Master's Degree in Interdisciplinary Intervention in Gender Violence Diploma in Equality Agent

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Violence against women is one of the most serious problems facing society. This situation is situated in the context of intimate partner violence, understood as that which is exercised in the context of an intimate relationship by one member of the couple towards the other.

Definition of the program

The master's degree is divided into three main theoretical modules subdivided into 8 subjects and two final modules dedicated to the practices and realization of the Master's Final Project. A program that works on prevention, awareness, intervention and interdisciplinary approach, among other aspects.

What makes this master unique?

• Diploma in Equality Agent.

• Interdisciplinary approach to gender violence addressing three major professional areas: law and criminology, health and education.

• Scientific and updated training oriented to professional specialization for effective interventions.

• Practices in real work environments.

• Preparation for a highly demanded profession.

• TFM online defense

Professional outings

The fields of application of this master's degree are as extensive as the human activity itself:

• Intervention with victims:
  Health areas, non-profit organizations, foundations, shelters, 24-hour telephone, etc.

• Intervention with abusers:
  Open regime or penitentiary institutions.

• Equality agents
  Local administrations (town halls, county councils), county units, women's associations, companies and unions, etc.

• Legal and legal field
  Lawyers, courts, legal advice, etc.

• Educational field
  Prevention of gender violence in adolescents, psychoeducation in schools and institutes, social educators, etc.

• Business field
  Legal and human resources departments.

• Police area
  Prevention, assistance and protection units: UPAP; Units of family and woman: UFAM.

• Social work
  Prevention, collaborate in the recruitment of women susceptible to intervention, know and study the socio-family problems of women with suspicion for social diagnosis and planning of interventions, etc.

Admission profile

The entry profile for this degree is that of Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in areas of knowledge related to the subject of the master's degree such as:

• Legal Sciences: Law, Criminology, Political Science, Social Work

• Health Sciences: Psychology, Medicine, Psychiatry, Nursing

• History, Anthropology, Sociology, etc.

• Education Sciences: Primary and Infant Education, Pedagogy, Social Education, Psychopedagogy, Secondary Teachers

• Other studies that develop competences and / or contents of specific Gender studies interested in knowing the application of the questions related to the intervention in gender violence in their discipline and ending discrimination based on gender.

* NOTE: Due to the variety of these income profiles belonging to different areas of training, it is considered optimal to take training complements prior to the delivery of the Master's subjects.

Access Requirements

The requirements of access and admission to the official Master's studies of the International Valencian University are established in accordance with article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, which establishes the organization of official university education.

They will be able to access the official university studies or those belonging to the Master, who meet any of the following requirements:

1. In order to access official master's degrees, it will be necessary to hold an official university degree in Spain or another one issued by a higher education institution of the European Higher Education Area, which authorizes the issuer of the degree to access Master's degrees.

1. Also, graduates may access according to educational systems outside the European Higher Education Area without the need for homologation of their degrees, after verification by the University that they accredit a level of education equivalent to the corresponding official Spanish university degrees and that empower in the country issuing the diploma for access to postgraduate education. The access by this way will not imply, in any case, the homologation of the previous title that is in possession of the interested party, nor its recognition for other purposes than that of studying the Master's degree.

The title may have additional specific access requirements, which you can consult on the information page of each of them.

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