Knowledge and capacity to understand. The student will acquire the knowledge of: a) the social psychology of groups; b) the psycho-social theories and main research developments about the leadership; c) the psychosocial mechanisms of disinformation and fake news in the public sphere, in the contest of the digital transformation of news media.

Capacity to apply knowledges and comprehension. The student will acquire the ability to analyze and understand: the role of group membership in defining social identity; how identities emerge in a social context and the function of groups for social change; the phenomena of the leadership in the current time; the rise and the impact of the disinformation and misinformation in the public sphere.

Independent judgement. The student will analyze independently psycho-social phenomena concerning the ingroup and intergroups relations, leadership dynamics, and the processes of disinformation and misinformation in the public sphere.
Communication skills. The student will be able to communicate in a clear and concise way the themes presented during the course.
Learning ability. The student will be able to go deep into the themes presented during the course in an independent way.