The degree in Psychology, Neuroscience and Human Sciences is a newly established 2-year Master’s level program organised by the Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences of the University of Pavia (DBBS) and by the Department of Humanities and Life Sciences of the University School for Advanced Studies (IUSS) Pavia. 

Pavia University, established in 1361, is one of the oldest academic institutions in Europe. IUSS is a member of the Federation of University Schools with Scuola Normale and Scuola Sant’Anna in Pisa.

This degree has its roots within the Italian Department of Excellence network.

It is an independent Degree, although equivalent to the Italian Laurea magistrale in Psicologia (LM-51), thus allowing all students to receive the qualification for postgraduate training and to the Albo degli Psicologi (Italian register for clinical psychology professionals).

Programme Details: 

This Master Degree program is a course of excellence providing high-level training and teaching, specifically focused on the interaction between psychology, neuroscience and human and social sciences that are connected to the investigation of the human brain and behaviour.

Two main curricula are present: Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience and Clinical Psychology and Neuroscience

In addition to psychological courses, students have the opportunity to choose one or more areas of interest including:

• Social and Forensic Neuroscience (coordinated by Gabriella Bottini and Nicola Canessa)
• Neurophilosophy (coordinated by Michele Di Francesco)
• Neurolinguistics (coordinated by Stefano Cappa and Andrea Moro)
• Neurocomputation (coordinated by Egidio D’Angelo), organised in collaboration with the Human Brain Project European Research Network.
• Psychology of Music (coordinated by Laura Ferreri and Tomaso Vecchi), organised in collaboration with the Neuromusic Network and the Mariani Foundation

Admission Requirements: 

In order to be admitted to the second-cycle degree course in Psychology, Neuroscience and Human
Sciences a candidate needs:

• A three-year Bachelor degree (in compliance with the educational system set out in Ministerial Decree 509/99 or prior, or Ministerial Decree 270/04),
• University diploma,
• another title obtained abroad and deemed acceptable.

Admission is granted to applicants who will obtain their degree within 15 December 2026 with the following credits reported in their academic career:

• in case of an EU diploma, min. 120 ECTS necessary to obtain the final degree,
• in case of a NON-EU diploma, at least 65% of ECTS necessary to obtain the final degree