Master's Degree in Psychogerontology
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 1,089
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Introduction
This inter-university master's degree is organized by the Barcelona, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela and Valencia universities and its objective is specialized training in the Psychology of Aging in order to carry out qualified work in the different contexts and care systems for the elderly.
This master's degree provides specialized training to psychology professionals so that they can carry out qualified work, in evaluation, diagnosis and intervention, in different contexts and residential, ambulatory, community or home care services for the elderly. It is an interuniversity master's degree taught at the universities of Barcelona, Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela and Valencia.
Curriculum
It has a workload of 60 credits to be completed in an academic year. There are 24 credits of compulsory subjects, 15 of optional subjects, 13 of external internships in gerontological centers, and 8 of the master's thesis.
The master's degree is taught from Monday to Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., with a face-to-face teaching system and virtual support.
Program Outcome
An important objective is that at the end of the master's degree the student is able to be original in the development and application of the knowledge acquired. Your understanding of Psychogerontology should allow you to solve new problems and apply its teachings to unusual contexts, being able to make your own judgments, argue rationally, express your conclusions in appropriate language, and write articles that can be reviewed and published in national and international journals.
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Career Opportunities
Europe is the continent with the oldest population in the world. Currently, the European population over 60 years of age exceeds 200 million people. Thus, there are increasingly more programs aimed at older people aimed at improving their quality of life, both in the case of older people who age healthily and those who do so with some degree of dependency.
In the case of Galicia, the development of services for older people in the Welfare area is also shaping the demand for psychologists for this area. Thus, in the month of April of this year, the first job offer for Day Centers for senior care was announced in several municipalities. In all of them the offer includes “Psychological intervention” positions for which the title of psychologist is required; The functions and examination syllabus of these positions largely adjust to the training offer of this postgraduate course.
The proposed interuniversity postgraduate program will train specialists capable of performing qualified work in Geriatric Residences, Day Centers, Community Centers, Town Halls, Mental Health Centers, Rehabilitation Centers, Research Centers, Respite Units, Dependency Centers, Home help services, Telecare and private practice with older people and/or their families.