Master's Degree in Neuropsychology and Education
Online
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
Key Summary
Specialize with the UNIR Online Master in Neuropsychology and Education
The Official Master in Neuropsychology and Online Education of UNIR is the only Master with which you will learn to optimize school performance and develop the talent of all your students in the classroom.
With this Master's you will discover the application of neuropsychology in the learning process and its contribution to the development of basic skills, such as the process of reading and writing, visual and auditory skills and other key aspects such as laterality, creativity in the classroom, etc.In a practical way, this Master in neuroeducation addresses issues such as:
- Will the student's reading comprehension improve if the student's eye movements improve?
- Does educational neuropsychology have an answer for attention deficit hyperactivity problems?
- Can I develop creativity in the classroom to enhance neurodevelopment? How?
- Can talent and high capabilities be detected? What programs can be applied in the classroom to properly serve these students?
- What factors of laterality influence mathematics?
- Does the development of basic neuropsychological skills help to improve disorders such as dyslexia and dyscalculia?Directed and supported by a reference faculty , experts in education, neuropsychology and child psychology, the Master provides you with solid, advanced and practical knowledge on the field of educational neuropsychology applied to learning, care, prevention, development and specific needs of the students.This official Master in Neuropsychology and Distance Education prepares you to adapt your classes in an effective way with the aim of improving school performance and overcoming school failure, as well as to provide an updated educational response to social demands. You will know how to design interventions oriented to the potential brain development of your students.A Master with a practical approach so you can use what you have learned in your class from the first day.
General information
- Credits: 60 ECTS
- Duration: 1 academic year
- Methodology: Remote, 100% online
- Exams: Attendance at the end of each semester
- Practices: Compulsory and face-to-face practices only in the professional itinerary
- Doctorate Access: This official Master's degree allows the incorporation to official doctorate programs
Methodology
The UNIR study method is flexible, personalized and effective. The methodology is based on online live classes and personal tutor to offer the best training.
The UNIR pedagogical model is effective because it is based on a totally online methodology so that each student can study at their own pace:
- Live online classes: There are classes scheduled every day of the week in the morning and afternoon so you can attend class when it is best for you.
- Online classes in deferred: If you could not attend a class or you stayed with questions, you can access all your classes in deferred. You can see them whenever you want and as many times as you need.
- Personal tutor: The first day you will be assigned a personal tutor. You will be in contact with him by phone and email. He will support you in your day to day and solve any doubts that may arise.
- Virtual Campus: Everything you need to study at UNIR is on campus: classes, teachers, classmates, the library, teaching resources, schedules, chat, forums and much more.
- Teaching resources: You will have access to different learning resources to complete your training: complementary readings, diagrams with key ideas, self-assessment test, etc.
Evaluation system
The subjects of this Postgraduate Course in Neuropsychology and Education will be evaluated through a final in-person test and continuous evaluation.
- Final examination in person (represents 60% of the grade): it has a basic character and only when the grade established for the pass is exceeded can the qualification be completed with the specific continuous assessment procedures established by each subject.
- Continuous evaluation (representing 40% of the grade) includes the following criteria:
- Participation of the student: it is evaluated having the use the participation in the virtual face-to-face sessions, in forums and tutorials.
- Works, projects and cases: this criterion evaluates the activities that the student sends through the virtual classroom, such as works, projects or practical cases.
- Self-assessment test: at the end of each subject, students can perform this type of test, which allows the teacher to assess the interest of the student in the subject.
- External Practices: a continuous evaluation will be carried out during the realization of the same both by a tutor assigned by the company and by the professor of the subject. The final grade will be obtained based on the following criteria:
- Evaluation of the external tutor: 40%
- Practice report, tutored and corrected by a professor at the university: 60%
- Final Master's Project: object of continuous monitoring by the director of the Final Master's Project, which will be the one that finally gives the final approval. The final evaluation will correspond to a commission composed of three professors from the knowledge area. The commission will assess not only the project, but also the oral defense of it. It will be evaluated as follows:
- Organization: Attend to the structure and organization of the Final Master's Project: 30% (it is the evaluation obtained from the assessment of the subject "Introduction to the Final Master's Project").
- Exhibition: Assess the clarity in the exhibition, as well as the writing and the capacity for synthesis, analysis and response: 30%.
- Content: The work's memory and all the rest of the supporting technical documentation will be taken as reference to verify the validity of the exhibition. The capacity of synthesis and its easy reading will be valued. The correction and clarity of the expression, both written and graphic, will also be assessed: 40%.
A curriculum to apply neuroeducation at all educational stages
The master's program provides you with specialized training in Neuropsychology and Education. All subject contents are constantly updated. You can choose between two branches, which have common and specific contents. This way you can choose the one that best suits your objectives and interests. The professional itinerary has a mandatory subject of face-to-face practices . The research itinerary is focused on greater research training in the educational field
However, both branches qualify for the doctorate and will provide you with the necessary training that any educational professional should have. This way you will be able to carry out the daily research that usually has to be carried out from classrooms, offices or educational centers . In addition, you can also start researching Neuropsychology applied to school learning processes.
