Master's Degree in General Health Psychology
Academic year 2024-25
- New student profile and admission criteria
- Academic and professional goals
- Access to other study programmes and career opportunities
- Structure of the study programme
- Final Exam
- Evaluation criteria and exams
- Study programme leadership
- Composition of the Academic Committee for MPGS
- Credit Recognition and Transfer Committee for MPGS
New student profile and admission criteria
In order to be admitted to the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology, candidates must have a Degree in Psychology and, where applicable, supplementary training that ensures they have obtained at least 90 ECTS credits in specific health training (Order ECD/1070/2013 of 12th July that sets out the Requirements for Authenticating Official Master’s Degree Programmes in General Health Psychology that Qualify Graduates to Practise the Regulated Licenced Profession of General Health Psychologist).
In this sense, graduates in psychology who have passed curricula with a specialisation in health psychology, and which align with Order CNU/1309/2018 of 5th December that governs the General Conditions for the Curricula on Degree Programmes in Psychology, fulfil this entry requirement.
In turn, and in accordance with REACU Agreement (Spanish Network of University Quality Agencies) of 15th January 2020, graduates in psychology holding either four- or five-year degrees issued in Spain prior to Order CNU/1309/2018 also fulfil the entry requirements on the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology.
Additionally, students with degrees from any member state in the European Higher Education Area that are equivalent to five- or four-year undergraduate degrees in psychology, and who are able to accredit that they have completed at least 90 ECTS credits specifically related to healthcare or similar, will be eligible for this programme. *
Finally, students with degrees issued by an institution outside the European Higher Education Area that are validated as Spanish five- or four-year undergraduate degrees in psychology, and who are able to demonstrate that their training included at least 90 ECTS credits specifically related to healthcare or similar, will be eligible for this programme. *
The entry qualification of students who wish to be admitted to the master’s programme with an overseas qualification must be assessed by an external committee (non-UIB) that requires up to two months to issue its final decision. These students are therefore recommended to pre-register by 16th May 2024 at the latest (link to the calendar). With regard to any applications submitted outside this deadline, we cannot guarantee the committee’s decision will be issued sufficiently in advance for students to be admitted to the programme.
In addition to the usual pre-registration documents, these students must submit the duly filled-in record assessment request form to be committee. Students must submit the subject and/or area curricula or course guides, issued by the home university, indicated on the form in order for their record to be assessed.
Moreover, candidates' admission qualifications and academic records/transcripts must be duly authenticated and translated for pre-registration.
For more information, please see the Council of Universities Agreement (link to published agreement in the BOE [Official State Gazette]).
In any event, and as indicated in the Admission section of the Support Guide for Preparing Official University Qualification Accreditation Reports (undergraduate and masters) from ANECA (Spain's National Agency for Quality Assessment and Accreditation), overseas students shall accredit at least a B2 level (or equivalent) in one of the official languages of the Balearic Islands (Spanish or Catalan).
For overseas students who wish to participate in the master's programme without having obtained the 90 ECTS credits in healthcare-related training during their five- or four-year degree programmes, the university will consider taking elective healthcare-related subjects from the current undergraduate programme in psychology at the UIB as supplementary education for reaching the required number of credits, prior to admission into the master's programme. The Academic Committee for the Master's Programme will set the number of credits needed in order to attain the 90-credit requirement based on the student's transcript. Section 4.6 of this proposal expands on how this procedure is to be carried out.
Given that it is impossible to offer adequate practical training to large groups of students, a numerus clausus policy has been established. In this sense, students will be considered for admission as follows:
- Where the number of applications fulfilling the admission requirements is equal to or below the numerus clausus, all applicants will be admitted
- Where the number of applications fulfilling the admission requirements exceeds the numerus clausus, the following admission criteria will be applied, along with their respective weighting:
- Academic transcript: 50%
- Other merits (professional experience, a B2 level of English, scientific publications, grants, attending scientific meetings/conferences, etc.): 30% (Self-assessment template - CV)
- A personal interview: 20%. The content of this interview will be aimed at assessing applicants' personal skills (e.g. social skills, etc.), previous knowledge of health and clinical psychology, and their level of motivation. Although applicants' academic transcripts and other merits enable them to undertake subsequent training, this must be understood in a broad sense, i.e. in any area of psychology. However, since the programme enables students to practise a regulated profession and considering spots are limited, the interview aims to ensure, to the extent possible, selected students truly possess the principles, skills and knowledge to successfully pursue their clinical and health-related training. The aim is to minimise dropout and failure rates since, in addition to the inherent negative impact this has, many other students will have missed out on a spot on the programme.
The Academic Committee for the Master's Programme will be responsible for the admission process (see Section a) set out in Point 5.1. Descripción del Plan de Estudios [Curriculum Description]).
Where students disagree with any of the decisions, they may make an appeal to the programme coordinator, who will issue a report based on relevant findings and evidence. Students may then appeal the decision to the UIB Student Service.
Documents
Academic and professional goals
The objective of the Master's degree in general health psychology is to qualify General Health Psychologists, a profession defined by Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport Order of 12 June (Official State Gazette [BOE] of 14 June).
Access to other study programmes and career opportunities
Students holding Master's degrees in General Health Psychology are able to practice the profession of General Health Psychologist, regulated by Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport Order ECD/1070/2013 of 12 June (Official State Gazette [BOE] of 14 June).
Structure of the study programme
The study programme follows the guidelines established in Official State Gazette 142, resolution 6412 (BOE Núm. 142 de 14 de junio de 2013 - resolución 6412). The Master's in General Psychology Sanitaria concentrates the teaching of the four modules (basic, specific 1, specific 2 and specific 3) in two blocks of 11 weeks each.
The structure and subjects in the programme can be found in the subjects section of this web page.
Final Exam
Public presentation and defence of the Master's thesis (TFM)
Evaluation criteria and exams
Assessment criteria and exam information can be found in the course syllabi in the subjects section.