The strategies and approaches of Educational and Health Psychology compiled in a high quality professional master’s degree, with the incomparable quality of the best online education on the market’’

Educational Psychology is the discipline that deals with teaching and learning processes; it applies the methods and theories of psychology and also has its own methods. Its main objective is the understanding and improvement of education.

This professional master’s degree provides extensive knowledge in advanced models and techniques in Educational and Health Psychology. For this, you will have a teaching team that stands out for its extensive professional experience in the different areas in which psychology is utilized and in different population demographics.

Throughout this program, you will cover all the current approaches in Educational and Health Psychology. You will delve into developmental language disorders, family counseling and intervention, as well as new developments in psychopharmacology, among many other topics that will be taught during 12 months of intensive learning.

We will not only take you through the theoretical knowledge we offer, but we will show you another way to study and learn, which is more organic, simple and efficient. We will work to keep you motivated and to develop your passion for learning, helping you to analyze information and to develop critical thinking skills. 

A first-class program that will help you to improve, not only on a professional level, but also on a personal level. 

A program created for professionals who aspire for excellence, and that will enable you to acquire new skills and strategies easily and effectively’’

This professional master’s degree in Educational and Health Psychology contains the most complete and up-to-date program on the market. The most important features include:

• Hundreds of case studies presented by experts in Educational and Health Psychology
• The graphic, schematic, and practical contents provide students with scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for psychologists
• New developments and innovations in the different areas of psychology
• Practical exercises where self assessment can be used to improve learning
• Algorithm-based interactive learning system for decision-making in the situations that are presented to the student
• Special emphasis on cutting-edge methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Access to thorough knowledge of Educational and Health Psychology and its multiple implications, in a complete professional master’s degree created to propel you to another professional level’’

It includes a very extensive teaching staff made up of experts in psychology, who share their work experience in this program, as well as recognized specialists from leading communities and prestigious universities.

The multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professional with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive program designed to learn in real situations.

This program is designed around Problem-Based Learning, where the student must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the course. For this purpose, the professional will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced psychology experts.

Increase your confidence as a psychologist, updating your knowledge through this professional master’s degree"

This professional master’s degree makes the difference between a professional with a lot of knowledge and a professional who knows how to apply it in the daily practice of their professio"

The objectives of this program have been established with the specific mission of offering students a very intensive program that will really boost their professional progression. A journey of personal growth that will take you to the top in your intervention as a psychologist.

If your goal is to improve in your profession and acquire a qualification that will enable you to compete with the best, then look no further. This program will give your career the boost it needs’’

General objective

• Train professionals who are qualified for the practice of Educational and Health Psychology

Specific objectives

Module 1. Educational Psychology 

• Identify the characteristics of the theoretical models of Educational Psychology 
• Recognize the functions and limitations of the theoretical models of Educational Psychology
• Discriminate evaluation methods for each of the variables involved in the teaching and learning process
• Identify specific treatments for each of the variables involved in the teaching and learning process
• Identify the different fields of application of Educational Psychology and describe the mechanisms to influence the quality of life of individuals 
• Identify the biological principles of psychological functions related to the development of the individual throughout their life. Discriminate between these principles in terms of educational principles

Module 2. Developmental Psychology 

• Know the functions, characteristics and limitations of the different theoretical models of developmental psychology, applying the psychological processes applied to the evolutionary development of individuals throughout the life cycle
• Know the main processes and stages of psychological development throughout the life cycle in its aspects of normality and abnormality
• Know different research designs, the procedures for the formulation and testing of hypotheses and the interpretation of results in the different areas of the individual's development
• Know the different fields of application of developmental psychology and have the necessary knowledge to influence and promote the quality of life of individuals in the different contexts in which they develop
• Identify the characteristics of theoretical models of Developmental Psychology and recognize the functions and limitations of theoretical models of Developmental Psychology 
• Discriminate the basic principles of the different psychological processes related to the evolutionary development of individuals. Explain the functioning of the basic laws of psychology in the development of the subject throughout the life cycle 
• Identify the different fields of application of Developmental Psychology

Module 3. Neuroscience 

• Describe and measure variables (personality, intelligence and other skills, etc.) and cognitive, emotional, psychobiological and behavioral processes
• Identify group and intergroup problems and needs
• Learn to provide feedback to recipients in an appropriate and accurate manner 
• Explain human motivations, the biological structures that support them and the psychological mechanisms that organize them
• Explain the relationship between biological functioning and behavior
• Understand terminology from the fields of psychobiology, biology, genetics and ethology in order to acquire these language skills
• Possess critical judgment skills to evaluate processes or situations objectively
• Know and evaluate the main bibliography, both general and specific, related to a problem or object of study

