Master's degree in General Health Psychology

The curriculum is designed on the basis of the provisions of the regulation of the profession of general health psychologist, and includes basic and specific modules, both of a compulsory nature, an optional module, an internship and the master degree thesis. The degree comprises 90 ECTS credits, which will be gained over a total of three semesters, each of which has a teaching load of 30 ECTS.

Compulsory professional internships carried out by the student in specialized centers.

The internship addresses general and specific skill sets of the master's degree, supervised by an advisor from the external center and by a professor-advisor from the university.

During their time at the internship center, the student has an advisor who supervises and monitors the activities they carry out there.

In the internship seminar the academic advisor conducts individual and group follow-ups. The contribution of the diversity of experiences enables the student to build knowledge, and integrate practice and theoretical reflection.

• Fundació Vidal i Barraquer, Institut Universitari de Salut Mental (affiliated centers: CSMA St. Andreu, SRC St. Andreu, Unitat de Salut Mental de Collblanc, CSMA Montjuïc-Sants Fundació Sanitària, CAS Garbivent, CSMIJ Coloma de Gramenet, HD Sta. Coloma de Gramenet, HD Badalona, CSMIJ El Prat Fundació Orienta, CSMIJ Montjuïc Sant Pere Claver Fundació Sanitària, CSMIJ Gràcia Fundació Eulàlia Torras de Bea, HD Gavà Fundació Orienta)
• Hospital de Mataró, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme
• Fundació Puigvert
• Sant Joan de Déu Hospital (child and youth-affiliated centers: Unitat TCA, CSMIJ Granollers, CSMIJ Mollet, CSMIJ Garraf-Vilanova i la Geltrú, Salut Mental Pediàtrica, PSIQUIATRIA)
• Escola de Teràpia Familiar de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau; Hospital de dia de TCA de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
• Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili
• Consorci Sanitari de l'Anoia
• CorAvant, Fundació de Cardiopaties Congènites
• CAS (Sants, Nou Barris, Sarrià, Baluard, Horta Institut Genus), Barcelona Public Health Agency
• Care and Research of Social Addictions (AIS)
• Centro de Terapia Familiar e Individual Sant Gervasi-Gràcia (CEPFAMI)
• Espai de Psicologia per l'Infant, l'Adolescent i la Família Alella
• Hospital Universitari Dexeus Paidodex
• Institut Guttman
• Centre d'Higiene Mental de Cornellà (CHMC)
• Amalgama7
• Bruc Salut
• SETCA
• INA MEMORY
• Residència Llar Argentona
• ITA Salut Mental
• Fundació Hospital de Sant Jaume i Santa Magdalena
• CT Can Coll
• Fundació Salut i Comunitat
• Institut Carl Rogers
• CAT Barcelona
• Centre Mèdic Nen Déu
• Unitat Salut Mental i Adiccions Badia del Vallès ASMED
• Institut Català de la Salut (Equips d'Atenció Primària)
• Contextca; IVI Barcelona
• IPSIDE
• SYNA Espai de Salut
• Clínicas CITA
• Hospital de Día Infanto-Juvenil y Adultos Hospital Universitario Sagrat Cor (HUSC)
• IDAPP
• Canvis
• Desconecta
• Hylé Psicologia
• Fundació Hospitalàries Sant Boi
• Udità

University master's degrees are official degrees awarded by the Ministry of Education and Vocational Training, in accordance with the requirements of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and the guidelines set out in the Bologna Declaration.

Given the qualifying nature of the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology for practicing as a General Health Psychologist in Spain, in accordance with the Seventh Additional Provision of Law 33/2011, of October 4, General Public Health Law, it will be a mandatory admission requirement for the 2025-2026 academic year to hold a bachelor's or licentiate degree in Psychology issued in Spain or officially recognized in Spain.

Phases of the admission process
The admission process for university master's degree studies at the School is developed over three stages:

Pre-enrollment

Admission

Enrollment

Students can pre-enroll online (by accessing Pre-enrollment | Blanquerna or the pre-enrollment option for each course) and also in person at the school.

For online pre-enrollment, you will need to:

Sign up on the unique registration system and create a username (if not previously obtained) and follow the instructions to completion.

Make a payment of €50 (non-refundable fee for pre-enrollment rights and processing) can be made by credit or debit card, through a secure and confidential BBVA process. Alumni are exempt from payment.

Upload the required documentation through the document repository:

ID card (both sides), passport or NIE residence card

Resume

Postgraduate/master's degree accreditations (if you have a master's or graduate studies, please include a document certifying it, whether it is a certificate, degree receipt or ongoing record).

