
Do you want to get to know the Faculty of Psychology and Speech Therapy? What degrees do we offer?
The Universitat de València organises the “Conèixer la Universitat” programme with the aim of bringing the Universitat closer to high schools and showing future students its educational offer and services.
“Conèixer la Universitat” is an initiative of the Office of the Vice-Principal for Studies that is coordinated by the Information and Promotion Service (Sedi) and has the participation of the centres and services of the Universitat de València.
The aim of the Degree in Speech Therapy is to provide students with the theoretical and practical training needed in order to solve different problems related to the voice, hearing, speech and language (both oral and written). To accomplish this goal, students acquire skills learning about diverse aspects of biology, medicine, psychology, linguistics, pedagogy, etc.
Although speech therapy has only recently become a regulated profession, this legal status has led to the gradual consolidation of defined action areas for speech therapists. Institutionalisation of the speech therapist's figure within the health system and social welfare services is thus a rising process. Moreover, speech therapists can work in private clinics, which can establish agreements with the health and education industries.
Les ponderacions són els coeficients multiplicadors que s’utilitzen en el càlcul de la nota d’admissió a la titulació (NAT). S’estableixen segons la relació que existeix entre les assignatures examinades en les PAU i una titulació concreta.Poden ser 0, 0,1 o 0,2.
Les taules amb la ponderació que correspon a cada assignatura i grau són fixades per cada universitat.En aquest apartat del web podeu consultar les ponderacions vigents a la Universitat de València.
This degree provides training in the scientific knowledge necessary to analyse, explain and intervene in human behaviour with the basic skills and abilities in the individual, group and social spheres, in order to promote and improve health and quality of life. This includes training in the following aspects: psychological processes; stages of evolutionary development; biological foundations; and psychosocial principles of human behaviour and psychopathology. It also prepares you in the different methods of research and data analysis, as well as in the main methods of psychological assessment, diagnosis and intervention in different fields.
Graduates in Psychology apply the principles of psychology in individual, group and organisational settings. In addition, they have the necessary skills to identify and assess the needs and demands of the target groups and the relevant characteristics of people's behaviour, and can establish the goals of psychological action in different contexts, intervene and draw up the relevant psychological reports. They also promote health and quality of life in individuals, groups, communities and organisations in different areas (educational, clinical, work and organisations, and community) according to ethical obligations.
Les ponderacions són els coeficients multiplicadors que s’utilitzen en el càlcul de la nota d’admissió a la titulació (NAT). S’estableixen segons la relació que existeix entre les assignatures examinades en les PAU i una titulació concreta.Poden ser 0, 0,1 o 0,2.
Les taules amb la ponderació que correspon a cada assignatura i grau són fixades per cada universitat.En aquest apartat del web podeu consultar les ponderacions vigents a la Universitat de València.
The international labour market is changing very rapidly, as are labour and organisational practices. The organisations need to understand these changes in order to be able to adjust to new developments. In order to meet organisational needs in the definition and creation of meaning and of different organisational practices, and to collaborate in the interventions that organisations carry out, professionals in occupational psychology and organisations need to develop research skills, both basic and applied.
Because of that, the International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organisational Psychology should provide students with an in-depth knowledge of different types of relevant research in both academic and professional settings, and should familiarise them with the different modalities of such research (e.g. research on evaluation, research on innovation and development, research on organisational interventions, etc.) Different types of research have specific methodological requirements and require researchers to identify and engage with the context in which they operate.
Thus, some of the specific competencies of researchers seeking to have a significant impact on their results in terms of innovation and development require transferring laboratory results to larger organisations, designing evidence-based interventions, valorising and commercialising research results, communicating and disseminating research results in various media and through diverse channels, and interacting with entrepreneurs and business people, among other socially relevant functions and tasks.
The International Joint Master of Research in Work and Organisational Psychology which is proposed, with a full research orientation, aims to train professionals in occupational psychology and organisations according to the “scientific-innovative” model. As well as generating and producing research oriented to the scientific community, occupational psychologists and organisations must be able to engage in types of research that have an applied impact on society, organisations and their members.
(Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, as amended by the Royal Decree 861/2010):
In order to access the official Master’s Degree, it is necessary to hold an official Spanish university degree or another one from a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area which give access to Master’s Degree courses in the country that grants the degree.
