Master's degree in General Health Psychology

The curriculum is designed on the basis of the provisions of the regulation of the profession of general health psychologist, and includes basic and specific modules, both of a compulsory nature, an optional module, an internship and the master degree thesis. The degree comprises 90 ECTS credits, which will be gained over a total of three semesters, each of which has a teaching load of 30 ECTS.

University master's degrees are official degrees awarded by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, in accordance with the requirements of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the guidelines set out in the Bologna Declaration. To access the official master's degree, you must hold an official Spanish university degree, or a degree from another country that is part of the European Higher Education Area. Access to master's degree studies is regulated by Royal Decree 822/2021, of 28 September.

These studies are also open to students with a degree issued by an education system outside the European Higher Education Area, who do not need to have it approved, provided that the level of training is equivalent to that of an official Spanish degree and that the degree gives access to graduate studies in the country of origin. However, admission does not in any case imply the convalidation of the degree or any other type of recognition beyond allowing the student to access master's and graduate studies at the University.

Phases of the admission process The admission process for university master's degree studies at the School is developed over three stages:

Pre-enrollment

Admission

Enrollment

Students can pre-enroll online (by accessing Pre-enrollment | Blanquerna or the pre-enrollment option for each course) and also in person at the school.

For online pre-enrollment, you will need to:

Sign up on the unique registration system and create a username (if not previously obtained) and follow the instructions to completion.

Make a payment of €100 (non-refundable fee for pre-enrollment rights and processing) can be made by credit or debit card, through a secure and confidential BBVA process. Alumni are exempt from payment.

Upload the required documentation through the document repository:

ID card (both sides), passport or NIE residence card

Resume

Postgraduate/master's degree accreditations (if you have a master's or graduate studies, please include a document certifying it, whether it is a certificate, degree receipt or ongoing record).

Accreditation of English level, where available

Academic record (certified or with verification code) of the bachelor's degree in Psychology

Degree or diploma receipt (certified or with verification code) of the bachelor's degree in Psychology

Admission and resolution criteria:

When pre-enrollment has been completed, the candidate will be offered a date for an interview with the coordinator of the degree, who will assess their suitability and resolve any doubts they may have about the course for which they are enrolling. Motivation, academic transcript and professional experience will be taken into account for the selection of students. Once the assessment is complete and the pre-enrollment period is over, the student will be informed of the result of admission and the enrollment procedure, where applicable

Prior to enrollment, the person concerned must upload the following documents to the document repository:

ID card (both sides), passport or NIE residence card

Resume

Postgraduate/master's degree accreditations (if you have a master's or graduate studies, please include a document certifying it, whether it is a certificate, degree receipt or ongoing record).

Accreditation of English level, where available

Academic record (certified or with verification code) of the bachelor's degree in Psychology

Degree or diploma receipt (certified or with verification code) of the bachelor's degree in Psychology

The assessment of the application includes the fulfillment of the following requirements to enroll in the master's degree and the following selection criteria:

Average grade of the academic record of the bachelor's degree in Psychology (1-5 points): Excellent 5, Good 3, Pass 1

Specific training and/or experience in the field of clinical and health psychology (0-2 points)

Eligibility for master's degree training (0-2 points)

Certified English level (0-1 point)

Enrollment formalization:

Enrollment formalization is the final procedure to obtain a place in the master's degree:

The date of enrollment formalization is communicated individually to the person concerned and can be done online.

After this, they have two business days to pay 50% of the total cost of the credits for which they have enrolled, by bank transfer or using a barcode at the bank; the remaining 50% is split into nine monthly installments, from October to June, payable by direct debit using the bank account indicated at the time of enrollment (Instructions for sending the signed SEPA document to Blanquerna).

