Master in Psychology 24 months Postgraduate Programme By Universidad de Sonora |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

24 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

PsychologyMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

General objective:

Train researchers capable of developing research projects in Psychology , under the direction of a senior researcher, adapting existing models and theories to address novel problems. These projects will attend to regional, national and international social problems, and that, at the same time, generate information that can be applied to projects of intervention and evaluation of social programs.

Specific objectives:

  • Develop, in students, scientific research skills and competencies in the search for behavioral solutions to social problems.
  • Develop in students the ability to adapt psychological models and theories to the explanation of social problems not addressed with those models and theories.
  • Train students in the management of data collection techniques and methods, analysis strategies and interpretation of results in psychological research, as well as tactics for integrating scientific knowledge.
  • Develop skills to implement, improve and evaluate research projects in psychology, aimed at satisfying information demands for the solution of social problems.
  • Promote interdisciplinary research between behavioral sciences and other areas of the social, biological and human sciences, establishing the bases for their integration as complex knowledge, linking related areas such as those that are cultivated in the university environment.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Psychology

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

General objective:

Train researchers capable of developing research projects in Psychology , under the direction of a senior researcher, adapting existing models and theories to address novel problems. These projects will attend to regional, national and international social problems, and that, at the same time, generate information that can be applied to projects of intervention and evaluation of social programs.

Specific objectives:

  • Develop, in students, scientific research skills and competencies in the search for behavioral solutions to social problems.
  • Develop in students the ability to adapt psychological models and theories to the explanation of social problems not addressed with those models and theories.
  • Train students in the management of data collection techniques and methods, analysis strategies and interpretation of results in psychological research, as well as tactics for integrating scientific knowledge.
  • Develop skills to implement, improve and evaluate research projects in psychology, aimed at satisfying information demands for the solution of social problems.
  • Promote interdisciplinary research between behavioral sciences and other areas of the social, biological and human sciences, establishing the bases for their integration as complex knowledge, linking related areas such as those that are cultivated in the university environment.

Admission Requirements

420+

Application Requirements:

  • Have a bachelor's degree in Psychology or any other area related to the social, biological or human sciences. Interns may be accepted with a degree commitment letter; the period to present the degree will not exceed six months from the date of commencement of postgraduate courses.
  • Have passed with an average equal to or greater than 80 the subjects of their undergraduate study plan.
  • Pass the CENEVAL Postgraduate Entrance Examination ( EXANI--‐III ) with a minimum score of 1000.
  • Accredit English exam equivalent to TOEFL with 420 points.
  • Have an intermediate or advanced level in the management of word processors, spreadsheets, software for the preparation of presentations and strategies for the discriminated search of information on the Internet.
  • Submit a general research proposal in one of the three lines of generation and application of knowledge promoted by the Postgraduate course.
  • Conduct an interview with the Academic Committee.

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