Curriculum
*Theology Seminar Read
Theology courses are seminars in religious studies that explore religious and ethical topics from an academic and cultural viewpoint, promoting thoughtful discussion across diverse traditions.
First year
- Consumer health and Food Choice Psychology with field project
- Social and Community psychology of health and eating behaviours with field project
- Research methods for understanding consumption and health behaviours:
- 1. Mod. Qualitative methods
- 2. Mod. Quantitative methods
- Principles of agri-food systems and technology innovation:
- 1. Mod. Agri-food systems
- 2. Mod. Innovative biotechnologies
- 3. Mod. Food processing
- Human nutrition, consumer health and food safety:
- 1. Mod. Human nutrition
- 2. Mod. Consumer health and food safety
- Animal welfare and environmental impact assessment:
- 1. Mod. animal welfare
- 2. Mod. Environmental impact assessment
- Theology* (in Y1 or Y2)
Second year
- Clinical psychology of lifestyle with field project
- Psychology of decision making and wellbeing with field project
- Psychology of behaviour change to health promotion with field project
- Advanced analytics for psychology:
- 1. Mod. Advanced analytical techniques
- 2 Mod. Measurement models for psychological science
- Stakeholders and consumers engagement
- Organizational cultures and change management
- Principles of agricultural and food economics and marketing:
- 1. Mod. Principles of agricultural and food economics
- 2. Mod. Principles of marketing
- Sociology of food and health
- Internships and traineeships in companies, public or private bodies, professional orders
Career opportunities
The degree will train consumer and health psychologists who can work as consultants, freelancers, employees, etc. at:
- market, consumption, communication and public opinion research institutes;
- marketing- and communication-related services and business functions;
- national and international manufacturing companies operating in the food and pharmaceutical sectors;
- local and national institutions and bodies, hospital institutions, local-level health promotion and prevention services, other psychological-clinical contexts;
- non-profit organisations;
- foundations and consultancy companies active in the area of food consumption, prevention and health promotion and sustainability;
- training agencies;
- web agencies and media agencies;
- agencies and services for extended social communication (advertising, information, communication);
- consulting companies;
- educational services;
- freelance activity as a psychologist.
In addition, graduates are eligible for a doctorate, specialisation schools and second-level master's degrees.
Graduates in Consumer Behaviour: Psychology Applied to Food, Health and Environment are qualified to practice as psychologists.
Please note that:
- in order to work as a psychotherapist, it is necessary to have obtained a suitable qualification from a school of specialisation in psychotherapy or a university school of specialisation (Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore offers three of them).
- in order to work as a psychologist, it is necessary to be enrolled in Register A of the Order of Psychologists.
Programme dates
Classes for the academic year 2025/26 start on September 22, 2025.
The calendar of the Faculty of Agricultural, food and environmental sciences for the academic year 2025/26 will be published here in July.
Participation to the Orientation Event is highly recommended – Find details here!
Theology seminar
Students are required to attend theology teachings aimed at offering a reasoned and critical knowledge of the Christian message.