Basic information
| Type | Master's degree |
|---|---|
| Faculty or school | Faculty of Psychology |
| Branch of knowledge | Behavioural sciences and psychology, Social sciences, social work, industrial relations and human resources, sociology, political science and international relations, Interdisciplinary |
| Mode of delivery | Presencial |
| Credits | 60 |
| Number of places available | 40 |
| Length of course | 1 academic year |
| Language(s) of instruction | Catalan and Spanish |
| Approximate price per credit | 27.67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2021-2022 |
| Coordination | INMACULADA ARMADANS TREMOLOSA |
| momed@ub.edu | |
| Course details | Indicators |
| Open pre-enrolment | Yes |
| Open enrolment | No |
| Lead to doctoral studies | Yes |
| Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualification | No |
| Bridging courses | No |
| Specializations |
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Objectives and competences
Objectives
The master's degree offers highly specialized training in mediation techniques and strategies and in research methods in the area of mediation, incorporating methodologies that have a significant practical and participative focus.
Competences
- Interpersonal skills for work in interdisciplinary and multicultural teams.
- Capacity to use information and communication technologies for a range of purposes (to communicate with other professionals, to obtain information, to share knowledge, etc.).
- Capacity to search for and assess scientific evidence, to support assertions and actions in professional practice.
- Respect for diversity and a commitment to ethical professional practice.
Specific competences:
- Ability to prevent and manage conflicts by identifying the risk factors that trigger and perpetuate them.
- Capacity to apply mediation strategies and techniques to prevent and manage conflict situations in the family and community settings.
- Capacity to apply mediation strategies and techniques to prevent and manage conflict situations in commercial and organizational settings.
- Capacity to use suitable research methods and procedures in the field of mediation and intervention.
- Understanding of different areas of mediation (community, school, family, intercultural, workplace, criminal, health, commercial, business, international, environmental and online, among others) and their specific characteristics (type of conflicts, availability of information about and access to mediation, requirements and working conditions, legal framework, actors, etc.).
- Capacity to identify emerging contexts, open new markets, and distribute information about mediation to potential users.
- Capacity to design studies, use mediation research methods, prepare projects and protocols, create new concepts and develop innovative methods.
- Ability to communicate and transfer knowledge on mediation to wider society.
- Capacity to plan and guide a mediation process.
- Capacity to facilitate group dialogue, decision-making and negotiation.
Access and admission
Applicant profile and access requirements
Recommended applicant profile
Candidates should hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent undergraduate qualification and have a strong motivation to acquire knowledge of alternative procedures for conflict resolution and to analyse problems using multidisciplinary approaches. Credit will be given for previous knowledge or professional experience in the field of mediation and related areas.Candidates should have a good level of English, at least equivalent to B1 in the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
Access requirements and conditions
In accordance with Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/29 October 2007, students must hold one of the following qualifications to access university master's degree courses:- An official Spanish degree.
- A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.
- A qualification from outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, the qualification should be recognized as equivalent to an official Spanish degree. If it is not recognized, the University of Barcelona shall verify that it corresponds to a level of education that is equivalent to official Spanish degrees and that it authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.
Candidates should hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent undergraduate qualification and possess a good level of English (B1 or higher). Credit will also be given for postgraduate training or professional experience in areas related to mediation.
Pre-enrolment
Calendar
First period: 3 Arpil - 26 May 2023.Notification of resolutions: 15 June.
Second period: 1 - 30 June 2023.
Notification of resolutions: 4 - 10 July.
Notes:
- Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
- Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.
Required documentation
- Pre-enrolment application
- Photocopy of degree certificate or equivalent qualification. In case of admission, foreign degrees that require so should be translated and authenticated through diplomatic channels before completing the enrolment.
- Other specific documentation related to the selection criteria
Selection criteria
- Academic record (50%).
- Level of English (20%) (minimum of B1).
- Postgraduate training or professional experience in areas related to mediation (30%). Credit will be given for training and professional experience in areas addressed in this master's degree (mediation in the fields of civil law, commercial law and organizations).
Notification
The Coordination Committee is in charge of the admission process.Enrolment
As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online via the Món UB portal. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned
- Documents required for enrolment
- Procedure to formalize enrolment
- Grants and financial aid (in Catalan)
- Economic information (in Catalan)
Course curriculum
Subjects and course plans
Distribution of credits
| Type | ECTS |
|---|---|
| Compulsory | 40 |
| Optional | 10 |
| Compulsory placements | 0 |
| Compulsory final project | 10 |
| TOTAL | 60 |
List of subjects
Previous years
Placements
Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.
Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record. There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 500 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.
Institutional information
Career opportunities
What can you work on ?
Because the programme's areas of work address a variety of professional fields, the career opportunities for students of this master's degree cover a wide range of roles, including the following:- Mediator as a liberal professional or freelance professional in a variety of areas.
- Citizen and community mediator within public institutions that interact closely with the public.
- School mediator within the educational community.
- Mediation in the general field of health.
- Mediation in the general field of sport.
- Mediator in organizations and/or companies, contributing competences to conflict resolution and mediation in human resources and occupational risk prevention.
- Educator and researcher.
- Legal and criminal mediator in the field of justice.
- Coordinator of projects and services.
- Designer of intervention programmes for conflict resolution and mediation.