The course aims to provide students with the theoretical foundations of the psychology of language and communication, along with some tools for the analysis of spontaneous speech and non-verbal communication.
The course's objective is to build knowledge and skills useful for understanding and intervening in individual behavior, managing communication within and between organizations, and planning more effective public policies.
Additionally, the course intends to promote the development of critical thinking regarding how the use of language and adopted communication strategies can influence the social, political, and economic context, and the impact of new technologies on communication techniques, with related effects on behavior.

At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- Use the technical terminology specific to the psychology of language
- Identify the use of main communication strategies in various corporate and public contexts
- Recognize the connection between language, thought, and behavior, using it in different professional settings
- Generate logical reasoning and discourse, recognizing incomplete and biased reasoning
- Communicate scientific results clearly, comprehensively, and effectively
- Being autonomous in specialistic knowledge gathering and summarizing