Likewise, graduates from educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area may have access without having their degrees validated, after verification by the University that they accredit a level of training equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees. As well as they qualify in the country that grants the degree for access to postgraduate education. Access by this means does not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous degree in possession of the interested party, nor its recognition for other purposes than that of studying the Master’s Degree.
Candidates must hold this qualification before the start date of the Master’s Degree.
In both cases, it is recommended to have studied some curricular intensification, formative itinerary, specialty or mention related to Work Psychology, Organisations and Human Resources.
All information on the web www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/fpn/jointmaster
The recruitment and admission of candidates will be carried out by the Admission Committee, consisting of representatives of the three universities. The 30 places will be assigned to candidates in order of their scores according to the aforementioned criteria. It will be established a waiting list of 10 students.
Candidates must have obtained a university degree in Psychology, or a similar degree that, in the opinion of the Admission Commission, meets similar levels (at least 70 ECTS credits in Psychology and 30 ECTS in Research Methods and Statistics), prior to the start date of the Master’s Degree.
In addition, candidates must certify and advanced knowledge of the English language, according to the C1 Level of the Common European Framework or Reference for Languages (CEFR). In particular, the following certifications at that level will be considered:
· International English Language Testing System (IELTS): with a minimum score of 6.5.
· TOEFL Paper-delivered Test: with a minimum score of 575.
· TOEFL iBT; with a minimum score of 90.
· TOEIC: 720 minimum score for listening and reading, 310 minimum score for speaking and writing.
· Cambridge: Advanced (CAE) Grade C (scale180-184), First Certificate in English (FCE) Grade A (scale 180-184), First Certificate in English (FCE) Grade B (scale 176-179)
· or similar certification
Exempted from this requirement are those who have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in English at a university in the European Economic Area, those who have obtained a high school diploma or degree in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, UK, USA or South Africa, or those who have obtained the International Baccalaureate Diploma or the European Baccalaureate Diploma in English.
Candidates who meet these two requirements will be chosen by the Admission Committee, on the basis of their curriculum vitae, letter of motivation, academic results, letters of recommendation, and evidence of their level of proficiency in the English language.
Two members of the Admission Committee will hold an interview with the candidate. On the basis of the information gathered at the interview, the admission tests, and all the information collected, the Admission Committee will assess the level of knowledge and skills, attitudes and motivation of the candidates, and will apply the following selection criteria:
-Academic record of the Degree in Psychology.
-Motivation and willingness to acquire knowledge in the field of Psychology of Work and Organisations, based on the Motivation Letter of the candidate.
-Motivation and capability to critically analyse the basis for research in the specific field of Psychology of Work and Organisations, based on the structured admission Interview.
-Required communication attitudes and skills for the future career in areas of importance, based on the structured admission Interview.
-motivation and ability to carry out scientific developments in Occupational and Organisational Psychology; based on the structured admission Interview.
-openness and willingness to learn in different international environments; based on the structured admission Interview.
-excellent performance in the English language; based on the linguistic certifications provided.
All information on the web www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/fpn/jointmaster
This master's degree is run in collaboration with a consortium of 4 European universities and several non-European universities. It is supported by the Erasmus Mundus Programme (European Union) and has received the recognition of MOY (Mediterranean Youth Office) as an "Excellent" Master. The Master aims to train researchers and highly qualified professionals in the management and development of Human Resources, competent in the field of improving the quality of working life and the organization of jobs to make them more human and productive. These functions are essential in a society that pursues high competitiveness and sustainability through knowledge and human and social capital. In addition, the free movement of professionals and workers benefits from the management and development of high-quality human resources. For this reason, the training programme of this master's degree focuses on these strategic fields. It takes into account the following guidelines: 1) the European strategy in this respect (see "EU 20 Strategy", http://ec.europa.eu/eu2020); 2) the reference model and minimum standards of the European Curriculum in Psychology WOP-P, established by the European Network of Organisational and Work Psychologists (ENOP); 3) the main orientations developed by the EUROPSY model for the European Certificate in Psychology, supported by the European Federation of Psychologists’ Associations (EFPA), and for the European Advanced Certificate in Psychology WOP (EAWOP, European Association of Work and Organisational Psychology). In fact, the reports made by the EFPA and EAWOP (Working Group on the European Advanced Certificate in WOP Psychology) consider the WOP-P Master as an example of the specialised training that WOP psychologists should follow in Europe.The call for the E+ Scholarships and for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (2024-2026 ed) is open now.
