Bachelor's degree in Psychology

Introduction

Objectives and competences

Objectives

• The principles, analysis and interpretation of human behaviour and, to a lesser extent, of animal behaviour.
• The basic skills of assessment, diagnosis and psychological care.
• The grounding required to work in the field or prepare for a career in scholarship and research.

Competences

Basic competences (CB)

• Capacity to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in an area of study based on the grounding provided in general secondary education. The level is that of advanced textbooks, but also includes aspects relating to the latest knowledge in the field of study.
• Capacity to apply knowledge to your work in a professional way, and to develop certain competences that can be used to formulate and defend arguments and to solve problems related to the area of study.   
• Capacity to gather and interpret relevant data (normally within the study area) to make judgements based on reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical issues.
• Ability to transmit mathematical information, ideas, problems and solutions to specialists and non-specialists.
• Learning skills required for further study with a high degree of independence.

General and generic competences (CG/CT)

• Analytical and critical reasoning skills (the ability to compare and contrast ideas and concepts/adopt a critical scientific approach to sources of information/understand, synthesize and critically appraise complex texts and ideas).
• Capacity to organize and plan work efficiently and effectively and to achieve academic and professional goals (the ability to manage time, workspace and materials/set and prioritize targets and determine the procedures through which to achieve them).
• Capacity to research, select and manage specialized information for strategic purposes, using different tools and a range of sources (efficient use of library networks, archives and internet/use of new technologies for academic and professional purposes).
• Ability to interact with others in a range of social and professional contexts involving different people and objectives: interpersonal skills (capacity to adapt to different people and settings/show respect and consideration for the ideas and feelings of others/respect authority or assume leadership and show initiative).
• Personal profile suited to academic and professional activities: personal skills (sense of responsibility and commitment/ability to accept the consequences of one's own actions/ability to seek and accept help/capacity to analyse, control and express emotions and feelings/awareness of strengths and weaknesses/ability to rectify errors).
• Ability to work in a team (capacity to collaborate with others and contribute to a common project/capacity to work in cross-disciplinary and multicultural teams).
• Capacity to produce university-level spoken and written communication (capacity to understand and produce spoken and written Catalan, Spanish and a third language/write reports/demonstrate advanced communication skills for standard conversation, interviews, debates and exchanges of information/present academic and professional subjects fluently/express and defend personal views).
• Creative and entrepreneurial skills (ability to conceive, design and manage projects/research and integrate new information and approaches/act independently on the basis of personal criteria/understand the need to refresh and update knowledge and professional skills throughout a career) .
• Understanding of and respect for human diversity (sensitivity to differences of gender, culture, skills and resources/sensitivity to social and economic injustice/personal and professional commitment to ongoing social change).
• Commitment to sustainability in professional practice (understanding of the social and environmental impacts of academic and professional activities/integrated and systemic perspective).

Specific competences

• Capacity to learn about, understand and analyse behaviour on the basis of a functional knowledge of psychological processes, taking into account the fundamental biological, evolutionary, sociocultural and contextual principles.
• Ability to detect cases in which psychological intervention is required (identify and analyse the needs and demands of individuals, groups or organizations in different settings, and establish the necessary priorities).
• Ability to conduct a psychological evaluation (formulate and test hypotheses on the demands, problems and needs of subjects/assess, contrast and choose between different data collection methods and procedures and the most suitable instruments for each situation or context/obtain and organize information about the problems, demands and needs of subjects, applying the appropriate techniques/prepare and write technical reports on the results of psychological evaluations, research or specific services, taking into account the end user/apply the correct professional criteria in making psychological diagnoses).
• Capacity to advise on, intervene and mediate in processes of psychological evaluation and treatment (set realistic goals and draw up a work plan/identify the individual, environmental, contextual and procedural variables that make exert and influence and detect signs of resistance to change/apply the methods or strategies outlined in the work plan, in agreement with the goals/demonstrate flexibility, respect and discretion in psychological interventions, consultation, mediation and treatment/obtain and organize relevant to the analysis and assessment of interventions).
• Basic research skills (use different sources of written information/apply the different strategies required to obtain the correct information and assess the research requirements of each situation/gather, organize and classify data and research materials (documents, clinical histories, archives, etc) /understand the foundations of psychological research methods/analyse and critically appraise data on the basis of extensive knowledge of the discipline/understand the procedures and formal aspects involved in the dissemination of psychology research).
• Commitment to ethical and responsible professional practice (take decisions and act in accordance with the code of professional ethics in general practice and research, and understand the concept and importance of evidence-based psychology as a guarantee of professional responsibility).
   

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

Successfully completed school leaver studies or vocational training studies in any subject area, or a pass in the university entrance examinations for students over the age of twenty-five. Particular consideration will be shown to applicants who have completed subjects in health sciences and social sciences.

Access requirements and conditions

Admission for students with studies completed outside Spain.

Applicants holding higher educational qualifications from a university outside Spain should consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications to find out about specific admission requirements.
 

Pre-enrolment

Students that have studied abroad and who wish to study at the University of Barcelona may be admitted to EHEA bachelor's degree courses. Procedures for gaining admission will depend on the qualifications held by each applicant.

For further information about admission, consult the page Admission with foreign qualifications.
 

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. To find out the date and time you have been assigned, check the specific information for your course. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned.

Academic information

• Documents required for enrolment
• Procedure to formalize enrolment
• After enrolment
• Grants and financial aid
  

Welcome

Support and guidance

Pre-enrolment information and events

• Welcome portal
• Student Support Service (SAE)
• Open days
• Informative sessions

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

List of subjects

Pathways and specializations

Previous years

• Course plans 2022 - 2023
• Course plans 2021 - 2022
• Course plans 2020 - 2021

Teaching staff

Placements

Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields.They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.

Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment.They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
 

Institutional information

• Regulations on external placements
• FeinaUB

Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

• State-regulated psychology.
• Hospital practice.
• Educational psychology.
• Organizations, occupational psychology and human resources.
• Social and community psychology.
• Psychology and gerontology.
• Sport psychology.
• Forensic psychology.
• Psychological care in developmental disorders.
• Psychological care in substance dependance and drug addiction.
• Other specialist areas of practice will require an advanced qualification beyond the bachelor's degree.

Access to the labour market

Contact us

Pg. de la Vall d'Hebron, 171 - 08035 Barcelona

Secretary: 933 125 009
secretaria_psico@ub.edu

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