Accreditation of English level, where available

Academic record (certified or with verification code) of the bachelor's degree in Psychology

Degree or diploma receipt (certified or with verification code) of the bachelor's or licentiate degree in Psychology issued in Spain or officially recognized in Spain

Admission and resolution criteria:

When pre-enrollment has been completed, the candidate will be offered a date for an interview with the coordinator of the degree, who will assess their suitability and resolve any doubts they may have about the course for which they are enrolling. Motivation, academic transcript and professional experience will be taken into account for the selection of students. Once the assessment is complete and the pre-enrollment period is over, the student will be informed of the result of admission and the enrollment procedure, where applicable

Prior to the interview with the coordination team, the person concerned must upload the following documents to the document repository:

ID card (both sides), passport or NIE residence card

Resume

Postgraduate/master's degree accreditations (if you have a master's or graduate studies, please include a document certifying it, whether it is a certificate, degree receipt or ongoing record).

Accreditation of English level, where available

Academic record (certified or with verification code) of the bachelor's degree in Psychology

Degree or diploma receipt (certified or with verification code) of the bachelor's or licentiate degree in Psychology issued in Spain or officially recognized in Spain

The assessment of the application includes the fulfillment of the following requirements to enroll in the master's degree and the following selection criteria:

Average grade of the academic record of the bachelor's degree in Psychology (1-5 points): Excellent 5, Good 3, Pass 1

Specific training and/or experience in the field of clinical and health psychology (0-2 points)

Eligibility for master's degree training (0-2 points)

Certified English level (0-1 point)

Given the qualifying nature of the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology for practicing as a General Health Psychologist in Spain, in accordance with the Seventh Additional Provision of Law 33/2011, of October 4, General Public Health Law, it will be a mandatory admission requirement for the 2025-2026 academic year to hold a bachelor's or licentiate degree in Psychology issued in Spain or officially recognized in Spain.

Enrollment formalization:

Enrollment formalization is the final procedure to obtain a place in the master's degree:

The date of enrollment formalization is communicated individually to the person concerned and can be done online.

After this, they have two business days to pay 50% of the total cost of the credits for which they have enrolled, by bank transfer or using a barcode at the bank; the remaining 50% is split into nine monthly installments, from October to June, payable by direct debit using the bank account indicated at the time of enrollment (Instructions for sending the signed SEPA document to Blanquerna).

Alumni of official qualifications from the School are given a 15% discount on the enrollment fee (non-cumulative discount) if they enroll full time and for all the credits that the qualification offers. Prices are updated each academic year. Once enrollment is complete, the amount paid will not be refunded under any circumstances.​

Admitted students have the option to select from three enrollment types based on their university admission status:

1. Conditional Advanced Enrollment: This option permits early enrollment for students who fulfill these criteria by April 25, 2025:

A file grade of 7 or higher.

Submission of all documentation as outlined in the Admission section.

Completion of the interview and receipt of a favourable assessment from the Master’s degree coordination team, meeting the score requirements for the different selection criteria and obtaining a minimum admission score of 6.5.

2. Conditional enrollment: This option is available to students who have not yet completed their bachelor's degree and have a maximum of 9 credits and/or the thesis (TFG) remaining. To qualify for conditional enrollment, students must be enrolled for the pending credits in their bachelor's degree.
While students have not yet completed the bachelor's degree that offers the admission pathway to the master's degree, they will not be allowed to defend their thesis (TFM) or obtain the master's degree.
Applicants must sign an informational document acknowledging and accepting the conditions of conditional enrollment.

3. Final enrollment: Final enrollment is when the person concerned has completed the admission pathway for the university master's degree.

Note: Students who, as of July 18, 2025, cannot demonstrate eligibility for the university master's degree—either because they have not completed their undergraduate degree or do not meet the criteria for conditional enrollment—will not be permitted to enroll. If they have already paid for pre-enrollment, their fees will be refunded.

When a student enrolls, a contract for the provision of teaching services is formalized between the student and the Blanquerna Foundation, which is legally binding from the time of payment. Payment includes the corresponding insurance and, for students under the age of twenty-eight, compulsory academic insurance. If a student declines to take up a place, he/she will lose in full any amount he/she has paid.

The student accepts the rules for the use of computer services established by the Blanquerna Foundation. The student's personal data will be included in an automated file under the responsibility of the Blanquerna Foundation, so that this contract can be formalized and fulfilled. Students should note that their data may also be used to inform them about the future activities of the Foundation, or for the institution to send them publications.

