INFORMATION PSYCHOLOGY CAREER

Prof. José Ordóñez, Ph. D, MPH

A. BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN PSYCHOLOGY

Presentation of the Bachelor's Degree in Psychology.

The Psychology program affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at the University of
Los Andes was approved in a session of the National Council of Universities (CNU) on the day

November 1, 2017. The contribution of this undergraduate academic program

in psychology, the development of the discipline and the profession at the regional level is expressed

through its social and professional impact:

a. The Bachelor's degree in Psychology is an academic program designed to be
taken by high school graduates interested in planning and executing psychological interventions and

psychosocials through the use of techniques to formulate diagnoses, forecasts

and treatments according to the psychological characteristics of personality and
psychosocial aspects that describe the functioning of communities,
institutions and organizations within the socio-cultural context of the Andean region.
b. The bachelor's degree in Psychology is the only one in the region and the country to offer a

intermediate exit, training higher technicians in Psychosocial Research for

contribute to the technical development of the diagnostic research area in social groups of

risk with the purpose of planning psychosocial intervention.

c. This is an academic program that allows individuals or groups to
psychologists from the country and especially from the Andean region, improve, share,

perfect, analyze all the knowledge that they have acquired in practice
for obtaining a higher education degree, through the development of
experience accreditation program.
d. The Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology contributes to the training of human resources.

regional, allowing the professional to explore, diagnose, describe, analyze,

evaluate, guide, prevent, intervene, and treat different behavioral problems in
the various municipalities of the State of Mérida.
 e. Regarding the development of psychological research developed by the
University of Los Andes, it is worth noting the particular emphasis on studies of
psychology at the level of workshops, courses, seminars for approximately 50
years. The Faculty of Medicine of the ULA through its Research Center
Psychology has been recognized at the national and international level since the end of the

the fifties and the beginning of the sixties and has housed recognized
masters and teachers of psychology in all its forms and specialties. Furthermore, the
The University of Los Andes has trained excellent psychologists who are now positioned in

national and international companies and projects.

Definition of the Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

The Bachelor's degree in Psychology is an undergraduate program with a duration of ten (10)
academic semesters or five (5) calendar years, whose purpose is to educate
professionals with knowledge and skills in the field of Psychology. In such
sense, they propose to train professionals capable of planning, organizing, directing,
execute and control psychological intervention projects in various fields
applied psychology to contribute to the social development of the country and the region.

General objectives of the career

The Psychology degree has fundamental objectives:

a. To train professionals with high moral values and scientific knowledge.
methodological, that allow them to develop the professional practice of the
Psychology with efficiency, leadership, and social sensitivity in different roles
and activities of their competence.
b. Contribute to the training of graduates who promote mental health with
a high social consciousness of excellence and commitment to its environment.
c. Promote and encourage the development of psychological research, through
of psychosocial intervention methods and techniques that allow identifying and
diagnosing risk behaviors by providing possible solutions to the
 problems in the region and the country, in the field of mental health and the

psychological well-being from the individual to the collective.

d. Disseminate knowledge through extension programs that
contribute to national, regional, and local development.

Candidate Profile

In order to achieve a proper development of the studies of the career of

Psychology, it is considered advisable that the entry profile of the students is
correspond with the following personal and academic characteristics:
Knowledge:
a. On the relevant aspects of the training process in psychology
b. Correct use of oral and written communication.
Skills:
To search, process, and analyze information.
b. In the use of information technologies.
c. To maintain appropriate interpersonal relationships
Capabilities:
a. Abstraction, analysis, and synthesis
b. To identify, formulate, and solve problems.
c. Of criticism and self-criticism.

d. To make decisions
Attitudes:
a. Sensitivity and Citizen Commitment
b.Service vocation
c. Willingness for self-knowledge and personal growth
d. Organized, curious, entrepreneurial people with willingness to
apply knowledge to real situations.
e. Ability to work in a team.
f. Social commitment.
Curriculum of the Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