Alumni of official qualifications from the School are given a 15% discount on the enrollment fee (non-cumulative discount) if they enroll full time and for all the credits that the qualification offers. Prices are updated each academic year. Once enrollment is complete, the amount paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.​

General conditions for enrollment:

Students who are admitted can choose between two forms of enrollment, depending on whether they already qualify for university admission:

Conditional enrollment: Students who have not yet obtained a bachelor's degree and who require a maximum of 9 more credits and/or the thesis yet to do can apply for this. For conditional enrollment, the student must be enrolled for the outstanding credits for their bachelor's degree.
Unless the student has passed the bachelor's degree giving them access, they will not be able to defend the thesis and, therefore, will not be able to obtain the master's degree.
To be eligible for this option, the person concerned must sign this information document in which they agree to the particularities of conditional enrollment.

Final enrollment - Final enrollment is when the person concerned has completed the admission pathway for the university master's degree.

When a student enrolls, a contract for the provision of teaching services is formalized between the student and the Blanquerna Foundation, which is legally binding from the time of payment. Payment includes the corresponding insurance and, for students under the age of twenty-eight, compulsory academic insurance. If a student declines to take up a place, he/she will lose in full any amount he/she has paid.

The student accepts the rules for the use of computer services established by the Blanquerna Foundation. The student's personal data will be included in an automated file under the responsibility of the Blanquerna Foundation, so that this contract can be formalized and fulfilled. Students should note that their data may also be used to inform them about the future activities of the Foundation, or for the institution to send them publications.

In accordance with the provisions of Organic Law 15/1999 on the protection of personal data, students have the right to access their data to update, rectify or cancel them, or object to their use, by sending a letter, indicating which right they want to exercise.

This section is a summary of the general conditions for enrollment. It is only for guidance and therefore has no contractual value. In the event of any discrepancy, the provisions of the general conditions for enrollment specified in the receipt generated at the time of enrollment will prevail; this receipt formalizes the contract between the student and the Blanquerna Foundation; students can consult it on the intranet whenever they wish.

Cancellation of courses:

The School cannot guarantee that a course will be available if the requirement for a minimum number of enrollments is not met. In this case, the amount paid for enrollment and pre-enrollment will be refunded in full.

Procedure to apply for the recognition of foreign degrees to have access to the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology (MPGS)

Recognition of foreign degrees to access the Master’s degree

In accordance with Organic Law of the University System (LOSU), any official foreign higher education degree in Psychology meeting the requirements established by Order CNU/1309/2018, of 5 December, is valid to access the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology.

The Resolution of 16 November 2023, issued by the General Secretariat of Universities, which makes public the Council of Universities’ Agreement that establishes recommendations to prove compliance with the requirements established by Order CNU/1309/2018, of 5 December, for the access to the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology for official foreign higher education degrees in Psychology, has clarified the way to prove and verify these requirements. This Resolution was published in the Official State Gazette (BOE) on 14 December.

Consequently, to meet the criteria to access the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology at Blanquerna-URL with a foreign degree, applicants must follow the steps described below:

• Submit the application for the recognition of foreign degrees to access the Master’s Degree in General Health Psychology MPGS, pay a fee of €50, and upload the required documents to the Repository of Documents.
• Once the application has been submitted and the documents have been verified, Blanquerna-URL will send the documents to the Committee for the Recognition of Studies in Psychology (CAEP), which will decide with a result of Favourable, Favourable with Conditions or Unfavourable in two months at the most.
• Blanquerna-URL will inform the candidate of the resolution.
• In the case of a Favourable resolution, the candidate meets the criteria to access any master’s degree in any Spanish university.
• Please take into account that this process can last up to two months and is a compulsory requirement to access the Master’s degree; thus, you are recommended to submit this application as soon as possible.
• If your preference is FPCEE Blanquerna, you will have to apply for pre-enrolment to the Master’s within the established period and take part in the corresponding admission process.

