Official Master's Degree in General Health Psychology and Master's Degree in Therapeutic Specialization
Pluralistic training in the main approaches to psychology
What is the Master?
The Master's Degree in General Health Psychology and Master's Degree in Psychology with a Specialisation in Therapeutic Psychology is aimed at graduates and undergraduates in Psychology who wish to acquire skills in assessment, diagnosis and intervention in the field of health psychology, and who wish to do so from a plural perspective that takes into account different empirically contrasted approaches. This plural training in the main theoretical approaches to psychology will provide students with a complete, global and integrative training when it comes to approaching and intervening in the area of clinical and health psychology.
In the second year, the program offers a wide range of optional subjects allowing students to choose a training itinerary that will enable them not only to complete the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology, but also to specialise in an area of clinical intervention and obtain the Master's Degree in Therapeutic Specialisation.
In the second year, students can specialize in one of the itineraries that correspond to the four Master's Degrees we offer: Master in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Children and Adolescents, Master in Experiential Humanistic Psychotherapy and Emotion-Focused Therapy, Master in Contemporary Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, or Master in Systemic Family Therapy.
- CentersCiencias Humanas y Sociales (Comillas CIHS)
- LanguagesSpanish
- CertificationOfficial master's degrees + Comillas master's degrees
- ModalityFace to face
- Duration2,5 years (150 ECTS)
- Starts On25/09/2026
- Seats120
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What makes us different?
Internships
30 ECTS of MPGS internships
20 ECTS of MPET internships
Employability
Percentage of employment rate of graduates
Internship Centres
Health centres with an internship agreement
Internships
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https://www.comillas.edu/postgrado/master-universitario-en-psicologia-general-sanitaria
The Tutored Professional Internships provide students of the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology with the opportunity to apply the theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the other subjects of the Master's Degree. They also allow students to immerse themselves in the reality of clinical practice in one of the more than 65 health centres with which the Master's has signed agreements. Students will progressively acquire the necessary professional experience that will provide them with greater maturity for the practice of their profession.
Study Plan

Study Plan
Official Master's Degree in General Health Psychology and Master's Degree in Therapeutic Specialization / MPGS + MPET 25
Curricullum 2024
COMPULSORY SUBJECTS
1st Term
Credits
2nd Term
Credits
1st Term
Credits
Incidentes críticos en psicoterapia
4.0 ECTS
Intervención psicológica en problemas crónicos de salud
3.0 ECTS
Investigación en enfoques específicos en psicología de la salud
2.0 ECTS
Programas integrados de intervención en trastornos mentales graves
3.0 ECTS
2nd Term
Credits
Compulsory courses by itinerary
16.0 ECTS
Annual Courses
Credits
Prácticas Académicas Externas II
10.0 ECTS
Prácticas Académicas Externas III
10.0 ECTS
Trabajo Fin de Máster
12.0 ECTS
academic yearMPET courses between September and December
MPGS + Master's Degree in Systemic Family Therapy
Credits
Áreas específicas de intervención en terapia de pareja
3.0 ECTS
Destrezas de entrevista y alianza terapéutica
4.0 ECTS
Intervención con familias en riesgo social
2.0 ECTS
Intervención sistémica en situaciones especiales
2.0 ECTS
Prácticas III (reconocidas por prácticas profesionales tuteladas II)
5.0 ECTS
Prácticas IV
5.0 ECTS
Psicopatología y Familia
3.0 ECTS
Terapia sistémica individual
3.0 ECTS
