FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND PSYCHOLOGY
Presentation
The Faculty of Education and Psychology was established at the end of the 2018-2019 academic year. The objective of the Faculty of Education and Psychology is to educate professionals in the field of education and psychology who are person-centered and inspired by the UFV mission, seeking to achieve the highest standards of excellence and integrity. Our faculty produces professionals who are qualified educators, teachers, and psychologists. They are trained to contribute to societal transformation by promoting human and community development.
The Faculty of Education and Psychology is committed to pursuing its teaching, research, and knowledge transfer activities with an open mind and a dedication to truth and goodness.
Currently the existing university degrees in the faculty are:
- Early Childhood Education
- Primary Education
- Social Education
- Social Work
- Psychology
- Dual University Degree Psychology and Criminology
In addition, from the 2020-2021 academic year, a dual university degree in Psychology and Criminology has been launched. And from the academic year 2022-2023 the university degree in Social Education. The faculty also offers two expert degrees:
- Diploma in Person-Centered Attention to Diversity.
Aimed at students and graduates of education university degrees. UFV Education students have the possibility of taking this expert degree simultaneously with their undergraduate studies. - Diploma in Methodology and Innovation in Research.
The INICIA program focuses on training young people interested in scientific research through an innovative and international educational proposal that covers the philosophical, epistemological, methodological and technical foundations of the scientific knowledge construction process
Students and professors, together with the administrative and service personnel, form a community that lives its professional vocation as a way of serving. We strive to form a team that stands out not only for its scientific knowledge but also for the integral formation of people.
Our common research objective is to advance in the understanding of the person in all its dimensions and from different educational and psychological perspectives. In the field of education we research mainly in: prevention and bullying, education in virtues, education in leadership and attention to diversity. In the field of psychology we research in physiology and neuropsychology, violence, interpersonal conflicts, clinical psychology and active aging.
Studies
The Faculty of Education and Psychology of the Francisco de Vitoria University offers the following university degrees:
- University Degree in Early Childhood Education
- University Degree in Primary Education
- University Degree in Social Education
- University Degree in Social Work
- University Degree in Psychology
- University Dual Degree in Psychology and Criminology
In addition, the Alumni of the Faculty of Education and Psychology can continue their training through other studies offered in other centers of the Universidad Francisco de Vitoria.
Studies
Graduate School and Continuing Education
- University Master’s Degree in Compulsory Secondary Education, Post-Compulsory Pre-University Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Language Teaching
- University Master’s Degree in Leadership and Management for the Quality of Educational Centers
- University Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology
- University Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology and Expert Degree in Systemic Intervention. Family and Couple Therapy
Consult the faculty’s calendar and schedules
Organization
Dean
Jorge López González
Management Team
Vice-Deanship of Research:
Vanesa Sainz López
Vice-Deanship of Academic Planning and Quality:
Elena Bernabéu
Vice-Deanship of Comprehensive Training:
Juana Savall
Vice-Deanship fof Comprehensive Training:
Álvaro Fernández Moreno
Director of University Degree in Early-Childhood Education
Director of University Degree in Social Education
Director of University Degree in Social Work
Director of University Degree in Primary Education
Laura Martín Martínez
Director of University Degree in Psychology
Clara Molinero Caparros
FACULTY RESEARCH COMMISSION
Members
Dean, Vice-Dean of Research, Directors of Education and Psychology University Degrees
Frequency
At least at the beginning and end of each academic year
Functions
Defines and evaluates the fulfillment of research objective
FACULTY QUALITY ASSURANCE SYSTEM MONITORING COMMISSION
Members
Dean, Vice-Dean of Academic Planning and Quality, Directors of Education and Psychology University Degrees, Responsible for Quality of the Degrees and Technical Vice-Dean of Quality
Frequency
At least 2, at the beginning and end of each academic year
Functions
Establishes quality objectives for the course, assess compliance with objective
ACADEMIC PLANNING COMMISSION
Members
Dean, Vice-Dean of Academic Planning and Quality, Directors of University Degrees
Frequency
At least 1, at the beginning of each academic year
Functions
Reports on regulations or academic issues
FACULTY COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING COMMISSION
Members
Dean, Vice-Dean of Comprehensive Training, Directors of Education and Psychology University Degrees,
Frequency
At least at the beginning and end of each academic year
Functions
Defines and evaluates the fulfillment of comprehensive training objectives
FACULTY INTERNATIONALIZATION COMMISSION
Members
Dean, Vice-Dean of Internationalization, Directors of Education and Psychology University Degrees
Frequency
At least at the beginning and end of each academic year
Functions
Defines and evaluates the fulfillment of internationalization objectives
FACULTY TEACHING INNOVATION COMMISSION
Members
Dean, Head of Innovation, Directors of Education and Psychology University Degrees
Frequency
At least at the beginning and end of each academic year
Functions
Defines and evaluates the fulfillment of innovation objectives
COORDINATION SECRETARIATS
Merche Faust
Raquel Márquez
Sara Villalón
Patricia González
University Life
Students Societies
We are young students from the University Degrees in Early Childhood Education, Primary Education and the University Master’s Degree in Teaching. We are committed to education because we believe it is a key driver of societal progress.
UFV Magda Arnold Psychology Students Club
Magda Arnold is a club of Catholic psychologists of the UFV whose mission is to promote training initiatives for psychology students that respond to the challenges that a Catholic psychologist has in the exercise of his profession, in the integration between psychology, Christian anthropology and faith to give a valuable response to the man of today.
University Life
Complementary Training Activities
First aid for the classroom
Conference on attention to diversity
Protection of minors
Career guidance conference
Seminar Educating in Virtues Affections, alliances, stories for an excellent life
The Encyclical, Laudato Si, as a basis for the Sustainable Development Goals
Research
Our objective is to enhance our collective understanding of the individual in all its dimensions, from a variety of educational and psychological perspectives.
Our research activities are focused on the following areas: prevention and bullying, virtues education, leadership education, personal competencies, attention to diversity, and teaching-learning processes. Furthermore, our research encompasses physiology and neuropsychology, violence, interpersonal conflicts, clinical psychology, and active aging.
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Simulation Centers
Gesell Chamber
The University Advanced Clinical Simulation Center of the UFV, in addition to offering its students the opportunity to perform in a safe and controlled way a practice analogous to the one they will perform in their professional practice, opens its doors to health professionals interested in integrating simulation in their continuing education using advanced facilities.
Computer Rooms
Laboratories with PC’s equipped with projector and screen, connected in network and with Wifi area. The laboratories are equipped with the following software packages (Macromedia, Adobe, Office, Quarxpress, Project and Frontpage). All for the development of various subjects related to these programs or otherwise.
Educational Software
All programs and software included in the different spaces described are for teaching, educational and practical use by students. See: Macromedia, Adobe, Office, Quarxpress, Project and Frontpage, Adobe Suite, Protools H, Autodesk Maya, AVID and Canopus, Adobe After effects, estructure, MAR FOR WIN.
Teacher’s Training Workshop
External and Institutional Relations
» You will complete an internship at one of the over 100 partner centers. Carreras Profesionaleswill assist you in identifying suitable work experience opportunities during your degree program.
These internships provide an invaluable opportunity for students to gain initial experience in their chosen field, while also allowing companies to assess their potential.
Quality
Discover the commitment to excellence that drives every step at our Faculty of Education and Psychology.
Because training those who will train, and caring for those who care, demands a quality that lives up to its vocation.
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