37 Master's Degree Programs in Guatemala

The growth of the financial and banking sector in Guatemala requires academic entities to provide the knowledge and tools for a solid legal and technical training in aspects related to the financial, banking and securities markets, both in investment activities and financing with a high component. of investigation that will allow to aspire to conclusions of high level of foundation.

This program endorsed by the Da Vinci University of Guatemala, through its Master's Degree in Psychological Approach to Sexual Abuse and Trauma, has the mission of training competent professionals, researchers with the ability to analyze, understand and evaluate complex processes of the human being, involved in psychodynamic situations generated by psychological trauma. Seeing psychological traumas does not necessarily imply understanding suffering as a primary effect, but also as a resilient effect or, in extreme cases, as negative effects that also generate trauma to other individuals, a rule that is not necessarily entirely true.

The Faculty of Health Sciences of the Universidad del Istmo and the Institute for Research and Education of Human Genetic and Metabolic Diseases –INVEGEM– have signed a Specific Agreement for Scientific-Technological Collaboration in which they recognize the importance of Education as a strategy that allows strengthening the professional performance skills of those who develop in the different disciplines of the health sciences. The purpose of this Master's is that the participants, upon completion, are able to understand the genetic component of diseases in humans and apply molecular techniques for diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, and selection of therapy. It is intended that this program have a positive impact at the national and regional level, by promoting the updating of knowledge in human genetics of professionals related to health. It should be noted that currently, education and training in this area at the master's or doctoral level in Guatemala and in the Central American region is scarce, which is why there is a lack of an adequate number of professionals specialized in the area of ​​human genetics.

In Guatemala, professionals from various disciplines work in the food industry. Many of them face new challenges every day that require them to innovate, undertake, and develop strategies that allow them to position their products in the market. That is why, to achieve a successful performance, it is essential that these professionals have superior and updated training in food-related issues. The Master in Food Innovation & Global Management is a program that responds to these needs. It lays the foundations of food technology to develop new products, new business models, and be able to manage innovation within a food company. Likewise, it provides the necessary competencies to be able to undertake and perform successfully in management fields in the industry. Welcome!

The Master of Science in Operations and Logistics Management is defined as the most advanced studies, from a professional and academic perspective, in the direction and management of operations and logistics. The challenges of the business environment demand professionals capable of creating and directing companies of all kinds at a national and international level.

Through IPSL’s independently designed and curated reflections seminars, “Community Organizing and Social Activism (COSA), “ students receive a foundation of the history and key practices of community building and civic engagement, from domestic and international volunteerism, community organizing, grassroots social movements, and activism.

In all courses, it will be developed from a practical and participatory theoretical modality, through the use of various ICTs. It will include creative thinking exercises through worksheets, guided reading of support documents to strengthen knowledge, directed autonomous study, individual and group work with tutoring, socialization meetings, practical exercises for the application of various techniques by the professor. Expository, active, and participatory classes. Readings, summaries, content analysis according to the program. Individual and group documentary and field research work. Exhibition of investigated subjects and tasks carried out. Use of laboratories.

The globalization of markets based on commercial openness currently represents great business for individuals and legal entities. In this sense, the study of trade and international business strategies play an important role in the internationalization of a company's operations by facilitating the movement of services and goods through knowledge of the streamlining of operations, simplification of customs procedures and processes, and application of the rules arising from global trade agreements and free trade agreements signed by the countries, as well as the design of effective international marketing strategies for the success of their operations.

With the Master's Degree in Psychological Intervention in Children and Adolescents from UNIPRO - Universidad InterNaciones you will be able to acquire the necessary theoretical knowledge and skills that will allow you to develop your professional work in the field of psychological intervention in children and adolescents.

It responds to the need to improve and strengthen the higher education system that faces the accelerated changes of today's world. The program aims to develop key competencies for all professionals who exercise or wish to teach at the level of higher education in face-to-face and virtual environments.

This master's degree will train you to evaluate, detect and implement strategies for the development of human capital.

Independently designed and curated curriculum that responds to current social issues aligns with service and research opportunities and reflects student interests and latest trends in the field of International Development.

The main purpose of the Master in Social Communication with a Specialization in Audiovisual and Multimedia Management is to strengthen and deepen the competencies in the areas of audiovisual and multimedia production of professionals in the various fields of communication. For this, it will be based on the fundamental changes that communication has undergone in recent times in terms of the collection, storage, and recovery of information, processing, production, and distribution, as well as the presentation, visualization, and access to it. The two-year program is designed for participants to master the production and content generation models and apply the knowledge acquired in the digital area to manage strategies and multimedia publications for various platforms. As part of the methodology, the Case Study has been considered, which will allow professionals to analyze and interpret relevant cases in national and international contexts that are applicable to the study areas.

Design of each of the courses that include: Psychosocial considerations of the target group. The procedural, attitudinal, and conceptual contents of each area of ​​specialization Communication and Language, Physics and Mathematics, Educational Technology and Social Sciences, and Citizen Education are studied. The knowledge (procedural, attitudinal, and conceptual) applied to real life. How do you learn best? Promotion of Creativity, promotion of critical thinking. How is it best taught? Connect inquiry and learning. Application to real life: How to face uncertainty and new scenarios? How is this learning evaluated? Promotion of lifelong learning (learning to learn) Integration of contextualized knowledge with application to real-life Skills focused on conflict resolution. Promotion of entrepreneurship. Current trends in each area of ​​specialization. Inclusion of the study of Guatemalan educational legislation. Personal work and autonomous study are combined and the curriculum design, learning modality, essential characteristics, and approach of the teachers in secondary education are taken as a basis.