Semester Cycle of Title or Units

Training Certification Curricular
upon concluding
cycle
Communication and Self-development
Instrumental English
I Introduction to Psychology
Research Methodology
Statistics I
Neurosciences I
Positive Psychology
II General Psychology I
Social Bases Psychology
Statistics II
Cycle of TSU Neurosciences II
Training Research Developmental Psychology I
III Basic Psychosocial General Psychology II
Social Psychology I
Psychometrics I
Personality Psychology
Developmental Psychology II
IV Group Dynamics I
Social Psychology II
Psychometrics II
Psychopathology
Group Dynamics II
V Psychological Interview
Professional Ethics
Area Elective I

Clinical Psychology
Certification
Educational Psychology
Cycle of Assistant in
VI Training Driving Community Social Psychology
Applied of Groups Organizational Psychology I
Psychological Evaluation I
 Child-Youth Psychotherapy
Health Psychology I
Psychoeducational Orientation
VII Certification
Organizational Psychology II
Cycle of Assistant in
Training Driving Psychological Assessment II
Applied of Groups
Psychotherapy Adults
Health Psychology II
VIII Social Psychology Practice
Seminar Work. Special Degree
Elective II

Integration of Psychological Approaches

Psychosocial Innovation
IX Educational Psychology Practice
Work. Special Grade I
Area III Elective
Cycle Licensed Ethics and Life Project
Professional in Psychology
Management of Positive Institutions
X Health Psychology Practice
Special Work Degree II
Area IV Elective
 Classification of Curricular Units, Professional Practices, and Research by Areas of
Knowledge.

Area of Curricular Units Curricular Units Areas of Practice

Knowledge Mandatory Electives Professionals and
Research

Communication and Self-Development

Instrumental English
Professional Ethics
Research Methodology
● Special Report
Statistics I
Statistics II ● Diagnosis
Methods of Psychometrics I ● Instrumental English II
Research in Psychometry II ● Instrumental English III --------
Psychology Psychological Interview ● Experimental Psychology
Psychological Assessment I ● Multivariate Statistics
Psychological Assessment II
Seminar Work. Specialization Degree
Work. Special Degree I
Work. Special Grade II

Neurosciences I Clinical Psychology

Neurosciences II Childish.
Personality Psychology
Psychopathology ● Psychopharmacology Clinical Psychology
Clinical Psychology ● Psychoneuroimmunology of Adults
Psychology of the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy ● Criminal Psychology
Health Adult Psychotherapy ● Psychology of Everyday Life 3) Psychology of the
Health Psychology I ● Psychology of Disability Hospital Health.
Health Psychology II
Integration of Approaches
Psychological
Health Psychology Practice
Social Bases of Psychology Social Psychology
Social Psychology I Community.
Social Psychology II
Community Social Psychology ● Driving Practice Social Psychology
Social Psychology Group Dynamics I Groups Environmental
Group Dynamics II ● Environmental Psychology
Organizational Psychology I ● Traffic Psychology 3) Social Psychology
Organizational Psychology II ● Transcultural Psychology Organizational
Psychosocial Innovation ● Legal Psychology
Management of Institutions
Positive
Psychology Introduction to Psychology ● Prosociality School Psychology
Educational Positive Psychology ● Sports Psychology
General Psychology I ● Domestic Violence and 2) Orientation
General Psychology II School Psychoeducational in
Developmental Psychology I ● Family Psychology Adolescents
Developmental Psychology II ● Philosophical Bases of the
Educational Psychology Psychology 3) Orientation
Psychoeducational Guidance Psychoeducational in
Ethics and Life Project Adults.

Duration of the Degree

The bachelor's degree in Psychology is an undergraduate program with a duration of

five (5) calendar years, ten (10) academic semesters whose duration is ten and
six (16) weeks. A five-year calendar curriculum plan is required due to
that the set of skills, knowledge, and attitudes must mature in the
student progressively through their training and experience in each phase
of training.
On the other hand, a curriculum with optional exits has been designed.
intermediary to support the strengthening process of the professional and offer
early alternatives for labor market entry.

Teaching Modality

The teaching mode is in-person, with the possibility of using resources from
virtual teaching as support for the teaching-learning process. It is understood as
in-person activities those that require the direct involvement of teachers and
students what are the theoretical classes, the seminars, the practical classes, the
field practices and tutoring.
Graduate Competencies

Consistent with the definition of the career and the results obtained in the
research, a Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Psychology, is a professional

university student capable of understanding and diagnosing phenomena related to the

human behavior to plan, design, coordinate, execute, and control
psychosocial intervention strategies at the individual and collective level, making a
optimal use of updated scientific methodologies in the field of psychology, and
taking into account the ethical, psychosocial, socio-economic aspects and
environmental factors that influence the development of the Venezuelan social reality.