Module 4. Psychology of Learning 

• Know and comply with the deontological obligations of Psychology
• Possess critical judgment skills to evaluate processes or situations objectively
• Master association-based learning: classical, operant and causal conditioning; spatial, observational (vicarious) learning, learning of concepts, categories, and learning of skills and strategies
• Learn the three main topics of thinking, reasoning, decision making and problem solving

Module 5. Psychological Evaluation 

• Plan and conduct an interview
• Use strategies and techniques to involve the target audience in the intervention
• Select and construct indicators and measurement techniques to evaluate programs and interventions
• Measure and obtain relevant data for the evaluation of interventions
• Analyze and interpret the results of the assessment
• Have a critical view of the different psychometric instruments published in order to enable a responsible use of them

Module 6. Developmental Language Disorder 

• Promote an attitude of appreciation and respect towards students with specific educational support needs derived from difficulties in language development
• Detect, analyze, and intervene on possible barriers to learning
• Know the prevention, detection and evaluation of specific educational support needs derived from difficulties in language development
• Design plans and programs with families and other relevant educational agents to prevent and/or intervene in specific educational support needs derived from language development difficulties
• Identify, analyze, and evaluate the evolutionary characteristics, needs and demands, problems, and differences of the human being in the different stages of the life cycle
• Know evolutionary advice to the agents involved in the different contexts 

Module 7. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology and Intervention 

• Know the characteristics and fundamental aspects of child and adolescent psychopathology 
• Identify the different psychopathological disorders in childhood and adolescence
• Evaluate the clinical presentation in the vital stage of childhood and adolescence 
• Differentiate between child and adolescent treatment and treatment at other life stages
• Diagnose the different child and adolescent pathologies 
• Treat the existing psychopathology 

Module 8. Early Care 

• Identify, analyze, and evaluate the evolutionary characteristics, needs, demands, problems, and differences of the human being in the different stages of the life cycle
• Know the bases and principles of developmental intervention and its preventive, optimizing, and therapeutic character 
• Know how to provide developmental counseling to the agents involved in the different contexts 
• Know how to elaborate oral and written reports on development in the different stages of the life cycle
• Generate a self-reflective attitude towards one's own development together with an evolutionary sensitivity towards the development of others
• Know and comply with the deontological obligations of Psychology 

Module 9. Affective and Social Development 

• Learn the affective and social development throughout the life cycle, establishing a relationship with the developmental contexts and with the other areas of psychological development of the person
• Learn about topics such as the development of attachment and its subsequent evolution throughout the life cycle, the role of the peer group and social relationships in childhood, puberty, adolescence, youth, adulthood and old age
• Understand the evolution and importance of family relationships throughout the life cycle, the role of family and school in emotional and social development
• Understand emotional development: what facilitates it, what research indicates about the capacity for emotional self-regulation (influences, consequences on academic and professional performance, etc.) and how it evolves over time

Module 10. Behavior Modification Techniques 

• Correctly describe the goals and negotiate them appropriately with those involved in the intervention
• Measure the variables involved in cognitive-behavioral treatments
• Identify and interpret personal factors in relation to individual differences in cognitive intervention
• Conduct accurate assessments useful for cognitive-behavioral intervention
• Delineate the therapeutic goals and the intervention process
• Discriminate between cognitive intervention techniques appropriate to the case
• Identify appropriate direct intervention methods according to therapeutic purposes, as well as appropriate to clinical and socio-health contexts
• Measuring the results of cognitive-behavioral intervention
• Know the functions, characteristics and limitations of the different theoretical models of developmental psychology, applying the psychological processes applied to the evolutionary development of individuals throughout the life cycle
• Know the main processes and stages of psychological development throughout the life cycle in its aspects of normality and abnormality
• Know different research designs, the procedures for the formulation and testing of hypotheses and the interpretation of results in the different areas of the individual's development
• Know the different fields of application of developmental psychology and have the necessary knowledge to influence and promote the quality of life of individuals in the different contexts in which they develop
• Identify the characteristics of the theoretical models of Developmental Psychology 
• Recognize the functions and limitations of the theoretical models of Developmental Psychology
• Discriminate the basic principles of the different psychological processes related to the evolutionary development of individuals
• Explain the functioning of the basic laws of psychology in the development of the subject throughout their life cycle
• Identify the different fields of application of Developmental Psychology

Make the most of the opportunity and take the step to get up to date on the latest developments in Educational and Health Psychology’’