Master’s Degree in
Psychopedagogy
with emphasis in Neuropsychology

Graduates of the Master's Degree in Psychopedagogy with an Emphasis in Neuropsychology will be able to work in various work fields, such as:

• Special education teachers.
• Teachers in child care.
• Teachers in early childhood and primary education.
• Pedagogical coordinators.
• School counselors.
• Pedagogical advisors.
• Universities: teaching and research in the field of psychopedagogy or neuropsychology.
• Psychology.
• Educational psychologists.
• Neuropsychologists.
• Health centers: hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers.
• Private offices: private practice as a psychopedagogue or neuropsychologist.
• Social workers in the educational field.

All applicants must submit the following documentation duly scanned from the original and sent to the promoter to be uploaded to the respective platform:

• Bachelor's degree or its equivalent.
• Bachelor's degree credits or grades or their equivalent.
• Identification document. (passport in the case of foreigners residing in Panama).
• Current passport size photo.
• Electronic admission form.

If you are a foreigner, the documents (Diploma and Credits) must be apostilled by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your respective country. In the event that the country does not have a consulate, you must carry out the procedure with the official authorities that validate it.

Note: Students enrolled in virtual modality whose nationality is different from Panamanian, must present a copy of their personal identity document from the country of origin.

The permanence in the University will depend on the student's motivation, capacity and vision to obtain the chosen degree.

Given the profile of the University's “Neo Cyberhumanist” curricular educational model, the student must:

• Study in teams and individually.
• Develop research skills based on discovery learning.
• Deepen in the disciplinary knowledge that is of interest to them.
• Respect and comply with the regulations established by the statutes that regulate the relationship between the University and the students.
• Be up to date with their monthly payments.
• Attend at least 80% of the meetings in the blended modality.
• For studies under the virtual modality, attendance is regulated by constant interaction in all activities planned on the platform, including synchronous and asynchronous meetings, as well as the development of the student's autonomous work.
• In case of prolonged absence, a justified justification must be presented.
• All students of the Specialization programs must have basic computer skills.

6.1 Index

• Maintain a minimum cumulative index of 2 on a scale of 1 to 3.

6.2 Note

• Pass each subject with a minimum grade of 81 on a scale of 1 to 100 which is equivalent to B.

In order to obtain the SPECIALIZATION IN PSYCHOPEDAGOGY AND MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCES:

• Complete and pass all the subjects of the curriculum with a minimum grade of 81 points equivalent to a B.
• Maintain a cumulative academic index of not less than two (2.00) on a scale of three (3.00).
• Take a certification exam for a second language recognized by UNESCO, including English, in accordance with internal regulations.
• Complete an 80-hour internship.
• Prepare, support and approve the internship report.
• Be in good standing with the institution (financial, academic, and library).

To obtain the Master's Degree IN PSYCHOPEDAGOGY WITH EMPHASIS IN NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, the following are required:

• Complete and pass all the academic content of the program enrolled.
• Complete and pass all the subjects of the curriculum with a minimum grade of 81 points equivalent to a B.
• Maintain a cumulative academic index of not less than two (2.00) on a scale of three (3.00).
• To take a certification exam of a second language recognized by UNESCO, minimum of 40 hours. In case of not having the above, the university offers courses in English or another language, for which the respective course will be paid.
• Elaborate, support and approve the degree work.
• Be in good standing with the institution (financial, academic, and library).

In the case of foreign students, they must comply with the local regulations of the country of origin where their degree requires validation.

