Sigmund Freud University Milan, the university to study psychology in Europe
MORE THAN 5,000 students and a training offer that combines teaching activities with concrete clinical interventions, in psychology clinics, with psychotherapy services for adults and children in different languages, for a total of about 2500 users a year. The numbers of Sigmund Freud University, a private international university of Vienna with offices in Berlin, Linz, Ljubljana, Milan and Paris, are remarkable, and the characteristics of the course of study stimulating. Founded in 2005 with an international development program, the SFU is today an important point of reference for training, research and clinical activity in the psychological field. The campus of the Viennese headquarters is located in the Prater park, in a spectacular context of study and research.
SFU Milano is the Italian branch of the Sigmund Freud University. Since 2014, in the Lombard capital, it has offered a three-year degree course and a master’s degree course in Psychology, with the aim of training young psychologists through a cutting-edge international training course in step with the most modern technologies, oriented towards research and practice. professional. The University, on the Navigli, in the heart of the city, offers students the opportunity to become qualified professionals by attending small classes – made up of about 60 students, where the student is an active part of the lesson and can enjoy an open and direct relationship with teachers – and benefiting from a system of individual tutoring, practical experience in the classroom and daily dialogue with teachers. The courses take place between lectures, practical exercises, monographic courses, in-depth seminars and integrated courses, with a theoretical and a practical part.
On the research and international network front, the approach is based on the rigor of scientific research. Thanks to the collaboration with other student universities and colleges all over the world, he can access many projects and enjoy a one based on the continuous exchange between the traditions and experiences of Austria and the Italian ones, with study stays in Vienna, as well as an Austrian degree recognized by law in Italy. Most of the courses are held in Italian in Milan and for some periods in English in Vienna: in the three-year period a whole semester and during the master’s for a few weeks.
THE THREE-YEAR DEGREE
The three-year Degree Course in Psychology aims at training graduates with skills in the field of psychological sciences and techniques, with particular regard to research and professional opportunities in the world of Psychology. The three-year degree course is the Italian version of the Bachelorstudium Psychologie that Sigmund Freud University offers according to Austrian standards, to the three-year degree course in psychological sciences and techniques class L-24 of the Italian system, and provides for the achievement of 180 educational credits University (CFU), equivalent to about 30 CFU per semester.
THE MASTER’S DEGREE AND HIS 600-HOUR INTERNSHIP
The Master’s Degree Course in Psychology, on the other hand, aims at training master’s graduates with skills in the field of Clinical Psychology (diagnosis, planning, international consultancy), through a rigorous but profession-oriented preparation, with an international approach. This course is the Italian version of the Masterstudium Psychologie that Sigmund Freud University offers, corresponds to the Master’s Degree Course in Psychology class LM-51 of the Italian system and provides for the acquisition of 120 University Credits (CFU). There are three specialization fields in the clinical field: clinical psychology, clinical psychology of the developmental age, digital psychology.
The study program of the Master’s Degree Course provides for the completion of an internship lasting 600 hours, to be started during the second year in a structure that has an agreement with Sigmund Freud University. The curricular internship must be carried out with the tutoring of a professional psychologist of the affiliated structure, enrolled in the Register of Psychologists of the region of competence (Host tutor). There is also supervision by at least one professor from the University (University Tutor).
STUDENT SERVICES
DSA support
The Sigmund Freud University of Milan adopts specific measures for students with Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) certification. During the years of study, all the dispensatory and compensatory measures provided for by Italian law are provided and, at the same time, the University offers an educational tutoring service through which students can receive support to facilitate the correct development of their university career.
Tutoring
At the beginning of the course of study, each student is assigned a tutor, whose function is to follow the student in his academic career. The goal is to support a serene and progressive personal and professional development through a constant and continuous exchange. In particular, the tutoring service aims to facilitate learning and adaptation to university study and to foster the development of personal skills such as the ability to work in a team, problem solving and decision-making skills.
UNIVERSITY CLINICAL SERVICES
The University Clinical Services of SFU Milano were created to offer individualized psychological counseling of a cognitive-behavioral type, available to those young people who have emotional and relational problems, affective and behavioral disorders, difficulties in university and / or work life. The psychological interventions are aimed at the students of Sigmund Freud University and all the students of the other universities and are also available to all young people between 18 and 30 years of age. The service aims to offer the possibility of a discussion with a professional on personal, relational and study difficulties, to identify the most useful strategies to deal with the discomfort and to favor, when needed, access to care services in the area.