Psychology

Overview

Overview

The health of our mind is essential no matter the discipline. As such, Psychology at European University of Madrid applies to a huge range of fields including education, organisation and management, and sports—to name a few. So, what are the career opportunities in psychology? What work can psychologists do? Below, you can find the main career opportunities that you can aspire to by pursuing a Bachelor's in Psychology, which qualifies you to practise as a psychologist.

Competencies:

• Ability to understand the functions, characteristics and limitations of the different theoretical models of psychology in the field of health psychology.
• Ability to understand the basic principles of the different psychological processes in the field of health psychology.
• Ability to understand the processes and main stages of psychological development throughout the life cycle as they relate to normality and abnormality in the field of health psychology.
• Ability to understand the biological basis of human behaviour and psychological functions.
• Ability to understand the psychosocial principles of the functioning of groups and organisations.
• Ability to understand the social and anthropological dimension of the human being, including the historical and sociocultural factors involved in human psychological configuration.
• Ability to understand different methods of evaluation, diagnosis and psychological treatment in different applied fields of health psychology.
• Ability to understand different research designs, procedures for formulating and testing hypotheses and interpreting results and being able to apply them to the field of health psychology.
• Ability to understand the different fields of application of psychology and having the expertise necessary to impact on and promote the quality of life of individuals, groups, communities and organisations in the educational, clinical, health work, organisation, and community contexts.​​​​​