University Degree in Psychology

Syllabus

Syllabus 2024

The student will acquire the following competencies

First Year Syllabus 2024

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
BIOLOGICAL BASES OF HUMAN BEHAVIOR	BT	1 SEM	6
FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH	BT	1 SEM	6
FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT	OB	1 SEM	6
HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY	OB	1 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE LIFE CYCLE 1	OB	1 SEM	6
BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES 1	BT	2 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF AFFECT4ITY AND EMOTION	BT	2 SEM	6
RESEARCH METHODS AND DESIGNS IN PSYCHOLOGY	BT	2 SEM	6
PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES	OB	2 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE LIFE CYCLE 2	OB	2 SEM	6

Second Year Syllabus 2024

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES 2	BT	3 SEM	6
PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY	BT	3 SEM	6
ANTHROPOLOGY	OB	3 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MOT4ATION	BT	3 SEM	6
SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY	OB	3 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY CLINICAL AND HEALTH	BT	4 SEM	6
DATA ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGY	BT	4 SEM	6
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND HUMAN RELATIONS	OB	4 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS	OB	4 SEM	6
EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY IN FORMAL CONTEXTS	OB	4 SEM	6

Third Year Syllabus 2024

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY	OB	5 SEM	6
ASSESSMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY	OB	5 SEM	6
INTERVENTION PROGRAMS IN PSYCHOLOGY	OB	5 SEM	6
PSYCHOMETRICS	OB	5 SEM	6
THINKING AND LANGUAGE	OB	5 SEM	6
COMMUNICATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT	OB	6 SEM	3
FUNDAMENTALS OF NEUROPSYCHOLOGY	OB	6 SEM	6
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY I	OB	6 SEM	6
INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY I	OB	6 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGION	OB	6 SEM	3
ELECTIVE I	OP	6 SEM	3
ELECTIVE 2	OP	6 SEM	3

The student must take an itinerary (6 ECTS in 3rd year and 12 ECTS in 4th year)
I. Itinerary: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
PROJECTIVE TECHNIQUES	OP	6 SEM	3
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY	OP	6 SEM	3

2. Itinerary: PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
PERSONNEL SELECTION I	OP	6 SEM	3
TRAINING IN THE COMPANY	OP	6 SEM	3

3. Itinerary: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
SCHOOL AND FAMILY COUNSELING	OP	6 SEM	3
EDUCATION IN INFORMAL AND NON-FORMAL CONTEXTS	OP	6 SEM	3

4. Itinerary: SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
SOCIAL PROBLEMS	OP	6 SEM	3
DIAGNOSTICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	OP	6 SEM	3
Students will have the option to select their chosen subjects from the list of optional subjects included in the syllabus, with the specific options available from the University each academic year. This information will be published in the Syllabus book for enrolment. Similarly, the University reserves the right to open these elective subjects once the enrollment period has concluded, dependent on the number of students enrolled.

Fourth Year Syllabus 2024

SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY 2	OB	7 SEM	6
INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT IN PSYCHOLOGY 2	OB	7 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE COUPLE AND THE FAMILY	OB	7 SEM	6
PROFESSIONAL DEONTOLOGY AND BIOETHICS	OB	7 SEM	6
EXTERNAL ACADEMIC PRACTICES	EXT INT

It is a requirement for the student to take an itinerary (6 ECTS in the third year and 12 ECTS in the fourth year). Furthermore, in the fourth year, the student is required to complete two additional subjects, one from the seventh semester and another from the eighth semester.
Optional subjects that make up the itinerary:
1. Itinerary: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
INTERVENTION AND EVALUATION PROGRAMS	OP	7 SEM	3
3RD GENERATION THERAPIES	OP	7 SEM	3
CLINICAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGY	OP	8 SEM	3
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY	OP	8 SEM	3

2. Itinerary: PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK AND ORGANIZATIONS
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
TALENT MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONS	OP	7 SEM	3
SELECTION OF PERSONNEL 2	OP	7 SEM	3
DEVELOPMENT OF TALENT IN ORGANIZATIONS	OP	8 SEM	3
PSYCHOSOCIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	OP	8 SEM	3