Consult the distribution of subjects by semester and their contents, the skills to acquire, the learning methodology, the evaluation process, the associated bibliography and guidelines for study.
Professional branch
First quarter
- Visual and Auditory Functionality for Reading, Language, Languages and Learning
- Tactile, Motor, Laterality and Writing Levels
- Processes of Memory, Skills and ICT
- Neurolinguistic Processes, Difficulties and Intervention Programs
- Investigation methodology
Second term
- Multiple Intelligences, Creativity, Talent and High Abilities
- Dyslexia, dyscalculia and hyperactivity
- Internships (Internships)
- Master's Final Project
Research branch
First quarter
- Visual and Auditory Functionality for Reading, Language, Languages and Learning
- Tactile, Motor, Laterality and Writing Levels
- Processes of Memory, Skills and ICT
- Research Methodology I (Optional)
- Research Methodology II (Optional)
- Neurolinguistic Processes, Difficulties and Intervention Programs
Second term
- Multiple Intelligences, Creativity, Talent and High Abilities
- Dyslexia, dyscalculia and hyperactivity
- Master's Final Project
Professional practices
They are only carried out in the professional branch and are in person and mandatory . In them you will learn about the institutional, business and labor reality in the field of study. At the same time you will gain valuable professional experience.
They consist of 105 face-to-face hours in educational, specialized, early care centers, associations with specific educational intervention programs... with which UNIR has collaboration agreements in all communities.
To recognize the practices, 300 hours of experience are necessary in specialized centers that apply programs to improve neuropsychological processes related to learning and educational centers where neuropsychological programs are applied in psychological guidance and in the classrooms of Early Childhood, Primary and Secondary Education.
The Master in Neuropsychology and Education at UNIR will allow you to understand how the brain works during the learning process. You will be able to optimize school performance and enhance the development of talent and attention of all your students. Upon completion of the master's degree, depending on your original degree, you will be able to work in positions such as:
- Expert teacher in neuroeducation: with this specific training in neuropsychology applied to education, you will learn to use the most appropriate tools and techniques to improve both the learning and the cognitive and emotional development of your students. A regulated teaching for which it will be necessary to have academic training that qualifies to practice at the corresponding educational level.
- Counselors, psychologists and psychopedagogues who are experts in educational neuropsychology: you will intervene on the cognitive processes involved in learning and develop functions of prevention of school failure and dropout, identification of special needs, educational guidance and adaptation to diversity or psychopedagogical advice.
- Specialist in attention to student diversity.
- Advisor on educational projects based on Neuroeducation.
In addition, this master's degree gives you access to the doctorate . You will obtain the necessary knowledge to start researching Neuropsychology applied to school learning processes.
Professional profile
Put into practice the knowledge acquired in educational centers (Early Childhood Education, Primary, Secondary and Baccalaureate), guidance departments (as a child psychologist*) and specialized centers (in specific intervention programs). In these places you will be able to:
- Improve teaching procedures that optimize the learning and development of students, taking into account cognitive, emotional and social aspects.
- Guide in the detection of learning difficulties and adapt educational programs to the individual needs of each student.
- Develop higher functions and thinking skills, multiple intelligences and creativity through personalized and qualified attention.
- Support and guide the teaching staff in the design of neuropedagogical strategies to optimize the development of students' potential.
*In addition, profiles from psychology may incorporate new diagnostic instruments and carry out intervention programs for the development of neuropsychological skills related to school performance.
Skills that you will acquire in the Master in Neuroeducation
General competencies are the knowledge, skills and attitudes that will allow you to function in the educational professional field.
- Works with group and individual methodologies.
- Promotes attention to equality, emotional education and values.
- Promotes thinking skills.
- Work on tutoring and student orientation.
The specific skills are those that you will only acquire as a student of this master's degree and that are specific to neuroeducation.
- Specialize in innovation in new learning environments.
- Encourages two-way communication in classrooms.
- Transform information into knowledge.
- Learn about teaching adapted to the digital space.
Transversal competencies are not specific to a profession, but are broad-spectrum knowledge, skills and abilities that are applicable to different contexts and tasks.
- Achieve enriched educational processes.
- Manage learning difficulties.
- Guide parents.
- Develop research skills.
We help you finance your future!
At UNIR we offer you different types of assistance so that you can continue your academic training in our virtual classrooms:
- Financial aid for your studies so you can achieve your goals and continue growing professionally.
- Interest-free financing with UNIR .
In addition to the legally established requirements, to take the UNIR Online Master's Degree in Neuroeducation we advise you to be interested in:
- Intervene in students' learning difficulties.
- Design and develop neuroeducational programs.
- Improve academic performance and reduce academic failure.
Choose the branch that best suits your needs and obtain skills focused on your educational and professional objectives. In both cases you will acquire the Master's degree in Neuropsychology and Education, and you will have training to apply in the classroom and knowledge in research.
Professional itinerary: aimed at the application of skills and knowledge in the educational field. It includes practices so that you implement what you learned in a school.
Research itinerary: you will find extra training in research focused on neuroeducation and its application in school learning. You will not have to do internships, so it includes an additional subject of research methodology.