More information available at: https://www.erasmuswop.org/
The partner institutions have a shared evaluation and selection protocol applicable to all candidates. Signed by the principals/presidents of the European partner institutions, the agreement establishes three obligatory entry conditions:
- A degree in Psychology;
- Full-time dedication
- B2 English level, as per the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Students must hold a valid visa or a residence permit if so required by national laws.
The call for the E+ Scholarships and for the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (2024-2026 ed) is open now.
More information available at: https://www.erasmuswop.org/
The mandatory criteria are degree in Psychology, commitment to full-time work and level B2 in English. Additional merits are
a) knowledge and experience related to work, organisational and HR psychology
b) motivation
c) knowledge of psychology and methodology
d) knowledge of the national languages of the Consortium countries.
In summary, the prototypical profile of a "good candidate" would be a person with a good basic knowledge in the discipline, fluent in English, and committed to a training of excellence that is part of the philosophy of this Master.
A shared selection protocol has been developed, which the Master's Coordination Committee analyses every year to improve it. All members of the Consortium consistently use this protocol to evaluate candidates (fairness), which is directly related to the criteria that define a good candidate and whose information is accessible (transparency). Although the coordinating institution centralises the control of the process and some tasks (e.g. the reception of applications), all European institutions of the Consortium are involved in the evaluation of the applicants. The final selection decision is the responsibility of the Master's Coordination Committee (where all institutions are represented) and a unanimous decision is sought. A transparent and objective process of selection and admission of candidates is followed with five general phases:
a) "pre-selection": a check is made on the fulfilment of the obligatory requirements to access the Master
b) "decision of the final list of candidates": students who are not on this list are informed about the reason for exclusion
c) "selection of participants", using the protocol, in a meeting of the Coordination Committee of the Master
d) "communication": candidates are explained whether they are accepted or not in the Master
e) "confirmation" by the accepted participants.
This procedure allows for a transparent, effective, and objective application and selection process. There is no gender discrimination or discrimination against people with disabilities or special needs.
This Master’s degree allows graduates in Psychology to work as professionals.
The General Public Health Law 33/2011, of 4 October, regulates Psychology in the health field. Seventh additional provision. Regulation of Psychology in the health field.
This law states, among other things:
Graduates in Psychology will be considered as regulated and certified health professionals, under the name General Health Psychologist at graduate level, in the terms provided in Article 2 of Law 44/2003, of 21 November, on the Regulation of Health Professions, when carrying out self-employed activity or when employed by others in the health sector, provided that, besides the aforementioned university degree, they hold the Master’s degree in General Health Psychology.
This is an application-oriented Master’s degree, intended for the development of professional activity.
This Master’s provides students with advanced and specialised training in knowledge, attitudes and skills that allow them to work in the health psychology field. Moreover, it also intends to better the students’ critical and reflective capacities, resulting in an improvement of their professional practice and in the development and application of the knowledge included.
The Master’s focuses on the promotion, prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of all aspects related to the health and welfare of people. Students will also be provided with the scientific and professional bases of Health Psychology and in the basic skills specific to General Health Psychology.As provided in section Three. Requirements and duration, of the Resolution of June 3, 2013, of the General Secretariat of Universities, which publishes the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of May 31, 2013, which establishes the conditions to which the curricula leading to the obtaining of the official Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology that enables the exercise of the titled and regulated health profession of General Health Psychologist must comply with. In order to access the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology, it is necessary to be in possession of a Bachelor’s/Graduate Degree in Psychology together, where appropriate, with a supplementary training that guarantees that the interested party has obtained at least 90 ECTS credits of a specifically health nature. Graduates in Psychology who have passed curricula majoring in Health Psychology adapted to Order CNU/1309/2018, of December 5, which regulates the general conditions to which the curricula of the Degree in Psychology will conform, meet this access requirement by having a specialisation in Health Psychology in their official university degree. However, holders of Bachelor’s/Graduate Degrees in Psychology verified prior to the entry into force of the aforementioned Order CNU/1309/2018 have obtained at least 90 ECTS credits of a specifically health nature and, therefore, do not require additional training.