3. Itinerary: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
SCHOOL PSYCHO-PEDAGOGICAL EVALUATION	OP	7 SEM	3
EDUCATIONAL INCLUSION AND INTERVENTION	OP	7 SEM	3
PEDAGOGICAL INNOVATION AND TEACHING ACCOMPANIMENT	OP	8 SEM	3
NEURODIDACTICS AND TECHNOLOGY FOR LEARNING	OP	8 SEM	3

4. Itinerary: SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
CRISIS AND EMERGENCY INTERVENTION	OP	7 SEM	3
ADDICTIONS INTERVENTION	OP	7 SEM	3
INTERVENTION WITH MINORS	OP	8 SEM	3
PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION	OP	8 SEM	3

OPTIONAL SUBJECTS OUTSIDE ITINERARY
SUBJECT	TYPOLOGY	SEM	ECTS
COMPLEMENTARY ACT4ITIES I	OP	7 SEM	3
COMPLEMENTARY ACT4ITIES 2	OP	8 SEM	3
From the list of optional subjects that make up the syllabus, students will be able to choose among the subjects that the University offers each academic year and that will be published in the book of Study Plans for enrollment. Likewise, the University, once the enrollment period is over, reserves the right to open these elective subjects depending on the number of students enrolled

Syllabus 2012

The student will acquire the following competencies

First Year Syllabus 2012

SUBJECT	CHAR.	SEM	CRD
FUNDAMENTALS OF HUMAN BIOLOGY	BT	1 SEM	6
FUNDAMENTALS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH	BT	1 SEM	6
BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES I	BT	1 SEM	6
FOUNDATIONS OF SCIENTIFIC THOUGHT	OB	1 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE LIFE CYCLE LIFE CYCLE I	OB	1 SEM	6
BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES 2	BT	2 SEM	6
HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY	OB	2 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF MOT4ATION	OB	2 SEM	6
BASICS OF GENERAL ANATOMY AND NEUROANATOMY	BT	2 SEM	6
COMMUNICATION, PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES	OB	2 SEM	6

Second Year Syllabus 2012

SUBJECT	CHAR.	SEM	CRD
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVIEW	OB	3 SEM	3
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY I	OB	3 SEM	3
FUNDAMENTALS OF GENERAL PHYSIOLOGY AND NEUROPHYSIOLOGY BT 3 SEM 6 THINKING AND LANGUAGE NEUROPHYSIOLOGY	BT	3 SEM	6
THINKING AND LANGUAGE	BT	3 SEM	6
DATA ANALYSIS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH	BT	3 SEM	6
TECHNICAL ENGLISH FOR PSYCHOLOGY	BT	3 SEM	6
INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY	OB	4 SEM	6
INTRODUCTION TO WORK AND ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	OB	4 SEM	6
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY 2	OB	4 SEM	6
METHODS AND DESIGNS OF RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY	BT	4 SEM	6
INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY	OB	4 SEM	6

Third Year Syllabus 2012

SUBJECT	CHAR.	SEM	CRD
BIOETHICS	OB	5 SEM	3
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE HUMAN RELATIONSHIP	OB	5 SEM	3
PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING	OB	5 SEM	6
LIFE CYCLE PSYCHOLOGY 2	OB	5 SEM	6
PERSONALITY PSYCHOLOGY	OB	5 SEM	6
PSYCHOLOGY OF HUMAN DIFFERENCES	OB	5 SEM	6
PSYCHOPATHOLOGY	OB	6 SEM	6
MODELS, TECHNIQUES AND INSTRUMENTS OF PSYCHODIAGNOSIS	OB	6 SEM	6
PSYCHOMETRY	OB	6 SEM	6
ELECTIVE I	OP	6 SEM	6
ELECTIVE 2	OP	6 SEM	6

