Why study the
Master's Degree in Marriage and Family: Family Intervention and research
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN?
The Master's Degree in Marriage and Family: intervention and family research offers a comprehensive view of marriage and family from a multidisciplinary perspective, focused on the person, and integrating different areas of knowledge (such as medicine, anthropology, law or pedagogy) in order to address the family reality. This approach allows a deep and enriching understanding of the complexities of family dynamics.
It is a rigorous , yet flexible and personalised study programme that combines distance and face-to-face teaching methods, supported by new technologies.
The faculty of the Marriage and Family: Family Intervention and research is composed of professors from various Schools and Institutes of the University of Navarra: Philosophy and Letters, Sciences, Medicine, University Clinic, Law, Economics and Business, Theology, Canon Law, Institute of Anthropology and Ethics.
The Study program of the Master's Degree in Marriage and Family: intervention and family research is organized in a combination of on-line and on-siteprograms of study , and is developed over one year, with a total of 60 ETCS.
Studies are divided into four terms, with ordinary exams at the end of each term, and extraordinary exams in June.
The distance learning methodology, through the Internet, is developed on a proven educational platform, based on the concept of "VIRTUALclassroom "; that is, a virtual space in which the different groups that make up the Master's Degree interact: students, faculty and management staff . The study methodology is based on self-directed learning and collaborative learning under the guidance of the professor.
The training proposal of the Virtual classroom is based on the use of information and communication management tools in order to create for each participant a study/learning environment adapted to their profile and their personal needs, where the barriers of space and time have disappeared.
It is possible to learn certain scientific, theoretical and practical contents on one's own, provided that good teaching materials, an appropriate methodology, and a system that allows, when necessary, a fluid relationship between the teacher and the student are used.
degree program: Master's Degree in Marriage and Family: family intervention and research .
modality mixed-use: 57 ECTS credit on-line and 3 ECTS credit in person
Duration: 1 academic year (60 ECTS credit)
Aimed at: Undergraduates and University Graduates
Taught by professors from different Schools of the University of Navarra and coordinated by the School of Education and Psychology.
Taught since 2000
The Master's Degree in Marriage and Family: Family Intervention and research is offered through a combination of two types of programs of study: distance (via Internet) and face-to-face.
Internet-based teaching is carried out on an educational platform educational platform based on the concept of the Virtual classroom : a virtual space in which the different groups that make up the Master's Degree (students, faculty and management staff ) interact, using e-learning pedagogical techniques.
The on-line teaching is completed with a set of work seminars and internships that take place in the University of Navarra, Pamplona and Madrid, Spain.
The mandatory face-to-faceteaching periods (15 days during the month of June) offer the student the possibility of:
- To consolidate and deepen, through seminars, team work, case studies, etc., the knowledge acquired during the academic year.
- Consolidate teacher-student relationships through work sessions and personal interviews.
- Enjoy the atmosphere and services offered by their university, as well as the personal meeting with fellow students.
This on-site period includes curricular internships at our sites:
- Family Mediation (FM): one week in Madrid and one week in Pamplona
- Family Orientation (OF): two weeks in Pamplona
The Master's Degree in Marriage and Family: Family Intervention and research is not only intended to create a virtual learning community. Its objectives, within the university framework in which it is located, go beyond that, aiming to create among its students an authentic sense of university promotion, not exclusively virtual.
The Master's Degree in Marriage and Family: Family Intervention and research offers a comprehensive view of marriage and family from the perspective of eight different scientific areas: Basic Humanities ; Biomedicine; Psychology, Psychopathology and Family Therapy; Education; Social Sciences; Theology; Politics and Law; Communication and the Arts.
The faculty of the Master's Degree in Marriage and Family: intervention and family research is composed of professors from various Schools and Institutes of the University of Navarra: Philosophy and Letters, Sciences, Medicine, University Clinic, Law, Economics and Business Studies, Theology, Canon Law, Institute of Anthropology and Ethics.
The Marriage and Family: intervention and family research is attended by students from more than 36 countries: Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Costa Rica, Ecuador, USA, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Ireland, Italy, Kenya, Lithuania, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Below is a breakdown of the objectives you will achieve in terms of knowledge, skills and competencies.