Admission with a foreign university degree
Following the implementation of Organic Law 2/2023 of 22 March, the seventh general provision of Law 33/2011 of 4 October General Law on Public Health, paragraph a) of Section 3 establishes that, “The official Spanish University Undergraduate Degree in Psychology, which does not, in itself entitle the degree holder to practice psychology within the Spanish health sector, is a necessary admission requirement for the Master’s programme in General Health Psychology. This requirement may also be met with an equivalent degree from an official foreign university that meets the requirements established in Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5 December, which regulates the general conditions with which the curricula of the Bachelor's degree in Psychology must comply, particularly with regard to the compulsory subjects related to Health Psychology
The above principle enables individuals from foreign education systems who hold an undergraduate degree in psychology from foreign education systems to apply to the Spanish university Master’s Degree Programme in General Health Psychology. However, these individuals must provide the proper accreditation in order to demonstrate that their prior studies meet the requirements established in Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5 December, in particular, the minimum requirement of 90 credits earned in compulsory modules related to Health Psychology.
Enforceable legislation:
Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5 December, which regulates the general conditions with which the curricula of the Bachelor's degree in Psychology must comply
Resolution of the Office of the General Secretary of Universities of 16 November 2023, publishing the Agreement of the Council of Universities, which establishes recommendations for the accreditation of compliance with the requirements set out in Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5 December, for access to the Master’s Programme in General Health Psychology with foreign university degrees in Psychology
Organic Law 2/2023 of 22 March of the University System
The application for the accreditation of the compliance of a foreign official degree in Psychology with the requirements established in Order CNU/1309/2018 must be completed through the following link:
The application period is open from 17 February to 15 April 2025 until 14:00.
The application process requires a fee of €155.22, to be paid by the applicant at the time of the accreditation request.
Required documentation for the application:
The applicant must provide, in a single compressed file, the following documents:
The official degree and transcripts must be legalised through diplomatic channels or, where applicable, by the apostille of The Hague Convention. This requirement does not apply to documents issued by authorities of the EU Member States or the signatories of the Agreement on the European Economic Area and Switzerland.
In the event that the required documents are issued in a language other than Spanish, the applicant must procure an official translation of these documents into Spanish that bear the translator’s official stamp.
The translation must be completed following the legalisation process of the documents, meaning that the official translation must also include any documents or texts accumulated in the signature legalisation procedure. In any event, providing an official translation does not exempt the applicant from providing the original document.
Application procedure
The procedure is adapted to the provisions set out in the Resolution of the 16 of November 2023 of the Office of the General Secretary of Universities.
Resolution
Once the procedure has been completed, the Universitat de València will issue a final decision in accordance with the proposal made by the Accreditation Committee of Psychology Studies (CAEP), which depends on the Conference of Deans of Psychology of Spanish Universities.
The decision can be:
A favourable decision allows the applicant to proceed with the application/admission process specific to the Spanish University Master’s Programme in General Health Psychology in any of the universities belonging to the Spanish university system.
A conditionally favourable decision allows the applicant to apply to study the remaining required credits in any of the universities belonging to the Spanish university system that offer the Undergraduate Degree in Psychology.
In order to complete the pre-registration procedure of the Universitat de València, applicants who have received a favourable decision must complete the corresponding pre-registration application by following the instructions laid out on the website.
Documentation will be required to guarantee that 90 ECTS credits of a specifically health-related field have been obtained, as specified in Section 4.2 of Annex I of Royal Decree 1393/2007 of 29th October.
Complementary training credits obtained in postgraduate training that meet the requirements established in Law 5/2011, of March 29, on Social Economy may be considered.
The complementary training course can be obtained by studying subjects of the Degree in Psychology by the UVEG that are linked with the areas of knowledge of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment and/or Psychobiology. Other subjects of this Degree with specific health content will also be considered. The subjects considered as complementary training course for this Master's Degree are specified in section 4.6 of the curriculum verification report.