Specifically, the Licensed Psychologist is capable of:

a. Understands and explains concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings and

historical trends in Psychology and its connection with other fields

knowledge to apply them effectively in their context of action
professional.
b. Know and apply various research methods in Psychology with the purpose
to contribute to its development as a science.
c. Selects / develops and applies valid information collection techniques
reliable for the purpose of knowing objectively the characteristics
relevant to the psychological functioning of the person or group under study.
d. Individual, group, and organizational diagnostic formulas, through the
methods specific to Psychology with the aim of guiding concrete actions
e. Design, apply, and evaluate intervention proposals and psychological follow-up
both at an individual and group level, taking diversity into account
cultural and the specific characteristics of the environment.

f. Participates in multidisciplinary teams offering alternatives that

contribute to well-being and integral health
g. Prepare reports on evaluations conducted on individuals, products,
services, groups or organizations using oral and written means
appropriate audiovisuals in the context of acting for service
requested as psychological evidence
h. Actively participate in the development of awareness plans,
education and prevention based on the findings derived from the research
in psychology oriented towards the humanization of interpersonal relationships and
of modes of coexistence.
i. Management of plans, programs or projects to provide psychological support to

individuals o groups in educational, business organizations,

governmental, health, social, and communication.
j. Know the legislation, regulations, and other important legal aspects
for the exercise of the profession and applies them taking into account, from a point
from an ethical perspective, personal, work-related, organizational needs and
group applications of the applicants.

k. It demonstrates a holistic view of human phenomena highlighting its

historical character and the changing trends according to the era.
Reflect critically on your own professional practice y suspicious
competencies aimed at updating their skills for management
effectiveness of work practice.

Additionally, the professional in Psychology in this area will have:

a. Works effectively in teams respecting different viewpoints.
b. Reflect critically on your own professional practice y sus
competencies with the purpose of updating their skills for management
effective from the work practice.
c. Demonstrates awareness and ethical practice

d. Respect the cultural, ethnic, gender, political, and religious diversity that affects
behavior and psychic life
e. Demonstrates commitment to environmental conservation.
f. Shows communication skills in a second language
Title Conferred by the Bachelor's Degree in Psychology

The professionals graduated from this career will obtain the title of Bachelor or
Licensed in Psychology.

Graduation Requirements to obtain the Degree of Bachelor in Psychology

To obtain the degree of Bachelor in Psychology, the student

must
a. Complete and pass in full, according to the curriculum, fifty
50 curricular units in total, of which forty-six (46) are
mandatory, four (4) electives, totaling one hundred among them
seventy-four (174) academic credits.
b. Having approved a Special Degree Project.
c. Having complied with the provisions of the Service Law
Community of Higher Education Students
d. Having passed a proficiency exam in Instrumental English that
demonstrate your reading comprehension of psychological texts written in
English language.

e. Having passed fourteen (14) academic credits in activities of

comprehensive training.

B. HIGHER TECHNICIAN IN PSYCHOSOCIAL RESEARCH

Presentation of the TSU in Psychosocial Research.

Within the Venezuelan context, the psychologist fulfills a professional role as an agent.

of change in multiple social environments, which encompass relationships

interpersonal to complex intercultural relationships. At the regional level, the
socio-cultural and psychosocial conditions inherent to the population of the State
Mérida has generated risk situations in the field of mental health that
it threatens the health and psychosocial balance of various community groups.

For these reasons, the Bachelor of Psychology academic program offers to

student who completes the Basic Training Cycle has the option to choose a pathway
optional as a Higher University Technician in Psychosocial Research. The purpose of
this new profession is to contribute to the technification of the diagnostic research area
in at-risk social groups with the aim of planning the psychosocial intervention.
The occupational field of this professional ranges from project development.
research in universities to the planning of psychosocial intervention in
private and government entities.

