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The Masters in psychosocial intervention takes an integrated approach to research and the specialist areas within the profession. The Masters seeks to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to apply the psychosocial tools that contribute to improving the individual's health, quality of life and social well-being in a range of different environments, that enhance the relationship between people and their personal context and social system of reference, and that promote the dynamics of social change so as to improve the living conditions of people, groups and communities.

Graduates in any discipline may be admitted, though they may be required to take a number of foundation courses depending on their previous training. Having evaluated individual academic records, the Masters Coordinating Committee will inform those students who do not have the necessary training which foundation courses (no more than 24 ECTS credits) they will have to take. Students can study these courses either before beginning the masters or in parallel with the Masters program. These foundation courses will be chosen from the subjects offered on the undergraduate degree in psychology.

Previous training in social psychology, community psychology and social welfare, applied social psychology and collective behaviour, and group psychology.

On completion of the masters program, students will have acquired the following general skills:

1. An ability to analyse the requirements and needs of persons, groups and communities.
2. An ability to design, plan, develop and evaluate assistance in the area of psychosocial intervention.
3. An ability to plan and implement theoretical and empirical, basic and applied research projects in the area of psychosocial intervention.
4. An ability to use the different documentary sources available in psychology and social psychology, to identify relevant problems for psychosocial research, and to analyse and interpret data from a theoretical and practical perspective.
5. An ability to communicate efficiently the results of an evaluation, an intervention, the services required and research findings.
6. An ability to respond or act appropriately and professionally, and in accordance with the ethical and deontological code of the profession.