Admissions will follow these criteria:
This Master’s degree allows graduates in Psychology to work as professionals. The General Public Health Law 33/2011, of 4 October, regulates Psychology in the health field. Seventh additional provision. Regulation of Psychology in the health field. This law states, among other things: Graduates in Psychology will be considered as regulated and certified health professionals, under the name General Health Psychologist at graduate level, in the terms provided in Article 2 of Law 44/2003, of 21 November, on the Regulation of Health Professions, when carrying out self-employed activity or when employed by others in the health sector, provided that, besides the aforementioned university degree, they hold the Master’s degree in General Health Psychology. This is an application-oriented Master’s degree, intended for the development of professional activity. This Master’s provides students with advanced and specialised training in knowledge, attitudes and skills that allow them to work in the health psychology field. Moreover, it also intends to better the students’ critical and reflective capacities, resulting in an improvement of their professional practice and in the development and application of the knowledge included. The Master’s focuses on the promotion, prevention, evaluation, treatment and rehabilitation of all aspects related to the health and welfare of people. Students will also be provided with the scientific and professional bases of Health Psychology and in the basic skills specific to General Health Psychology.As provided in section Three. Requirements and duration, of the Resolution of June 3, 2013, of the General Secretariat of Universities, which publishes the Agreement of the Council of Ministers of May 31, 2013, which establishes the conditions to which the curricula leading to the obtaining of the official Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology that enables the exercise of the titled and regulated health profession of General Health Psychologist must comply with. In order to access the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology, it is necessary to be in possession of a Bachelor’s/Graduate Degree in Psychology together, where appropriate, with a supplementary training that guarantees that the interested party has obtained at least 90 ECTS credits of a specifically health nature. Graduates in Psychology who have passed curricula majoring in Health Psychology adapted to Order CNU/1309/2018, of December 5, which regulates the general conditions to which the curricula of the Degree in Psychology will conform, meet this access requirement by having a specialisation in Health Psychology in their official university degree. However, holders of Bachelor’s/Graduate Degrees in Psychology verified prior to the entry into force of the aforementioned Order CNU/1309/2018 have obtained at least 90 ECTS credits of a specifically health nature and, therefore, do not require additional training.
Documentation will be required to guarantee that 90 ECTS credits of a specifically health-related field have been obtained, as specified in Section 4.2 of Annex I of Royal Decree 1393/2007 of 29th October.
Complementary training credits obtained in postgraduate training that meet the requirements established in Law 5/2011, of March 29, on Social Economy may be considered.
The complementary training course can be obtained by studying subjects of the Degree in Psychology by the UVEG that are linked with the areas of knowledge of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment and/or Psychobiology. Other subjects of this Degree with specific health content will also be considered. The subjects considered as complementary training course for this Master's Degree are specified in section 4.6 of the curriculum verification report.
Places will be allocated according to the sole criterion of priority of the average mark of the academic record of the Degree in Psychology.
The Master’s pretends to train professional migration experts. The intervention in such a complex reality, needs interdisciplinary programmes integrated in a coherent teaching body and its transnational extension to multiple views of the intervention. It is expected to train a professional with an integral vision of the migratory processes in the world, either among countries or in internal mobilities, produced by the unequal development in the countries, and the social violence, or the discrimination by race, sex and religion. One professional with respect for the human rights and who responds to the demands coming from the institutions in charge of the elaboration and the establishment of the different migratory policies. Therefore, the raised specialised training is aimed at different professional profiles that need a broad and global view of the migratory processes in the world. It is, then, a Master’s of which contents form a flexible and versatile profile.Civil servants of international organisations focused on: migratory flows, migratory politics, human rights, forced movements, demography and population studies, discrimination, racism, exclusion, ethnic groups and minorities, childhood and migration, refugee and political asylum and human trafficking. Technicians from local and state public administrations. Members of non-governmental organisations with support to migrant populations, displaced, refugees and human trafficking. Healthcare, education and social work professionals, lawyers and economists.
The international committee of the consortium shall study the pre-enrolment forms, on the basis of the following scales:
50% curriculum vitae (the students will be selected according to their academic record and secondly having coursed subjects relating to the content of the Master’s will be valued), 10% of cover letters, 30% interview by the international committee of the consortium and 10% of considerations according to the academic lines of the Master’s (interventions and professional practice in the migrations area will be taken into account).
