To establish the conditions of access and criteria for admission to the master’s degree, account has been taken of the rule established in Article 18 of Royal Decree 822/2021, which regulates the organization of university education and the quality assurance procedure.

In addition, in accordance with paragraph 4.2 of Annex I to Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, developed in Order ECD/1070/2013, of 12 June, for access to the Master’s degree in General Health Psychology, The possession of the degree of Bachelor/Graduate in Psychology shall be required together, where appropriate, with additional training to ensure that the person concerned has obtained at least 90 ECTS of a specifically sanitary nature.

In relation to the recognition of these 90 ECTS of complementary training to those referred to in the previous paragraph, it will be necessary for the applicant to present documentation proving this requirement.

According to the order ECD/1070/2013 the criteria used to validate the 90 health credits prior to the realization of the Master will be the following:

For Graduates in Psychology, those corresponding to:

• Basic subjects of Health Sciences Branch.
• Subjects related to Personality, Psychological Assessment and Treatment and Psychobiology.
• Itineraries, mentions or optional subjects qualified by their connection to Clinical Psychology, Health
• Psychology or Health Psychology.
• Practice when it is the case.
• TFG performed in the field of Clinical, Health or Health Psychology.
• Subjects related to Psychological Processes and Methodology that make it possible to acquire the previous or complementary competences to those defined in paragraph 2b of the Annex to order ECD/1070/2013, of 12 June.

For Graduates in Psychology, those corresponding to:

• Subjects related to Personality, Psychological Assessment and Treatment and Psychobiology.
• Specialties, itineraries, intracurricular options or optional subjects of Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology or Health Psychology.
• Practice when it is the case.
• Related subjects Psychological processes and methodology that make it possible to acquire the previous or complementary skills defined in paragraph 2b of the Annex to order ECD/1070/2013, of 12 June.
• In addition, additional training credits obtained in postgraduate training that meets the requirements of Law 5/2011 of 29 March on Social Economy may be considered as health credits.

Criteria for admission of students

When the demand exceeds the number of applicants, a prioritisation shall be established among applicants who meet the access requirements with the following criteria:

1. Academic record, up to 4 points: passed (1p), remarkable (2p), excellent (3p), honours (4p)
2. Specific training in the health field (except that required to access), up to 2 points:
          Postgraduate studies linked to C. of Health over 30 ECTS (2p)
          Postgraduate studies linked to C. of Health up to 30 ECTS (1p)
          Postgraduate studies linked to C. Social over 30 ECTS (0.5p)
          Professional and/or work experience related to the contents of the accredited Master, up to 2 points: between 1 and 3 years (1p), more than 3 years (2p)
3. Knowledge of foreign languages at level B2 or higher: up to 1 point.
4. Other merits (publications, teaching collaborations,...) up to 1 point

Career opportunities

The profession for which graduates are trained after obtaining the degree is that of Psychologist/General Sanitary (ORDER ECD/1070/2013).