The Faculty of Psychology at the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) offers a three-semester Master's program in Public Health Psychology. A master's degree in Public Health Psychology qualifies the student to practice a profession as a psychotherapist in this field.
Specifically, students will be able to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to perform psychological assessment and intervention tasks in those aspects of people's behavior that influence and contribute to the promotion and improvement of health, as well as the knowledge and skills necessary to develop psychological research on human behaviour.
The Master's Program in Public Health Psychology at the Autonomous University of Madrid builds on the experience of the Faculty of Psychology and its faculty in postgraduate training in the clinical field.
At the Autonomous University of Madrid, the Master's Program in Public Health Psychology is linked to the Doctoral Program in Clinical and Health Psychology, where enrolled students can also work on doctoral studies in specific areas of clinical psychology incorporated into the Master's degree curriculum.
For these reasons, the Autonomous University of Madrid offers a degree that guarantees a long experience in specialized training in clinical and health psychology.
Program overview
During this programme, students will be able to gain applied and advanced training in the combination of technical and situational knowledge and procedures that will allow them to work in the field of health psychology.Specifically, students will be able to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to perform psychological assessment and intervention tasks in those aspects of people's behavior that influence and contribute to the promotion and improvement of health, as well as the knowledge and skills necessary to develop psychological research on human behaviour.
The Master's Program in Public Health Psychology at the Autonomous University of Madrid builds on the experience of the Faculty of Psychology and its faculty in postgraduate training in the clinical field.
At the Autonomous University of Madrid, the Master's Program in Public Health Psychology is linked to the Doctoral Program in Clinical and Health Psychology, where enrolled students can also work on doctoral studies in specific areas of clinical psychology incorporated into the Master's degree curriculum.
For these reasons, the Autonomous University of Madrid offers a degree that guarantees a long experience in specialized training in clinical and health psychology.
Admission Requirements
To join this programme, the candidate must have a Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree in Psychology along with (where appropriate) complementary training consisting of at least 90 credits, relevant to the health field.
The Master of Public Health Psychology program qualifies the candidate to practice as a psychotherapist in this field. The degree also ensures access to professional activities in various clinical settings (population care and general adult pathology, specialized addiction care, children and youth, the elderly...etc) in the private field.