This Master’s degree aims to train graduates with a level of excellence in the area of the psychology of ageing and the elderly. Graduates are expected to: Possess advanced knowledge in the various disciplines of this area and in the theoretical and practical problems that this interdisciplinary area is now facing. Know, differentiate and critically evaluate the different trends and traditions of psychogerontology. Acquire skills and research for the development of assessment tasks, psychological intervention and/or research with healthy elder people, or with elder people who suffer from cognitive impairment or other age-related pathologies in different family and institutional environments.This Master’s degree is intended for people who hold an undergraduate degree or a licenciatura in Psychology, who are able to read scientific texts in English and who have the necessary motivation, attitudes and interpersonal skills to receive this type of training. It is also intended for people who already have some professional experience in any field of psychological intervention for the elderly.
Since the program is fundamentally aimed at the professional specialization of psychologists, the admission criterion is established as being in possession of a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Psychology, or equivalent foreign qualification.
Since the program is fundamentally aimed at the professional specialization of psychologists, the admission criterion is established as being in possession of a Bachelor's or Graduate degree in Psychology, or equivalent foreign qualification.
In all the Universities and to guarantee the equality of conditions for all students, regardless of the university where they study, the admission criteria will be as follows: a) Adequacy of the degree alleged for admission. b) Average of the academic file in the title of degree.
This Master’s provides advanced training, both academic and professional, in psychosocial interventions for children and family, youth, woman, social minorities, elderly and disability.
The specialisation in psychosocial interventions exists in major national universities and internationally recognised. Likewise, is one of the main lines of research in national plans of R&I in Spain.
On the other hand, this programme responds to a growing demand of the job sector, which either from Public Administrations, associatons, NGOs, private companies, or from the various programmes, services, centres , where psychologists are currently working, demand specialists trained in knowledge or specific methodologies, capable of handling the different collectives with psychosocial specific needs.
The licenciados and graduates in Psychology could access to the Master's Degree in Psychological Intervention in the Social Environment, without needing additional education.
The criteria to be applied in the selection of future students will be the following:
-Academic record and CV.
-To possess basic knowledge of the specific areas of this Master’s. For this reason, among the graduates will be considered those who have took the elective courses of the pathway “Introduction to Social and Community Intervention Psychology” and the licenciados (former Spanish undergraduate degree) who have took the elective courses related with these contents.
-Work experience related with the subject matters of the Master’s.
-Correlation/collaboration in research lines of the Master’s.
5 places of the Master’s will be reserved for students who wish to study on a part-time basis.
Drug addiction is the main public health problem in developed countries. Drug abuse affects the entire population, and illegal drugs are more prevalent among the younger population, which can cause disability and great morbidity for the suffering of many different diseases, including neuropsychiatric ones, of which we are still far from knowing what influences their cause and development.
Addiction is a chronic, relapsing disease, characterised by loss of control over the use of a substance by the patient. This substance (or behaviour) occupies then a prominent place in the person’s life, affecting not only the normal balance of their vital functions, but the homeostatic role of their behaviors and their environment, through the problems generated by the behaviours that this drug imposes on the person.
The health and social demand in drug addiction is faced by multiple professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses, etc.) from more generic specialties. However, the complexity of managing drug addicts requires a specialisation with strong multidisciplinary character. For psychology, professional development in the field of drug addiction may encourage future specialisation with various professionals, particularly of health sciences, which will improve the clinic projection and therefore the professional demands of the profession.This Master's degree is intended for holders of a licenciatura or undergraduate degree in Psychology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Social Work or Education.
Holders of a licenciatura or undergraduate degree in Psychology, Medicine, Pharmacy, Social Work and Education will be admitted to the Master’s Degree in Drug Dependence: Research, Treatment and Drug Pathologies.
The following selection criteria will be taken into account:
- The average mark of the academic record, to a 60%.
- Work experience related to the topics of the Master’s degree, of a minimal duration of six months, to a 20%.
- Taking free-elective subjects related to the Master's Degree, to a 20%.
If the demand exceeds the places available, the criteria will be weighed as follows:
1. Average mark of the academic record (A: 5 points, B: 4 points, C: 3 points).
2. Mark obtained in the optional subjects related to the contents of the Master's (A: 1 point, B: 0.5 points, C: 0.2 points).