MPGS + Master's Degree in Experiential Humanist Psychotherapy and in Emotion Focused Therapy
Credits
Formulación de casos
2.0 ECTS
Nuevos desarrollos en terapia focalizada en la emoción
2.0 ECTS
Prácticas III (reconocidas por prácticas profesionales tuteladas II)
5.0 ECTS
Prácticas IV
5.0 ECTS
Psicoterapia y cambio social
2.0 ECTS
Taller práctico
2.0 ECTS
Técnicas humanistas con niños y adolescentes
3.0 ECTS
Temas existenciales en psicoterapia
2.0 ECTS
Terapia de pareja en terapia focalizada en la emoción
2.0 ECTS
Trabajo corporal
2.0 ECTS
MPGS + Master's Degree in Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy with Children and Adolescents
Credits
Desarrollo psicosexual, identidad y orientación sexual
2.0 ECTS
Diagnóstico e intervención en problemas emocionales
4.0 ECTS
Evaluación e intervención clínica en el contexto escolar
2.0 ECTS
Evaluación e intervención en trauma con niños y adolescentes
3.0 ECTS
Intervención en trastornos por déficit de atención con o sin hiperactividad
3.0 ECTS
Intervención familiar en clínica infanto-juvenil
3.0 ECTS
Prácticas III (reconocidas por prácticas profesionales tuteladas II)
5.0 ECTS
Prácticas IV
5.0 ECTS
MPGS + Master's Degree in Contemporary Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Credits
Apego y psicoterapia
3.0 ECTS
Intervención psicoanalítica con problemas graves de salud mental
2.0 ECTS
Intervenciones centradas en la mentalización
3.0 ECTS
Intervenciones psicodinámicas en contextos institucionales y de exclusión social
3.0 ECTS
La familia, el adolescente y la pareja en la clínica psicoanalítica
3.0 ECTS
Prácticas III (reconocidas por prácticas profesionales tuteladas II)
5.0 ECTS
Prácticas IV
5.0 ECTS
Psicoterapia del trauma y de la transmisión
3.0 ECTS
COURSES BY ITINERARY
2nd Term
Credits
Ciclo vital y transiciones familiares
3.0 ECTS
Contextos de intervención sistémicos
3.0 ECTS
Cultura, género y familia
3.0 ECTS
Intervención en problemas sexuales y de pareja
4.0 ECTS
Intervención sistémica breve
3.0 ECTS
2nd Term
Credits
Abordaje cognitivo conductual en problemas de conducta infanto juveniles
4.0 ECTS
Diagnóstico e intervención cognitivo conductual en problemas de atención
2.0 ECTS
Herramientas actuales de evaluación y diagnóstico cognitivo conductual
3.0 ECTS
Intervención cognitivo conductual en adicciones
3.0 ECTS
Intervención cognitivo conductual en problemas de alimentación
2.0 ECTS
Terapias conductuales de tercera generación en población infantojuvenil
2.0 ECTS
2nd Term
Credits
Focusing experiencial
2.0 ECTS
Modelo humanista experiencial del ser humano
4.0 ECTS
Sintonización empática e intenciones de respuesta experiencial
2.0 ECTS
Tareas para superar la crítica, la interrupción y los procesos ansiógenos
3.0 ECTS
Tareas terapéuticas para las fases tempranas: alianza, regulación y reprocesamiento
3.0 ECTS
Terapia de grupo Gestalt
2.0 ECTS
2nd Term
Credits
Aportaciones de la neurociencia y la investigación a la práctica de la psicoterapia psicoanalítica
2.0 ECTS
Bases teóricas del psicoanálisis aplicadas a la clínica
4.0 ECTS
Diagnóstico y formulación de caso en psicoterapia psicoanalítica
3.0 ECTS
Seminario monográfico especializado
1.0 ECTS
Teoría del cambio, encuadre y conversación psicoanalítica
3.0 ECTS
Transferencia, contratransferencia y enactment
3.0 ECTS
With this program you will be able to specialise in an area of clinical intervention.
Your Future Career
The Official Master's Degree in General Health Psychology meets the requirements of Legal Order ECD / 1070/2013, of June 12, 2013, which qualifies graduates of the degree to exercise in the regulated profession of General Health Psychologist. This double program prepares students to work in different positions, such as:
Psychologist in psychological care centres
Psychologist in child care centres
Rehabilitation centres for the chronically ill
Care centres for people with disabilities
Everything you need to know
Teaching Staff
Information for students
Timetables and exams
Classroom classes will be held 3 days a week (mornings and afternoons) and attendance is compulsory.
