General data

Name of the master	Masters in Health Promotion
Official postgraduate programme (POP)	POP in Educational and Health Social Sciences
Type	Academic/mixed
Offered by	School of Nursing , Department of Nursing
Number of credits	90
Language of instruction	Catalan: 70 % Spanish: 20 % English: 10 %
Study regime	Full time
Duration	Two academic years (three semesters)
Start of the course	1 October 2007
Method	Blended
Course organised by	Semesters
Timetable	To be decided
Maximum number of students	20
Price	Subsidised (to give a general idea of what this means, for the 2006-2007 academic year the price has been set at 24-28 € per ECTS credit; in anticipation of approval of a Government of Catalonia decree, expected by June 2007, an approximate increase of between 5% and 7% can be calculated for the 2007-2008 academic year).

Educational objectives

• To offer multidisciplinary training that provides new tools to meet the challenges facing our health care system, and to systematically incorporate health promotion initiatives.
  
• To provide specialised training for health professionals which allows them, on the one hand, to promote health in various areas and services and thereby improve the care provided to users, and on the other, to update and strengthen their own skills, especially those related to health service management, using in suitable ways the knowledge and the techniques necessary to improve the quality of the care provided and optimise both work systems and the human and material resources available.
  
• Prepare participants to design, implement, analyse, interpret and disseminate programmes and basic, clinical, epidemiological research and health care results.
  

Curriculum structure

1. The masters combines professionalised management in health or in nursing care services. The options available allow students to pursue training in either aspect, depending on their specific interests.
   
2. The masters is organised in modules. Taking courses primarily from the health services management and nursing care management modules can lead to the awarding of a special mention. Students in the masters can follow various tracks but they all must take module 1, which is common to all UdG masters, module 2, Health Promotion, and module 7 or 8, depending on whether they opt for training which is professional- or research-directed. Up to 50 of the remaining credits can be chosen from the other available subjects.
   
3. Students who take module 5 in its entirety can obtain special mention of “Nursing Care Management” on their degree certificates.
   
4. Students who take module 4 and ten credits from module 5 can obtain a special mention of “Health Services Management”.
   

Career opportunities

The professional profile of holders of these master degrees includes having the skills to incorporate health promotion into a variety of professions, making use of various multi-disciplinary tools; preparing for health services or nursing care management and carrying out highly specialised procedures with individuals, families, groups or communities, responding to their health care needs.

Admission profile, previous education requirements and admission and selection criteria

The masters is aimed at certified health care professionals and/or diploma or degree holders in Nursing, Medicine, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Pharmacy, Psychology and other related fields.

Selection criteria:

• Curriculum vitae (30 %)
  
• Academic record (30 %)
  
• Application and motivation letter (10 %)
  
• Professional experience (clinical, managerial, research) (20 %)
  
• Knowledge of English (10 %)
  

It is possible to be granted recognition of previous post graduate studies and of a minimum of two years of professional experience in one of the areas.

It is expected that expert professionals will be collaborating as professors of specific contents to be developed in the various service management, nursing care management, research and health promotion modules, which will provide important added value based on their experience and professional activity. We should make special mention of the professionals making up the Biomedical Research Institute of Girona and other professionals occupying positions of responsibility in services and institutions. There are also collaboration agreements signed with the University of Perpignan and the University of Perugia.

» More information: General entrance requeriments

Pre-registration and registration

Pre-registration must be completed online.

First pre-registration period: will begin on 2 April and will run until 1 July 2007

Admission decisions: on 18 July 2007

First registration period: from 20 until 30 July 2007

If places are still available, a new pre-registration period will be open from 20 July until 19 September 2007.

» More information: Pre-registration and registration

Admission to the Doctoral programme

Students can apply for admission to the doctoral course of any Official Postgraduate Programme (POP, Programes Oficials de Postgrau) at the University of Girona provided they have completed a minimum of 60 ECTS credits in a POP programme or have an official master’s degree and have completed a minimum of 300 ECTS credits in their undergraduate and postgraduate studies at a university or other centre of higher education. The applications will be reviewed by the Doctoral Council of each programme.

» More information: POP doctoral programmes

Contact

Academic staff person in charge:

Dolors Juvinyà
dolors.juvinya@udg.edu

Carme Bertran
carme.bertran@udg.edu

Telephone: 00 (34) 972 418 915 - 00 (34) 972 418 948

Additional information

Stays abroad

Refer to the UdG External Relations website: http://www.udg.edu/internacional/

Grants

Refer to the UdG Research website: http://portalderecerca.udg.edu/