3. Work experience related to the topic of the Master's degree: 1 point for each year.
4. Participation in collaboration grants: 1 point for each grant and year.
5. English qualification: B1 3 points.
The progressive increase in life expectancy and an ageing population have led to an increasing number of dependent elderly people.
Dependency is linked to disability since it implies the loss of a person’s abilities to perform everyday activities, regardless of the cause of the loss, which results in a situation of dependency. Reducing dependent care, especially elderly care, would constitute a limited vision of the problem. Age increases the amount of people at risk of developing a disability and therefore of becoming dependent, but there are other risk factors that can lead to a status of disability and dependence throughout the life of the person.
The needs that arise from dependency are met through Health and Social Care, which we define as "the integrated set of social and health services, public and private, which are aimed at the rehabilitation and care of people who are in different situations of disability that prevent them from engaging in everyday personal and/or instrumental activities. "
This population is expected to increase in the immediate future. The number of professionals working in the care of dependent people is very large. The training of these professionals is far from being the most appropriate, both because of its multidisciplinary approach (that is absent from conventional academic training) and the novelty of the phenomenon, emergence of new technologies, new methods and techniques of intervention, new knowledge on development and aging, etc.
The recommended applicant profiles are:
• Holder of a licenciatura in Medicine and Surgery
• Holder of a licenciatura in in Psychology
• Holder of a licenciatura in Philosophy and Educational Sciences
• Holder of a diplomatura in Nursing
• Holder of a diplomatura in Social Work
• Holder of a diplomatura in Social Education
Students who hold a new EHEA undergraduate degree similar to the above qualifications can also apply for admission.
In any case, students must have basic knowledge of Social and/or Health Sciences.
Students should also want to deepen their knowledge and skills required to specialise in the areas described, both for professional and research profiles. They should also be interested in social and health care in dependent people.
As general criteria, the following aspects will be assessed in the selection process:
- Degree (considering its affinity with the contents of the Master’s degree).
- Average mark on the academic record in the Licenciatura/Undergraduate degree
- Curriculum vitae (academic and professional experience, courses attended, research merits –participation in research projects, scientific publications, academic or research stays at foreign institutions, research experience, scholarships, grants or awards received,– and professional experience related to the content of the Master’s: social and health care in dependency.)
- The Academic Coordinating Committee can request a letter of motivation and a covering letter and a selection interview to assess the motivations, attitudes and interpersonal skills of applicants.
Social demands in Speech Therapy are not only reflected in the increase in jobs, but also through other indicators, such as the waiting lists for hospital services in Speech Therapy, which prove that they are insufficient, both in reference to their geographical distribution and the high rate of patients that cannot be treated; the demands in the field of education on the need for a greater presence of support staff, including speech therapists; and the demands of new services by other groups.
In addition, the aging of the population implies an increasing demand for speech therapy professionals to work in the field of degenerative diseases, in nursing homes and in other institutions to rehabilitate the language of the elderly. Speech therapy professionals are also being incorporated into other professional fields as a result of social demand: from professional voice users (singers, journalists, teachers) to rehabilitation services as a result of accidents, beyond traditional areas such as developmental disorders or language learning in childhood. Finally, many groups with very different special needs are demanding speech therapy services: people with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorders, multiple sclerosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, etc.The following priority levels are established for admission:
Priority level 1: Degree and/or certificate in speech therapy.
Priority level 2: Degrees related to education that include specialised subjects in care for people with needs derived from communication, language and/or speech difficulties; only in the event that the offer is greater than the existing demand for applications at priority level 1.
Priority level 3: Degrees in psychology, medicine, physiotherapy or psychopedagogy that accredit previous training in communication, language and/or speech disorders; only in the event that the offer is greater than the existing demand for applications at priority levels 1 and 2.
On the other hand, in order to be admitted to this Master's Degree, in addition to holding a university degree that allows access to the Master’s, students from non-Spanish speaking countries or from foreign education systems where the language of instruction is not Spanish, must certify a B2 level of Spanish, as defined in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).
Applications will be listed according to the priority of the degree of access and, within each level of priority, according to the academic record of the entrance degree stated in the application.