All students will obtain the mention in Health Psychology. It is also mandatory to choose one of the following mentions (12 ECTS in 3rd year and 6 ECTS in 4th year)
I. Mention: CLINICAL INTERVENTION
SUBJECT	CAR.	SEM	CRD
THE CLINICAL ENCOUNTER AND THERAPEUTIC ENCOUNTER	OPT	6 SEM	6
IND4IDUAL, FAMILY AND GROUP PSYCHOTHERAPY	OPT	6 SEM	6

2. Mention: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
ASIGNATURE	CAR.	SEM	CRD
PUPILS IN NEED OF EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT	OPT	6 SEM	6
LANGUAGE ALTERATIONS	OPT	6 SEM	6

3. Citation: PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK
SUBJECT	CAR.	SEM	CRD
ASSESSMENT OF THE NEEDS OF THE COMPANY : PERSONNEL	OPT	6 SEM	6
THE PERMANENT TRAINING IN THE COMPANY	OPT	6 SEM	6

4. Mention: SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
SUBJECT	CAR.	SEM	CRD
SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL PROBLEMS	OPT	6 SEM	6
THE DIAGNOSIS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY	OPT	6 SEM	6
From the list of elective subjects that make up the syllabus, students may choose among the subjects that the University offers each academic year and that will be published in the syllabus book for enrollment. Likewise, the University, once the enrollment period is over, reserves the right to open these elective subjects depending on the number of students enrolled

Fourth Year Syllabus 2012

SUBJECT	CHAR.	SEM	CRD
PROFESSIONAL DEONTOLOGY	OB	7 SEM	6
MANAGEMENT OF PSYCHOSOCIAL AND PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION MODELS	OB	7 SEM	3
BIBLIOTHERAPY	OB	7 SEM	3
COUPLE AND FAMILY INTERVENTION	OB	7 SEM	6
INTERVENTION MODELS: PSYCHOLOGICAL SCHOOLS	OB	7 SEM	6
EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS AND INTERVENTIONS IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS	OB	8 SEM	3
HUMAN AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY	OB	8 SEM	3
EXTERNAL INTERNSHIPS	EXT INTERNSHIP	8 SEM	12
END OF DEGREE PROJECT	END OF DEGREE PROJECT	8 SEM	6
ELECTIVE 3	OP	7 SEM	3
ELECTIVE V	OP	7 SEM	3
ELECTIVE 4	OP	8 SEM	3
ELECTIVE VI	OP	8 SEM	3

All students will obtain the mention in Health Psychology. It is also mandatory to choose one of the following mentions (12 ECTS in 3rd year and 6 ECTS in 4th year). In addition, in the 4th year the student must take two more subjects, one from the 7th SEM and the other from the 8th SEM:
I. Mention: CLINICAL INTERVENTION
SUBJECT	CAR.	SEM	CRD
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY	OPT	7 SEM	3
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIMINOLOGY	OPT	8 SEM	3

2. Citation: EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
SUBJECT	CAR.	SEM	CRD
LEARNING DIFFICULTIES	OPT	7 SEM	3
SCHOOL AND FAMILY COUNSELING	OPT	8 SEM	3

3. Mention: PSYCHOLOGY OF WORK
SUBJECT	CAR.	SEM	CRD
PERSONNEL SELECTION	OPT	7 SEM	3
PREVENTION OF RISKS AT WORK	OPT	8 SEM	3

4. Mention: SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
SUBJECT	CAR.	SEM	CRD
INTERVENTION IN SOCIAL PROBLEMS I	OPT	7 SEM	3
INTERVENTION IN SOCIAL PROBLEMS 2	OPT	8 SEM	3

OTHER OPTIONAL
SUBJECT	CAR.	SEM	CRD
COMPLEMENTARY ACT4ITIES I	OPT	7 SEM	3
COMPLEMENTARY ACT4ITIES 2	OPT	8 SEM	3
From the list of optional subjects that make up the syllabus, students may choose among the subjects that the University offers each academic year and that will be published in the Syllabus book for enrollment. Likewise, the University, once the enrollment period is over, reserves the right to open these optional subjects depending on the number of students enrolled

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