Definition of Higher University Technician (TSU) in Psychosocial Research

The University Higher Technician (T.S.U.) in Psychosocial Research is a

professional capable of planning and executing psychosocial diagnostic studies in
various social groups, which will serve as support for the psychosocial intervention
planned and executed by professionals in Psychology and related disciplines in sciences
social.

Competencies of the Higher University Technician (TSU) in Psychosocial Research

Specifically, the Higher University Technician in Psychosocial Intervention is

capable of:
a. Apply the methodology of psychological research in the design of
useful psychometric instruments for psychosocial diagnosis.
b. Use descriptive statistics and inference techniques in data analysis.
c. Use qualitative research techniques for result analysis.
d. Coordinate field operations in the application of surveys.
e. Communicate effectively in both oral and written form.

f. Working as a team.
g. Solve field problems at the time of data collection.
h. To permanently update oneself in psychosocial research techniques.
Organize and plan your time.
 j. Value and respect diversity and multiculturalism.
k. To issue constructive criticisms and self-critiques through a proactive attitude.

Title that Grants

The title of Higher Technician in Psychosocial Research is granted

Graduation Requirements to obtain the Title of Higher University Technician in

Psychosocial Research

To obtain the title of Higher Technician in Psychosocial Research the

the student must:
a. Complete and pass all curricular units from the first to the
fifth semester, inclusive, what corresponds to eighty-five (85)
academic credits, corresponding to twenty-five (25) units
curricular.
b. Having approved a Special Degree Report.
c. Having complied with the provisions established in the Community Service Law
from the Higher Education Student,
d. Having passed a proficiency exam in Instrumental English that
demonstrate your reading comprehension of psychological texts written in language

English.
e. Having approved (14) academic credits in training activities
integral.
 C. CERTIFICATION AS A GROUP LEADERSHIP ASSISTANT.

Presentation of the Group Facilitation Assistant.

Mérida as an intercultural city with various types of populations exposed to risk

social, requires developing community projects with an approach
psychosociocultural, to promote the mental health of the Merideño community. The great
contribution of the social psychologist to working in communities through teams
multidisciplinary, it is the promotion of a culture of peace from a perspective
scientific through intervention strategies and group leadership.
In this sense, the student of the academic program in psychology, upon completion of the
Applied Training Cycle, you can choose to obtain the Driving Certificate
Groups, after conducting advanced practices in group leadership. The certification.
it consists of a diploma awarded by the University of Los Andes that allows
to enrich the professional training of the psychologist for the leadership of groups with

research, psychotherapeutic, or psychosocial intervention purposes.

Definition of Group Facilitation Assistant

The student certified as a Group Facilitation Assistant develops a

set of competencies that allow him to make appropriate use of strategies
techniques used in group leadership to support the work of the graduate
Bachelor's degree in Psychology.

Competencies of the Group Conducting Assistant

The Assistant in Group Leadership will be able to:

a. Understand the theoretical foundations and basic principles of Dynamics
group
b. Properly handle the instrumental value of your driving techniques
of groups
c. Plan and provide assistance in the execution of focus groups as
Research and intervention strategy in Psychology.
d. Handle group driving techniques aimed at the population
youth and for adults.
 e. Provide solutions to different problems arising in driving
groups, whether in individual form or in group.
f. Manage democratic leadership techniques that promote autonomy and
self-development of group members.
g. Protect the emotional integrity of the participants through the use of
ethical procedures in group leadership.
h. Permanently update oneself on topics related to group leadership.
Communication in a second language.
j. Ability to organize and plan your time.
k. Value and respect diversity and multiculturalism.

Certification Granted

A certification as a Group Facilitation Assistant is granted.

Graduation Requirements to Obtain the Group Facilitation Assistant Certificate

To obtain the certificate of Group Facilitation Assistant, the student

must
a. Complete and pass all curricular units from the first to the
eighth semester, inclusive, which corresponds to one hundred thirty-eight (138)
academic credits, corresponding to forty (40) curricular units.
b. Having approved the elective curricular unit Practice in Driving
Groups.
c. To have complied with the provisions established in the Community Service Law
of Higher Education Student.
d. Having passed an exam of proficiency in Instrumental English that
demonstrate your reading comprehension of psychological texts written in the language

English.
e. Having approved (14) academic credits in training activities
integral.