Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

Field(s) of education and training (ISCED-F)

• Psychology (0313)

Main focus

The Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology enables professionals to acquire the scientific knowledge needed to understand, interpret, analyse, and explain mental processes and human behaviour. It provides students with the basic skills and abilities to individually or socially evaluate and intervene during the different periods of human development with a view to promoting and improving health, quality of life, and the well-being of all people that require their services.

Competences

1. Possess the knowledge that defines and articulates Psychology as a scientific discipline, including theories, methods, and areas of application.
2. Apply this knowledge in professional settings to identify, assess, and resolve problems and demands in the area of Psychology. Graduates will also be able to formulate arguments to justify their performance. The degree programme will train students to be general psychologists rather than specialized psychologists, as well as prepare them to obtain advanced academic and professional training in Masters or PhD programmes.
3. Collect and interpret relevant data in their area of study in Psychology (e.g. social or individual human behaviour, and its context) to make accurate judgements in regard to social, scientific, and ethical problems and situations related to Psychology.

Name of title awarded in original language

Graduado o Graduada en Psicología

Qualification requirements

– The student must prove the level B1, in accordance with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
– The student has to complete the ECTS credits of the study program distributed as follows: Basic Formation (60 ECTS) Obligatory (114 ECTS) Optional (60 ECTS) Practicum (18 ECTS) Final degree project (6 ECTS)

Access to further studies

This Bachelor’s degree gives access to master’s studies.

Specialisation name

‘- Health Psychology

Admission information

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to students with the following degrees/ diplomas or studies, or any other recognized as equivalent to these:
A.1. Spanish Bachiller, European Baccalaureate or International Baccalaureate.
A.2. Baccalaureate from European Union Member States’ education systems or other countries withinternational agreements.
A.3. Advanced Technician in Vocational Training, Advanced Technician in Plastic Arts and Design orAdvanced Technician in Sports Education, from the Spanish Education System.
A.4.Studies carried out in European Union Member States or in other countries with international reciprocal agreements which meet the academic requirements in those States to access their university studyprogrammes.
A.5. Official Spanish university degrees of Diplomado, Arquitecto Técnico, Ingeniero Técnico, Licenciado, Arquitecto, Ingeniero, Graduado or Máster Universitario.
A.6. Partial (foreign or Spanish) university studies.

Access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is also possible for:
B.1. People over twenty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.
B.2. People over forty with work or professional experience related to a university field of knowledge.
B.3. People over forty-five after successfully passing a specific access test.

Likewise, access to Bachelor’s Degree programmes is granted to:
C.1. People meeting the requirements to enter university according to the Spanish Education Systemregulations prior to Ley Orgánica 8/2013, of December 9.

Grading scale
In the Spanish university system, modules/courses are graded on a scale of 0 to 10 points with the following qualitative equivalence:
0-4,9: «suspenso»; 5-6,9: «aprobado»; 7-8,9: «notable»; 9-10: «sobresaliente». A special mention, «Matrícula de Honor» may be granted to up to 5% of the students in a group provided they have got a «sobresaliente». To pass a module/course is necessary to get at least 5 points.
In cases of recognition of ECTS, professional experience, cultural or sports activities, or student representation no grading will be recorded but, where appropriate, the word «Apto».

UGR Examination Regulations
https://docencia.ugr.es/sites/vic/docencia/public/inline-files/Normativa_de_evaluacion_y_calificacion_EN.pdf

More info on academic regulations at: 

https://ugrcat.ugr.es/en/about-ugr/#regulations