Knowledge
and contents
This program allows understanding marriage and the family from different disciplines such as Anthropology, Ethics, Sociology and Psychology, analyzing its dynamics and the development of its members throughout life. It also differentiates the socio-educational intervention, Mediation, Education and Family Orientation from other areas such as legal and therapeutic, identifying the institutions that offer these services. It also addresses the current legislation subject family law and social policies, as well as the normative and non-normative crises that may arise in families and the spaces for intervention to deal with them. Finally, it reviews the functions, strategies and current challenges of professionals in mediation, Education and family counseling.
Skills, attitudes and values
This program fosters respect for different family value systems within the framework human rights and staff dignity, guaranteeing ethical and professional intervention. Participants are trained to apply principles of ethics in Mediation, Education and Family Counseling, resolving ethical dilemmas in different situations. In addition, the ability to analyze and solve family problems such as conflicts, care of dependents and social adaptation is developed, using appropriate assessment and diagnostic techniques to design effective intervention plans. Finally, emphasis is placed on effective and respectful communication with professionals and families, promoting active listening, clarity in the exhibition of ideas and the adequate transmission of relevant information.
Competencies
This program develops the capacity for analysis, synthesis and critical thinking with scientific rigor, integrating the contents of the different subjects. Team work and interprofessional partnership are encouraged, optimizing human and material resources for problem solving. In addition, participants are trained in the elaboration, adaptation and assessment of evidence-based Education and family counseling programs, as well as in the internship application of the mediation and family counseling process through observation, case resolution and simulations.
The Master's Degree in Marriage and Family: intervention and family research is aimed at professionals from the world of Social and Legal Sciences, Health Sciences (Pedagogy, Psychopedagogy, Education Sciences, Psychology, Law, Nursing, Medicine, Medicine ..... As well as people who, being university graduates, have work experience in the field of socio-educational intervention, who need to acquire a deep and interdisciplinary knowledge on marriage and family, or who want to update their competences on the topic in these professional fields.
Through this Master's Degree you will be able to work in different professional environments and offer Family Counseling services through a therapeutic process, designed to respond adequately and effectively to the demands of supporting families in the current context. In addition, in the case of Family Mediation, a so-called restorative approach is adopted (helping to maintain, strengthen and restore family ties). All the necessary training is introduced so that those who take the course can qualify as family mediators by requesting their registration in the Registry of Mediators of the Ministry of the Interior.
Given the characteristics of the online study methodology, the following material is available for each subject :
1. Guide of the subject: we find the necessary information to become familiar with the subject: the teacher, the presentation of the subject, the objectives, the study methodology, the programme, the bibliography, the evaluation system of the subject, etc. It could be said that the guide to an online subject is the equivalent of the first day of class in face-to-face teaching.
2. Base Text or guide: This is the text, the object of study, of each lesson. The student can find the content of the lessons in two versions:
a) guide edited, which the teacher has recommended as a basic bibliography for subject, and which student should have bought in a bookshop.
b) guide digitalised, which the student should download from the web.
3. Self-assessment exercises: This is a short questionnaire self-assessment exercise at the end of each lesson, which facilitates students' learning, i.e. makes them aware of the extent to which they have a clear understanding of the issues raised. The aim is to develop the ability of student to check their own learning. There are different types of questionnaires: with multiple-choice questions subject , true/false, closed questions, open questions, etc.).
4. Evaluation Tests: In general terms, each subject consists of a midterm examination and a final examination. In the study guide for subject, detailed information is given on the characteristics of the exams: the parts into which they are subdivided; subject of tests, number of questions, time available; limitation or not of exam papers; whether or not enquiry of material is allowed; and how each of the tests counts towards the overall grade.
On student you will find three types of exams: subject test (in its different versions), subject essay and short and open questions exam. All exams are on-line. They will be active for 24 hours: from 09.00 hs. of the dated day until 09.00 hs. of the following day. The reference time is the Spanish time zone schedule . Once you have chosen the time to take the exam, the student will have a limited time to take the exam.
5. The teaching Materials is complemented by the use of other on-line tools such as glossaries, faq, text commentaries, links to documents of interest, forums, etc.
Marriage and Family: intervention and family research is hosted on a computer platform of proven effectiveness, which has a set of online tools that enable distance teaching characterized by a space/time separation between faculty and student body, between which predominates a two-way asynchronous communication, where the Internet is preferably used as a means of communication and distribution of knowledge, so that the student is the center of an independent and flexible training , having to manage their own learning. Communication and counseling with the teacher of each subject is done through the platform's internal e-mail.