Program Overview

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Master in Clinical Neuropsychology: Assessment and Rehabilitation

The Master's has a practical, applied and professional nature. The program intends to:

1. Prepare students for the specialized exercise of Neuropsychology, an advanced certification area, within Clinical and Health Psychology, recognized by OPP.
2. Promote the acquisition and application of knowledge, as well as the development of various skills necessary for future professional practice, including:

• Construction, validation and use of neuropsychological tests and other instruments in contexts of neuropsychological assessment.
• Design, implementation and empirical validation of neuropsychological programs and interventions (rehabilitation, neuro-counseling, neuropsychotherapy).
• Mastery of methodologies (statistics, information technologies, reports, case study).

3. Cover the entire life cycle with a particular focus on aging.
4. Promote the exercise of "knowing how to do" (based on scientific evidence) and "knowing how to be" (ethically grounded).

Admission Requirements

• Holders of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent in Psychology.
• Holders of a higher education degree in Psychology by a foreign institution awarded after a 1st study cycle structured according to the principles of the Bologna Process by a participating country.
• Holders of a higher education degree by a foreign recognized as fulfilling the objectives of a bachelor's degree in Psychology.
• Applicants having a relevant academic or professional CV on Psychology or Neuropsychology recognized as attesting the ability to undertake master's level studies.

Professional Goals

Access to professional internship tutored by the Portuguese Psychologists Order and subsequent registration in that order, which is mandatory for the exercise of the profession. Employers include:

• Services in the health area (Hospitals, Clinics, Health Centers), namely in the areas of neuropsychology, neurology, psychiatry, pediatrics, legal medicine.
• Social Security services, including Social Solidarity Institutions and Services (e.g., support associations for the elderly, geriatric centers).
• Psychology services in schools at different levels of education.
• Private practice in Offices, Clinics and Psychological Consultation Centers.
• Pedagogical Centers, Special Education and Rehabilitation Services.
• Social reintegration services.
• Applied research (R&D Centers).

Mode of Study

Face-to-face.

Teaching / Evaluation language(s)

Portuguese and English.

Examination Regulations, Assessment and Grading

The evaluation of student learning is an intrinsic pedagogical activity to teaching. It aims to recognize the competencies and knowledge acquired by students, their critical spirit, the ability to enunciate and solve problems, and the ability of communication/ expression written and oral. Specific evaluation rules are established for each curricular unit, according to the academic regulation of the UC and with the Evaluation Rules of the FPCEUC, being the final classification a whole number of values between 0 and 20. A final classification, in a curricular unit, equal or superior to 10 values confers approval to the same. Examples of evaluation tasks include written or oral exams, tests, written or practical work, individual or group, case study, reports, projects, which may have to be defended orally, participation in classes. The evaluation of each curricular unit may include one or more of the evaluation elements indicated above. Whenever the evaluation of a curricular unit comprises more than one evaluation element, the final grade is calculated from the classifications obtained in each evaluation element, through a formula made public through the annual curricular unit sheet, under the terms of no. 2 of article 7 of the RPUC).

Learning Objectives and Intended Skills

• To respond to requests for neuropsychological assessment (NPA), using protocols based on scientific evidence.
• To plan the response considering different types of problems (e.g., mild cognitive decline, dementia, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, learning disabilities, other neuropsychiatric or neurodevelopmental disorders, neuropsychological effects of medical disorders or treatments).
• Characterize the neuropsychological functioning of complex cases involving medical and neuropsychiatric comorbidities, with the preparation of a Neuropsychological Report at the request of other professionals (doctors, teachers, ...) or entities (families, courts) that respond to requests and assessment needs and intervention and support informed decisions.
• To implement rehabilitation, neurocounseling and psychotherapeutic interventions.
• To develop research oriented towards the development and validation of assessment instruments and rehabilitation programs.

Course Coordinator(s)

Maria Manuela Pereira Vilar.

ECTS Departmental Coordinator(s)

Bruno Cecílio de Sousa.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulation of the University of Coimbra.

Qualification Requirements and Regulations

The present study cycle gives the degree of Master according to the principles in DL 74/2006, of March 24, in its current wording, republished in DL 65/2018, of 16 and August.

Graduation Requirements

The Master's degree is granted to those who, through approval in all curricular units that constitute the cycle of studies have obtained 120 ECTS. It includes the realization of an internship report and public act of defense of a dissertation.

Access to Further Studies

By granting the degree of Master, this course allows access to third cycle studies, PhD degree studies.

Study Programme

Neuropsicologia Clínica: Avaliação e Reabilitação.

Academic Year

Change year.

Course Type

2nd Cycle Studies - Continuity Master Programme.

DGES Code

MB89.

Qualification Awarded

Master.

Duration

2 Year(s).

ECTS Credits

120.0.

Category

Continuity second cycle.

Accreditations

Agência de Avaliação e Acreditação do Ensino Superior. Direcção Geral de Ensino Superior. Nº Registo: R/A-Cr 33/2021/AL01.