Employability

Cognitive Psychology in Communication and Health is a rapidly growing field that can be effectively integrated and applied in many different areas. These include health communication, management of human resources, social psychology, educational psychology, developmental psychology, clinical psychology, marketing and economics.

Students who graduate from the programme will take advantage of the extended network of research, health institutions and companies belonging or connected to USI and San Raffaele University Hospital.  Graduates will profit from these connections and have the chance to work in research labs and institutes, clinics, and governmental health organizations, NGOs or other health domains, schools, notable companies. The goal of this program is to train students to master psychology and cognitive psychology to a point that they can grasp the basis of human behaviour and communication and use this knowledge to develop practical applications, for example the design of novel and effective interventions to prevent disease and promote health.

The following data are based on the last USI Alumni Survey, carried out by the USI Career&Alumni Service and the USI Alumni DB.

 

1 year after graduation

Employed

100%

Time to job

2.3 months*

Salary
Average/100% gross annual salary in CH

CHF 60'000 (in Switzerland)
CHF 48'800 (all over the world)

*(37.5% before or immediately after graduation, 50% within 3 months)
   

Place of work

%

Switzerland - Ticino

26.7%

Other Swiss Cantons 10.5%

Italy

55.8%

Other Countries

7.0%

   

Industries (main)

%

Health care, Social Services

25.6%

Education and Research

24.4%

Pharmaceuticals, Medical Technology

9.0%

Media and Printing 5.1%

Human Resources Consulting

3.8%

   

Main Employment Functions 

%

Biomedicine, Medicine, Psychology

28.0%

Human Resources, Organization 26.0%

Communication, PR

13.0%

Teaching, Training, Academic Research

11.0%

Source: 2024 USI Master Survey (alumni 2023) and DB Alumni