Required documents:

1. Document that proves the applicant’s identity and nationality, issued by the appropriate authorities in the country of origin.
2. In the case of residents in Spain, a statement by the applicant authorizing to check and verify their identity in accordance with Royal Decree 522/2006, of 28 April, which suppresses the need to submit photocopies of identity documents in administrative proceedings of the General State Administration and its dependent or connected public bodies. Nevertheless, the applicant can expressly refuse consent; in this case, they have to provide a copy of their current identity document.
3. Degree certificate to be recognised, or certificate of its issuance.^[1]
4. Academic certificate of studies completed by the applicant to obtain the degree, including information about official duration of the degree programme in academic years, subjects taken, credit hours of every subject, and, if appropriate, the corresponding ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System).
5. If the application is filed by a representative, then this representation has to be verified with documents.
6. Statement of responsibility where the applicant declares the authenticity of the provided data, and having the original documents required in the proceedings. These documents could be requested by the competent body at any moment, as well as clarifications or, if needed, additional documents to check the requirements and study the application.
7. Application form to request analysis of academic record (download document).

All these documents have to be uploaded to the Repository of Documents.

For further information about this process, please contact [email protected].

For any doubts or queries about the pre-enrollment or enrollment process, please contact the School's Student Information and Orientation Service:
[email protected]

Compulsory professional internships carried out by the student in specialized centers.

The internship addresses general and specific skill sets of the master's degree, supervised by an advisor from the external center and by a professor-advisor from the university.

During their time at the internship center, the student has an advisor who supervises and monitors the activities they carry out there.

In the internship seminar the academic advisor conducts individual and group follow-ups. The contribution of the diversity of experiences enables the student to build knowledge, and integrate practice and theoretical reflection.

Fundació Vidal i Barraquer, Institut Universitari de Salut Mental (centres adscrits: CSMA St. Andreu, SRC St. Andreu, Unitat de Salut Mental de Collblanc, CSMA Montjuïc Sant Pere Claver Fundació Sanitària, CAS Garbivent, CSMIJ Coloma de Gramenet, HD Sta. Coloma de Gramenet, HD Badalona, CSMIJ El Prat Fundació Orienta, CSMIJ Montjuïc Sant Pere Claver Fundació Sanitària, CSMIJ Gràcia Fundació Eulàlia Torras de Bea, HD Gavà Fundació Orienta); Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme; Fundació Puigvert; Hospital Sant Joan de Déu (infantojuvenil-centres adscrits: Unitat TCA, CSMIJ Granollers, CSMIJ Mollet, CSMIJ Garraf-Vilanova i la Geltrú, Salut Mental Pediàtrica); Escola de Teràpia Familiar de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau; Hospital de dia de TCA de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau; Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili; Consorci Sanitari de l'Anoia; CorAvant, Fundació de Cardiopaties Congènites; CAS de Sants, Agència Salut Pública de Barcelona; CAS Nou Barris, Agència Salut Pública de Barcelona; CAS Sarrià, Agència Salut Pública de Barcelona; CAS Baluard, Agència Salut Pública de Barcelona; CAS Horta, Agència Salut Pública de Barcelona; Atenció i Investigació de socioadiccions (AIS); Centro de Terapia Familiar e Individual Sant Gervasi-Gràcia (CEPFAMI); Espai de Psicologia per l'Infant, l'Adolescent i la Família Alella; Hospital Universitari Dexeus; COS, Cooperativa de Salut; Institut Guttman; Centre d'Higiene Mental de Cornellà (CHMC); Amalgama7; Bruc Salut, SETCA, INA MEMORY; Centre CAPI; Residència Llar Argentona; SIMAsociación; ITA Argentona, Unitat de Neurodesenvolupament; Fundació Hospital de Sant Jaume i Santa Magdalena; CT Can Coll, Fundació Salut i Comunitat; Institut Carl Rogers; CAT Barcelona; Centre Mèdic Nen Déu; Unitat Salut Mental i Adiccions Badia del Vallès; Institut Català de la Salut; Contextca; IVI Barcelona; IPSIDE; iPsi; SYNA Espai de Salut; Clínicas CITA; Hospital de Día Infanto-Juvenil y Adultos Hospital Universitario Sagrat Cor (HUSC).