In accordance with the provisions of Organic Law 15/1999 on the protection of personal data, students have the right to access their data to update, rectify or cancel them, or object to their use, by sending a letter, indicating which right they want to exercise.

This section is a summary of the general conditions for enrollment. It is only for guidance and therefore has no contractual value. In the event of any discrepancy, the provisions of the general conditions for enrollment specified in the receipt generated at the time of enrollment will prevail; this receipt formalizes the contract between the student and the Blanquerna Foundation; students can consult it on the intranet whenever they wish.

Cancellation of courses:

The School cannot guarantee that a course will be available if the requirement for a minimum number of enrollments is not met. In this case, the amount paid for enrollment and pre-enrollment will be refunded in full.

Procedure for requesting validation of foreign degrees for access to master's degrees in General Health Psychology (MPGS)

Validation of foreign degrees for access to the master's degree

Since the entry into force of the Organic Law of the University System, any official foreign university degree in Psychology that meets the requirements laid down in Order CNU/1309/2018, of September 5, makes you eligible to enroll in the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology.

The Resolution of November 16, 2023, of the General Secretariat of Universities, which publishes the Agreement of the Council of Universities, setting out recommendations for the accreditation of compliance with the requirements established in Order CNU/1309/2018, of December 5, for access to the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology concerning official foreign degrees in Psychology, clarifies how to accredit and verify these requirements, having been published on December 14 in the Official State Gazette (BOE).

Therefore, to meet the admission requirements for the university master's degree in General Health Psychology at Blanquerna-URL with a foreign degree, the following steps must be followed:

Submit the Application for Validation of Foreign Degrees to access the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology (MPGS), pay a fee of 50 euros and upload the required documents to the Document Deposit system.

Once the application is formalized and all documents have been validated, Blanquerna-URL will forward the documentation to the Commission for Accreditation of Psychology Studies (CAEP), which will issue a resolution within a maximum of two months, with one of the following outcomes: favorable, conditionally favorable or unfavorable.

Submit the Application for Validation of Foreign Degrees to access the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology (MPGS), pay a fee of 50 euros and upload the required documents to the Document Deposit system.

Once the application is formalized and all documents have been validated, Blanquerna-URL will forward the documentation to the Commission for Accreditation of Psychology Studies (CAEP), which will issue a resolution within a maximum of two months, with one of the following outcomes: favorable, conditionally favorable or unfavorable.

Blanquerna-URL will inform the candidate of the resolution.

If the resolution is favorable, the candidate will comply with the admission criteria to study the master's degree at any Spanish university.

Please note that this process may take up to two months and is a mandatory requirement for admission to the master's degree. Therefore, it is highly recommended to submit this application as early as possible.

If the preference is the FPCEE Blanquerna, it will be necessary to formalize the pre-enrollment for the master's degree within the established dates and participate in the admission process.

Required documents:

Document that proves the identity and nationality of the applicant, issued by the competent authorities of the country of origin or provenance.

For residents in Spanish territory, the applicant must provide a declaration authorizing the verification of their identity in accordance with Royal Decree 522/2006 of April 28, which eliminates the requirement to submit photocopies of identity documents in administrative procedures of the General State Administration and its associated or dependent public organizations. However, the applicant may expressly refuse consent and, in this case, must attach a copy of a valid identity document.

The degree for which accreditation is being requested, or the certification confirming its issuance.^[1]

Academic certification of the studies completed by the applicant to obtain the degree. This must include, among other details, the official duration of the program in academic years, the courses taken, the hourly workload for each course, and, if applicable, the corresponding ECTS credits (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System).

If the application is made through a representative, it will be necessary to provide proof of representation.

Statement of responsibility in which the applicant affirms the veracity of the data provided, and confirms possession of the original documentation required for the procedure. The competent authority may request this documentation at any stage of the procedure, along with clarifications or, if necessary, additional documents to verify the requirements and evaluate the application.

Transcript evaluation application form (download document)

All documents must be uploaded to the Document Repository.

For more information about this procedure, please contact [email protected].

^[1] The specified documents must be legalized through diplomatic channels or, where applicable, with the apostille of the Hague Convention. This requirement will not apply to documents issued by authorities in the Member States of the European Union, signatories to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or Switzerland. If applicable, the documents must also be accompanied by an official translation into Spanish.

For any doubts or queries about the pre-enrollment or enrollment process, please contact the School's Student Information and Orientation Service:
[email protected]