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Knowledge branch: Health Sciences

Area of knowledge: Behavioral Sciences and Psychology

Centre: Facultat de Psicologia i Logopèdia

Degree code: 2244

Master degree website: www.uv.es/pgs

Participating Universities: University of Valencia

Total credits of the degree: 90

Compulsory:36

Elective:12

Work placements/Internships:30

Final project:12

Years: 2

Places available: 80

 + 40 Ontinyent

Teaching modality: Presencial

Language teaching: ------

First enrolment credit fee:18.0€

First enrolment credit feefor non-EU and non-communicating students from abroad:36.0€

Academic Coordinating Committee: Francisco Atienza González (Director)
Carmen Dasí Vivó
Esperanza González Bono
Inmaculada Montoya García
Sergio Murgui Pérez
Alicia Sales Galán
Paula Samper García
Pedro Serrano Honrubia
Julia Aguilar Izquierdo (PTGAS)

Regulated professions for which the degree certificate qualifies: General Health Psychologist

Academic, scientific or professional interest: 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.