Work placements will take place in the mornings and/or afternoons in the time slots that do not coincide with the face-to-face classes.
Students are required to be available to attend theory classes and to carry out the practicals in the centres offered.
1st year students will be assigned STRICTLY randomly to the two class groups:
- Group 1: Classroom classes will be held on Monday and Tuesday mornings (from 9.00 to 14.15) and on Wednesdays from 12.00 to 20.45. The student must have the rest of the time available to do the internship (most of the internships are done in the afternoon).
- Group 2: Classroom classes will be held on Thursday and Friday mornings (from 9.00 to 14.15) and on Wednesdays from 12.00 to 20.45. The student must have the rest of the time available for the internship (most of the internships take place in the afternoon).
In the 2nd year of the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology and the Master's Degree in Therapeutic Specialisation, theory classes and practicals will continue to be held in the morning and afternoon. In order to study the Master's degree full-time, it is essential to have ample time available, both in the mornings and afternoons.
The Master's Degree in Therapeutic Specialisation will be completed from September to December in the mornings and afternoons.
What our students say
Many people like you are already making the most of their master's degree. Find out about their experience.
Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (Comillas CIHS)
María Rodríguez
The systemic training at Comillas has provided me with a solid working model from which to approach intervention, taking into account issues such as gender and culture or social exclusion.
Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (Comillas CIHS)
Marta Guerra
This master's degree has given me the training and experience I needed to be able to work in the profession I wanted with confidence in my abilities. Thanks to the teachers and the internships I left this programme with the tools and motivation to work fearlessly with children and adolescents.
Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (Comillas CIHS)
Bruno Rodríguez-Sahagún
In this master's degree I have been able to learn in depth about different schools of psychotherapy from different teachers, not only from theory, but also based on their real clinical experience. In addition to doing internships where they really let you practice to begin to understand what psychotherapy really is.
Quality and regulations
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Preguntas frecuentes
Because Comillas studies are in high demand and places are limited, the best candidates have to be selected through admission tests.
Each class has its own tutor, whose function is to integrate the student into the group and to pay attention to their academic performance. Furthermore, at Comillas, the teaching system is distinguished, among other characteristics, by the personalised attention and the fluid and permanent relationship between teachers and students.
The teaching system at Comillas is especially oriented towards the relationship with the reality of companies, institutions, organisations and professional practice. The Internship and Employment Office is responsible for providing students with internships related to their studies in order to enrich their training. In the 2017-18 academic year, 6,296 student internships in companies were managed.
In addition to these internships managed by the Internship and Employment Office, all degree courses have a significant number of compulsory external internships as part of their curriculums.The Internship and Employment Office informs, guides and collaborates in the insertion in the labour market of recent graduates or in the projection of the professional career of Comillas graduates, for which it has an online tool that puts candidates in direct contact with 5,078 companies with which Comillas maintains a relationship. During the 2017-18 academic year, 1,838 job offers were managed. Of the total number of graduates from the 2018 graduating class, 93.22% are employed, either working or furthering their studies, within six months of completing their studies.
Contact
Prospective Students Office
Faculty of Human and Social Sciences
C/ Universidad Comillas, 3 - 28049 Madrid
(Cantoblanco Campus)
Tel.: 34 91 542 28 00, ext. 2825
futurosalumnos@comillas.edu
Edificios Fernando Huidobro, SJ
C/ Mateo Inurria, 25-27 – 28032 Madrid (Campus Comillas Chamartín)
Director of the Master's Degree:
D. Gonzalo Aza
gonzalo.aza@comillas.edu
Master's Coordinator:
María Amaya Redonet Astigarraga
maredonet@comillas.edu