The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) in Work, Organizational, and Personnel Psychology (WOP-P) is a 120 ECTS Master course (two years) that aims to provide excellent experts in WOP-P for an increasingly globalized socio-economic context. An International Consortium implements the WOP-P Master.
Two general employability tracks are considered: a) as a practitioner; and b) as a researcher. The WOP-P Master makes an important effort to organize compulsory professional internships that are welcome by the business community. Regarding the research employability track, the student has to interact with two tutors of two different countries to prepare the master thesis, permitting the familiarization with requirements of international research requirements.
The WOP-P Master takes into account different aspects. First, it differentiates between and encompasses the three fields of the discipline: work, organizational, and personnel psychology. Second, it distinguishes between activities emphasizing the “explanatory scientific” approach to human behavior and contexts, and those emphasizing intervention. Third, it follows well-recognized efforts at the European level such as the EUROPSY education and professional competencies model for the European Certificate of Psychology, supported by the European Federation of Psychology Associations (EFPA), and the Specialist EuroPsy Certificate in WOP Psychology.
Fourth, the Master adheres to the scientist-practitioner model, integrating science and practice in a mutual interaction. The Master not only includes evidence-based contents, but these contents are also combined with methodology and research activities. Finally, new developments in traditional WOP-P topics are combined with emergent ones such as sustainability; Innovation and entrepreneurship; multiculturalism and global thinking; and diversity.
Eligibility Criteria
Common criteria and procedures related to admission and selection of students apply to all candidates (from programme countries and partner countries) for WOP programme.
Compulsory admission criteria are:
- University Undergraduate Degree in Psychology (i.e. bachelor of 3, 4 or 5 years)
- Commitment in writing to full-time dedication for the 2 years of the programme and other student_asking_for_grants_commitments-17_18 (Erasmus+) and student_asking_for-the-master-only_commitments-17_18
- Fluency in English (Level B2) using the common European Framework of reference for languages. This fluency will be assessed by interview.
Offered Benefits
The EMJMD student scholarships include the students’ participation costs (including the tuition fees, full insurance coverage and any other mandatory costs related to student participation in the course), a contribution to student travel and installation cost and a subsistence allowance for the entire duration of the EMJMD study programme. The E+ programme differentiates between residents of programme vs. partner countries. STUDENTS FROM PROGRAMME COUNTRIES: up to 4.500 EUR per year per scholarship holder for participation costs; 1.000 EUR per year per scholarship holder resident of a Programme Country for travel costs; and 1.000 EUR per month for the entire duration of the EMJMD study programme (24 months maximum). Contribution to subsistence costs will neither be given to the scholarship holders for the EMJMD periods spent in their country of residence. STUDENTS FROM PARTNER COUNTRIES: up to 9.000 EUR per year per scholarship holder from a Partner Country for participation costs; 2.000 EUR per year for travel costs + 1.000 EUR for installation costs for scholarship holder resident of a Partner Country whose location is situated at less than 4.000 KM from the EMJMD coordinating institution (the University of Valencia), or 3.000 EUR per year for travel costs + 1.000 EUR for installation costs per scholarship holder resident of a Partner Country whose location is situated at 4.000 KM or more from the EMJMD coordinating institution (the University of Valencia); and 1.000 EUR per month for the entire duration of the EMJMD study programme (24 months maximum)
