Università Roma Tre

The course aims to provide knowledge about the contexts and theories related to the psychology of work, forming the skills to analyze work behaviour and to interpret the complexity of the individual, structural, cultural, economic and social factors that influence and determine such work behaviour.
With the study of the Psychology of work the student will be able to achieve the following educational objectives.
In terms of knowledge and comprehension:
- to know the main theories of occupational psychology;
- acquire the theoretical and epistemological foundations of research applied to work contexts;
- to know the main methodological approaches used in the field of occupational psychology.
In terms of ability to apply knowledge and understanding:
- to be able to identify the needs of actors and stakeholders in the field of occupational psychology;
- to know how to define the main lines of a project of analysis of the working context;
- to be able to select procedures and techniques according to the objects and objectives of the analysis of the working context.
In terms of autonomy of judgement:
- identify the relationship between personal dynamics and decision making at the level of work organisation;
- identify the relationship between psychological elements and organizational policies;
- recognise the function of professional competence in relation to organisational culture.
In terms of communication skills:
- Being able to critically analyse the language used in the work context;
- Being able to elaborate a plan for the analysis of organizational needs.
In terms of learning ability:
- deepen one's knowledge using texts of a manualistic and scientific nature in the sector.