Admission and exit profile
1. Recommended entry profile
According to the professional profile of the psychologist, future students who study this degree, and in general, should have defined their vocational perspective in the field of Psychology, and in particular in its traditional professional fields: Clinical and Health Psychology, Educational Psychology, Psychology of Work, Organizations and Human Resources and Psychology of Social and Community Intervention, as well as those others that can be classified as emerging: Family Intervention and Mediation, Intervention in Emergencies and Catastrophes, Psychogerontology, Traffic and Road Safety... In this same context, they must show a keen interest in research, both basic and applied, with special attention to functional studies of the brain and its relationship with behavior.
Therefore, it would be appropriate for them to demonstrate an interest in acquiring all the knowledge that would allow them to position themselves professionally in the field of Psychology and, furthermore, to be able to maintain an attitude of analysis and reasoned criticism, from a scientific and professional point of view, in the face of the advances and findings of scientific Psychology, both in the basic and applied fields, as well as with the evaluation and intervention techniques and strategies available for the resolution of psychological problems that affect the individual or the group in today's society.
In particular, their keen interest in understanding how behavior actually functions in different psychosocial contexts and how current and future tasks and challenges in the field of psychology can be addressed using truly professional criteria should be considered essential.
Consequently, students who choose to train as psychologists by joining the training project articulated in this Degree title should express interest:
- For the findings of scientific research in the field of Psychology, both basic and applied, aimed at understanding the biopsychosocial mechanisms that explain and determine behavior.
- For the strategies and intervention methods specific to psychology in its approach to resolving the diverse problems affecting the human individual and group in today's society.
- For the techniques and methodology of scientific research in the field of Psychology, and its clear separation from the so-called pseudosciences associated with a lack of critical thinking.
In terms of motivation, a predisposition to interpersonal and group relationships and teamwork are important, as is a willingness to approach and intervene in complex situations in a methodical and planned manner, with the goal of resolving the biopsychosocial problems that fall under the purview of psychology. Additionally, an adequate command of oral and written expression is essential.
2. Graduation profile
According to the White Book on the Bachelor's Degree in Psychology (ANECA), a graduate in Psychology is a professional with the scientific knowledge necessary to understand, interpret, analyze, and explain human behavior, as well as the skills and abilities to assess and intervene at a basic level in the individual and social spheres in order to promote and improve health and quality of life.
Regarding professional fields, the results of the Professional Activity Survey show that the most common professional activity among psychology graduates is clinical psychology (Santolaya, Berdullas, & Fernández-Hermida, 2002). Its practice is primarily carried out in the private sector, but its implementation in the public sector has continued to grow, diversify, and consolidate.
The second most important professional activity is Educational Psychology. Work and Organizational Psychology and Social and Community Psychology occupy third and fourth place, respectively. Unlike the previous cases, work in these fields is carried out within service companies and in the public sector.
The definition of the graduate profile took into account the debates, conclusions, and agreements reached by the Conference of Deans of Psychology at Spanish universities regarding the design criteria for undergraduate degrees within the framework of Royal Decree 1393/2007 (meetings in September and November 2007 and April 2008) and the "observatory" of the adaptation process implemented by the aforementioned Conference. The Official Colleges of Psychologists of Tenerife and Las Palmas, represented by their deans, were also involved in both the Technical Committee and the Committee for the Development of the Degree Curriculum. Thus, it was established that Psychology graduates must be professionals capable of practicing in the educational, family, social, legal, neuropsychological, and other fields, in addition to being able to enter the clinical and healthcare field through the PIR pathway or the Master's Degree in General Health Psychology. This dual assignment to the branch of Social Sciences and the field of Health has been a complex goal linked to a constant motivation to evaluate, review, and be attentive to possible changes necessary to align the graduate profile defined in the degree with the actual graduate profile.