
Master's Degree in Psychology
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish, Galician
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 854
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
The Master in Psychology includes two specialties: Specialty in Psychology of Social and Community Intervention and Specialty in Experimental Psychology. Students must, necessarily, opt for one of the specialties, and will see the name of the specialty studied reflected in the title.
The Master in Psychology (90 credits) includes two specialties:
- Specialty in Psychology of Social and Community Intervention
- Specialty in Experimental Psychology.
Students must, necessarily, opt for one of the specialties, and they will see the name of the specialty studied reflected in the title:
- Master in Psychology: Specialty in Social and Community Psychology; either
- Master in Psychology: Specialty in Experimental Psychology
The objective of the degree is to provide advanced training in Psychology that enables the development of research and professional practice specific to each of the specialties.
The specialty in Social and Community Intervention Psychology has a fundamentally applied nature, and is aimed at providing the advanced training required for the professional practice of Psychology in social and community intervention programs in both public and private institutions.
The objective of the specialty in Experimental Psychology is both to train for subsequent access to Doctoral programs, and to provide training for research and professional practice of Psychology in laboratory contexts and in the management of research projects.
Curriculum
The Master is developed over three semesters (one and a half courses). During the first two semesters (1st year), the mandatory and optional subjects necessary to complete all the credits must be taken, except those corresponding to the internship and the TFM, which will be taken in the third semester (2nd year).
1st YEAR Semesters 1 and 2 | Compulsory subjects common to both specialties (18 credits) Common optional subjects (3 credits offered) | |
Specialty in Psychology of Social and Community Intervention | Specialty in Experimental Psychology | |
Mandatory specialty subjects (12 credits) | Mandatory specialty subjects (12 credits) | |
Elective subjects associated with the specialty (33 credits offered) | Elective subjects associated with the specialty (39 credits offered) | |
2nd YEAR 3rd semester | Mandatory external internships (18 credits) | Mandatory research internships (18 credits) |
Final Master's Project (12 credits) | Final Master's Project (12 credits) | |
TOTAL CREDITS TO BE TAKEN | 90 (30 COMPULSORY, 30 OPTIONAL, 18 PRACTICES AND 12 TFM) | 90 (30 COMPULSORY, 30 OPTIONAL, 18 PRACTICES AND 12 TFM) |
In the full-time modality, 30 credits per semester must be taken, and in the part-time modality, half.
The total number of credits necessary to obtain the degree is 90, distributed as specified:
- 18 common mandatory credits, which must be taken by all Master's students.
- Furthermore, since it is necessary for students to opt for a specialty, 12 linked credits are defined for each specialty, that is, mandatory for those who take the specialty.
- These credits are completed with 30 elective credits, of which at least 24 must be chosen from those associated with the specialty itself (the remaining 6 may be chosen from all the electives, whether common or from any specialty, including one's own).
- The Internships (mandatory, 18 credits) and the Master's Final Project (12 credits) must be carried out on a topic of the chosen specialty.
The languages in which the master's subjects are taught are the official languages of the USC: Spanish and Galician.
Program Outcome
The proposal for the specialty in Experimental Psychology aims to train internationally competitive researchers in behavioral sciences in general and, especially, in the study of basic psychological processes.
The specialty in Social and Community Intervention responds to the need to train professionals who, within the general area of Social Psychology, are oriented towards a specific type of action, both with regard to the theoretical developments that support it, as well as the objectives and modes of action that make it up.
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Ideal Students
It would be desirable for the Master's students to show interest in acquiring the knowledge and skills aimed at advanced training in the specialty areas offered in the Master's degree, as well as the ability to develop and apply the interaction skills that will be required. their professional performance in these areas of specialization
Career Opportunities
Professional interest in the Specialty in Experimental Psychology
The objective of this specialty is to train researchers in the field of basic research in Psychology. The main destination of these researchers is to complete a doctorate for later incorporation into teaching and/or research in universities and research centers. In addition, they will also be prepared to begin their development as research professionals in an R&D&I department of any company or institution and to manage research projects.
Professional interest in the Specialty in Social and Community Intervention
The professional activity focused on social and community interventions, which includes interventions carried out both from the public sector (municipalities and regional and state institutions) and those carried out from private spheres (non-governmental organizations, non-profit associations, service companies, foundations), has acquired enormous relevance in recent decades, not only because of its importance from an ethical and social point of view, but also because of its economic impact and its ability to generate employment.
Program Admission Requirements
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