INTERPSY Psychological skills in intercultural settings

The Master in Psychological skills in Intercultural Settings provides specific knowledge on the following topics:

• Fundamentals of intercultural psychology
• Developmental psychology in intercultural contexts
• Cross-cultural neuropsychology
• Research methodology in inter- and cross-cultural contexts
• Clinical application to diversity 
• Social psychology concerning individual relationships 
• Social psychology applied to the labour market
• Social anthropology
• Musical expression in cultures
• Migration phenomenon 
• Human rights

The Master explores three different thematic areas: Theoretical fundamentals of intercultural psychology; On-field applications (school, work and community contexts); Clinical applications, assessment and intervention.

The Master in Psychological skills in Intercultural Settings is addressed to professionals working or interested in working in multicultural contexts, with a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent title. 

Career opportunities include: intercultural psychologist; intercultural educational counsellor; intercultural formator. 

The professional category is based on the regulations in force in the Country where the professional works, and on the title held when enrolling in the Master course.

The Master in Psychological skills in Intercultural Settings provides specific knowledge, organized in the following modules:

Module 1 – FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERCULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

It provides a complete understanding of intercultural psychology key concepts. The purpose is building the basic knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to understand and be effective in intercultural contexts, with a focus on psychology and communication.

Module 2 – INTERCULTURALITY IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY IN MULTIPLE CONTEXTS AND INDIVIDUAL CONDITIONS

This module provides theoretically sound observational and assessment skills, aimed at understanding the needs and promoting intervention on different developmental conditions (e.g. clinical, psycho-social or congenital) and in different cultural contexts. A cross-cultural approach is essential for every professionals relating to families and children, from birth to adolescence, both in inter-cultural settings and when practising in ecological contexts. 

Module 3 – CROSS-CULTURAL CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY 

This module explores the interaction between neuropsychology and culture-mediated learning processes, and tackles the challenges and strategies involved, including the adaptation of neuropsychological tools. It promotes critical thinking on how cultural factors may affect the onset of neurological and neuro-psychological issues, and provides strategies on how to conduct culturally suited assessments, by preparing students to work effectively in clinical contexts with patients from different cultures

Module 4 – RESEARCH, METHODOLOGY AND ANALYSIS IN CROSS-CULTURAL CONTEXTS

This module presents multiple research methods, adapted to intercultural studies and to handle multi-cultural databases. It covers several aspects, from the planning and data collection phases to the analysis, and prepares students to conduct significant and culturally sensitive researches in different contexts.

Module 5 – DIVERSITY-BASED CLINICAL APPLICATIONS

This module covers a series of topics related to clinical psychology, cultural psychology,

and diversity. The topics range from ethnopsychology and ethnopsychiatry to gender differences, and from migration-related phenomena to the role of cultural mediators. It emphasizes both the theoretical knowledge and hands-on applications in several clinical contexts.

Module 6 – INTERCULTURE IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

This module thoroughly explores the dynamic interaction between cultural factors and the different disciplines of social sciences. By exploring the connection between culture, society and human behaviour, it offers the right competences for researching and analysing the social challenges in several intercultural contexts. The program includes: interpersonal relationships, work contexts, anthropology, music and culture, migration, human rights.

The Master will be held entirely online, so that it can be followed by people residing in different Countries. Classes will be mainly on demand, through video lessons available on UniPD multimedia Moodle platforms, 24/7. There will be also real-time meetings between students and professors on Zoom. 

Video-lessons and meetings will be held between November and October, and will last one year.

Every module is developed through several classes (34). The course is held once a week, and every class includes one on-demand video-lesson, available one week earlier, a self-assessment test, and a (two-hour) meeting with discussion/practice with the professor, on Saturdays. 

Mandatory attendance for real-time meetings is at least 70% of the total hours.

At the end of each class, there will be a self-assessment questionnaire to test the knowledge acquired.

The Project Work includes the development of an empirical project, in a context of your choice, and agreed with the Master professor. The Project Work is mandatory for the final dissertation, which will be scheduled online in October, at the end of the Master.

The general ranking of merit for the academic year 2024/25 will be published on the Italian page of this Master according to the timing provided in the Call.