Master of Science in Psychology: Evaluation and Assessment

The personal and professional future of every individual is marked more and more by life-long learning. In such a context, there is a growing need to assess, on a regular basis, the learning potential and the skill and personality profiles of individuals. These assessments will be used in different areas such as admission to degree programs, the distribution of jobs, mobility in society, etc. The master’s degree program in psychology that we offer features key qualifications specific to the assessment field. It consequently gives access to sectors of activity that require the use of assessment tools and methods such as human resources departments, assessment centers, initial and continuing training centers, etc.

Learning outcomes

• Theoretical and methodological knowledge necessary to devise scholarly assessment studies.
• Development, choice, and application of assessment tools.
• Statistical and methodological knowledge and expertise are required to process and interpret data.
• Presentations, reports, assessments, and evaluations for various target groups.
• Acquisition of high-level skills in implementing and applying assessment mechanisms, whether in cognitive assessment, academic learning, professional skills, personality dimensions, or in any other area that could capitalize on psychometric measurement models and multivariate analysis methods.

Career prospects

• Departments of human resources
• Assessment centers
• Initial and continuing training programs
• Academic and occupational orientation
• Accreditation of prior experiential learning
• Medical and rehabilitation sector
• Public employment services
• Institutes for research in assessment