Knowing:

• It understands the beginnings of Neuroscience by entering into its history through the adventure review of the human species.
• Identify the relationship between mind and brain by understanding the different areas and their functions.
• Understands the functioning of mirror neurons and their relationship with learning and the principles of neuroplasticity.
• Explains neurogenetics and its relationship with neuroeducation and the application of learning keys to modify behaviors.
• It recognizes the beginnings of Neuroscience by entering into its history through the adventure review of the human species.
• Understand the educational process and develop the curriculum for adolescent and adult students in N
• Acquire knowledge to help improve your own and third parties' learning processes, supported by the approaches of Gardner's Theory and its applicability.
• Receive knowledge about the thematic axes, the authors and the theories that support the intervention with pedagogical tools
• Obtains knowledge about the three key capabilities that indicate students' social intelligence: understanding of the self, understanding of others, and the interrelation of the two intelligences, interpersonal and intrapersonal.
• Studies the higher neuropsychological processes related to learning and neurocognitive functioning and their impact on academic development.

Doing 

• Analyze neurogenetics and its relationship with neuroeducation and the application of learning keys to modify behaviors.
• Explain the role of the container and recognize the most significant learning strategies to work with poverty containers.
• Practically apply multiple intelligences through the resolution of practical cases.
• It uses language and basic audiovisual techniques and photography to awaken a deeper perception of reality in the classroom.
• Experience the mastery of musical intelligence in various ways and help participants foster the development of observation and plastic artistic creation skills in the classroom.
• Create your own mindfulness project, taking into account the considerations that must be taken into account before creating a mindfulness project.
• Identify the bases of the emotional profiles that lead to happiness.
• Develop skills for the analysis of cases that require technical support, based on the capabilities and dysfunctions detected in a timely manner.

Being:

• Analyzes situations critically and proposes viable solutions with objectivity and realism.
• It develops a global and totalizing vision of the complex socio-labor relations that arise in the different historically developed and current modes of production.
• Perfect the theoretical bases of the specialty and guide it in the best possible direction.
• It shows conditions of leadership and innovation in the improvement and implementation of new techniques within the field of neuroscience, neuropedagogy and neuropsychology.
• Demonstrates attitudes that enable him/her to approach, trust and communicate with the individuals to be evaluated.
• Treats the parties involved in the process and who are subject to the evaluation condition with respect and consideration, regardless of their condition.
• Demonstrates attitudes that enable rapprochement, trust and communication with the people who are subjected to the evaluation processes of the treatment to be applied.
• Acts with broad criteria in the face of divergent positions within the framework of different disciplines and ideological and thought currents.
• He is concerned with constantly updating his knowledge and incorporating new learning.
• Exercises his professional functions based on the following skills: a) Ability to perform psychological diagnosis; b) Psychotherapeutic ability; c) Ability to design and implement occupational health programs; d) Ability to advise; e) Ability to establish empathy; f) Ability to express constructive criticism; g) Assertiveness; h) Ability to react to extreme situations; i) Ability to present legal evidence; j) Ability to interview; k) Ability to teach; l) Fluency of ideas. (Tapias, et at 2010).
• Deontologically and ethically their practice should be characterized by: (a) Doing good; (b) Responsibility and fidelity; (c) Integrity; (d) Justice; (e) Respect for human rights and dignity, from bioethics the following should be taken into account: a) Solving ethical problems; (b) Exercising with competence; (c) Appropriate human relations; (d) Confidentiality and privacy; (e) Avoiding false public statements; (f) Archiving records and fees; (g) Education and training; (h) Ethics in research and publication; (i) Ethical counseling; (j) Ethical therapy. (Tapias, et al, 2010)

 Living: 

• Feel the dynamics of data management and transform it into information, relying on the specialist workforce.
• Understand the importance of human resources within the development of a company
• Contributes to the construction of the social fabric from the management of the company's human talent

Undertaking

• Presents training projects in which workshops with emotional content are offered; such as techniques to manage stress, mindfulness for daily life, social skills in the company or keys to self-esteem.
• Sells specialized emotional health products; such as: books, personalized stories for adults or even breakfast cups with messages of life, hope and others.
• Establish a plan to set up a pedagogical guidance center to help students with learning difficulties or provide support classes.
• Promotes a digital magazine focused on psychology content to unite psychological knowledge with the scientific dissemination of new research.
• It offers a business idea oriented to the business sector that is a human resources consultancy to offer services to companies.