sensory memory
The short-term memory or working memory
Learning and coding in long-term memory
The organization of long-term memory
Remember

9) The Conscience
Consciousness as a social phenomenon
Selective attention
The consciousness and the brain
Hypnosis
Sleep

10) The Language
The comprehension and production of language
The reading
The acquisition of language in children

11) Intelligence and Thought
Intelligence: global or multi-component?
The assessment of intelligence
The role of inheritance and environment
Thinking and problem solving

12) The development over the life
Prenatal development
Physical development and perception in the infant and childhood
Cognitive development in the infant and childhood
Social development in infant and childhood
The development of gender differences
Developing Moral
Adolescence
Adulthood and Old Age

13) Motivation and Emotion
What is the motivation?
Motivation and reinforcement
Aggressive behavior
Sexual behavior
Emotions
Expression and recognition of emotions
Feelings
The feeding behavior

14) Personality
Theories of Personality Traits
Psychobiological approaches
Approaches Sociocognitivi
The Psychodynamic Approach
The Humanistic Approach
Assessment of Personality

15) The Health Psychology
The social cognition
Attitudes: their training and their change
Stereotypes and prejudices
Social influences and behaviors of group
The interpersonal attraction and love

16) Lifestyle, Stress and Health
Cultural evolution: the choice of lifestyles and their consequences
Healthy Lifestyles and not
Prevent unhealthy lifestyles through self-control
Stress and health
Coping with the stresses of everyday life

17) The Nature and Causes of Mental Disorders
The classification and diagnosis of mental disorders
The anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders and dissociative disorders
Personality disorders
Disorders related substances
Schizophrenia
Mood disorders

18) Treatment of Mental Disorders
The Scientific Method in Psychology
Therapies introspective
Behavioral therapies, cognitive therapies and cognitive-behavioral therapies
The group therapy and community psychology
Biological therapies
The relationship between client and therapist

Reference texts
Author Title Publishing house Year ISBN Notes
CARLSON, N.R, et al. PSICOLOGIA. LA SCIENZA DEL COMPORTAMENTO. PICCIN EDITORE, PADOVA 2007 978-88-299-1919-2

Examination Methods

EDUCATIONAL MODE
The teaching methods consist of lectures dedicated to the transmission of the basic notions (as planned), key categories and fundamental application tools.
Moreover, thanks to the University e-learning platform, specific materials and updating readings of the subject discipline are proposed, where deemed useful.
Furthermore, throughout the academic year, the individual reception service managed by the teacher is available at the times indicated on the web pages (without having to set a specific appointment). Attending students will receive in the first lesson the complete calendar of educational activities with dates and topics covered in the lessons which are provided the timetable, the classroom and the indication of any suspension for academic reasons.
No program distinction is made between attending and non-attending students.

TEXTS FOR THE EXAM
CARLSON, N. R, et al. (2007). PSICOLOGIA. La Scienza del Comportamento. PICCIN EDITORE, PADOVA.

EXAMINATION METHODS
The exam taken during an official call will consist of a written test with sixty multiple choice questions to be held in one hour (3 alternatives for which only one answer is correct.) For the final judgment expressed in thirtieths, a correct answer has a value equal to 0.5 points, an incorrect answer has a value equal to 0 points, an answer not given has a value equal to 0 points).

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Type D and Type F activities

Modules not yet included

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Documents

Title Info File
File pdf 1 - Guida per lo studente - AGGIORNAMENTO 2022 pdf, it, 325 KB, 02/05/23
File pdf 2 - Guida per lo studente - AGGIORNAMENTO 2020 pdf, it, 212 KB, 02/05/23
File pdf 3 - Guida per lo studente - AGGIORNAMENTO 2013 pdf, it, 131 KB, 02/05/23

Graduation

Documents

List of theses and work experience proposals

theses proposals Research area
Progetto WITHSTAND- Supportare la resilienza negli eventi avversi in sanità The Human Mind and Its Complexity: Cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, philosophy of mind - Clinical and health psychology
Elaborazione di uno strumento per l’analisi dello stress lavoro correlato nella grande distribuzione e nel settore delle pulizie in provincia di Belluno Various topics
Il ruolo della fatica cognitiva nella prestazione motoria e nella percezione corporea: teorie di riferimento e strumenti di indagine Various topics
Il ruolo del predictive coding nella percezione del sé corporeo Various topics
Il trattamento psicologico nei disturbi neurologici funzionali: impatto su aspetti neurobiologici, cognitivi, emotivi e comportamentali Various topics
LGBTQ+ Social Psychology Various topics
Meccanismi dissociativi in popolazioni sane e patologiche: aspetti neurobiologici, psicologici e percettivi Various topics
Mindfulness e rigeneratività ambientale al lavoro Various topics
Restoring the self-environment relationship: mechanisms and applications of green space to reduce stress in information technology settings [RestStress] Various topics
Valorizzazione delle risorse del Demanio sul territorio. A partire da una sperimentazione sull’isola di Poveglia Various topics

Stage e Tirocini

Le attività che ci si aspetta il/la tirocinante curriculare in Scienze psicologiche per la formazione svolga presso gli enti che lo/la ospitano riguardano principalmente attività di affiancamento nei seguenti ambiti:

  1. Formazione, sviluppo, innovazione e gestione delle risorse umane;
  2. Orientamento scolastico e professionale;
  3. Ricerca, selezione e valutazione psicologica del personale.

Sono ritenuti ambiti adeguati le diverse agenzie per il lavoro, le agenzie di formazione, le agenzie di orientamento, le società di consulenza e tutti gli enti, le associazioni, le aziende, le imprese e, in generale, le organizzazioni che al loro interno operano attività di ricerca, selezione e valutazione psicologica del personale, attività di formazione, sviluppo, innovazione e gestione delle risorse umane e attività di orientamento scolastico e professionale. Anche enti di ricerca e Università dove si conducono studi e indagini su questi temi sono ambiti ritenuti adeguati.
Lo/la studente/essa sarà seguito/a da un tutor accademico e da un tutor aziendale. Alle attività di tirocinio sono attribuiti 9 CFU (pari a 225 ore).
Il tutor aziendale deve essere un laureato in psicologia anche non iscritto all’albo.

Linee Guida per lo Svolgimento dei Tirocini Curriculari

 


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