UFCSPA - Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre

: Última Atualização: 12 Dezembro 2024

Accreditation: Ordinance n. 404, of July 22th, 2014

Degree: Bachelor's

Modality: On-campus

Shift: evening

Vacancies: 40

Total workload: 4,320 hours

Program duration: 10 semesters

Minimum: 10 semesters

Maximum: 18 semesters

Graduate's competences and skills

UFCSPA’s Psychology program offers a generalist, critical-reflective training, committed to ethical principles, endowed with initiative, integrative and collaborative capacity and competence to evaluate and dialogically intervene in specific situations and contexts in order to promote quality of life and integral health. Psychologists graduating from UFCSPA are expected to have solid knowledge of the epistemological dimensions of Psychology as a science and its connections to other fields of knowledge, understanding its historical development and its contribution to science and society, in addition to being open to the incorporation of new technologies, knowledge and practices. They must be able to observe the scope and limits of the field of Psychology as a science and profession, based on scientific rigor, professional ethical principles, humanistic vision and interdisciplinary perspective. They must also be committed to the historicity and integrality of the health/disease process, universality, the search for equity, inclusion, respect for human rights, social responsibility. and citizenship.

Curriculum

Semester	Axis	Course	Workload (hours)
1	Epistemological and Historical Foundations	Epistemological Principles of Psychology	30
	Epistemological and Historical Foundations	Introduction to Philosophy	30
	Theoretical and Methodological Foundations	Statistics	45
		Psychology Research	30
		Outreach and Extension Methodology	45
		Principles of Psychological Assessment	30
		Reading and Text Interpretation in English I	30
	Interfaces with Related Fields of Knowledge	Neuroanatomy	30
	Interfaces with Related Fields of Knowledge	Sociology and Anthropology of Health	30
	Professional Practices	Psychology: Science and Profession	45
		Mentoring I	15
2	Theoretical and Methodological Foundations	Academic Writing	30
	Theoretical and Methodological Foundations	Reading and Text Interpretation in English II	30
	Interfaces with Related Fields of Knowledge	Neurophysiology	60
	Psychological Phenomena and Processes	Basic Psychological Processes I	60
		Developmental Psychology I	45
		Psychology and Health Processes	30
		Experimental Psychology	60
	Professional Practices	Ethics and Professional Practice in Psychology	30
	Professional Practices	Integrative Seminar I	60
		Mentoring II	15
3	Theoretical and Methodological Foundations	Practice in Health Research I	30
	Theoretical and Methodological Foundations	Social Responsibility	45
	Interfaces with Related Fields of Knowledge	Education and Health	30
	Interfaces with Related Fields of Knowledge	Psychology and Public Policies	45
	Psychological Phenomena and Processes	Neuroscience and Behavior	60
		Social Psychology I	45
		Basic Psychological Processes II	45
		Developmental Psychology II	45
		Mental Health and Psychopathology I	30
	Procedures for Scientific Research and Professional Practice	Techniques of Psychological Assessment I	60
		Mentoring III	8
4	Epistemological and Historical Foundations	Psychological Systems and Theories I – Psychoanalysis	45
	Epistemological and Historical Foundations	Psychological Systems and Theories II – Existential Phenomenology	45
	Theoretical and Methodological Foundations	Practice in Health Research II	30
	Psychological Phenomena and Processes	Social Psychology II	45
		Group Psychology	45
		Psychology and Educational Processes I	30
		Mental Health and Psychopathology II	60
	Procedures for Scientific Research and Professional Practice	Techniques of Psychological Assessment II	60
	Professional Practices	Supervised Basic Internship I – Observation in Health Care	60
	Professional Practices	Integrative Seminar II	60
		Mentoring IV	8
5	Epistemological and Historical Foundations	Psychological Systems and Theories III – Cognitive Behavioral Therapy	45
	Psychological Phenomena and Processes	Community Psychology	45
	Psychological Phenomena and Processes	Mental Health and Institutions	45
	Procedures for Scientific Research and Professional Practice	Intervention Techniques I – Psychoanalysis	60
		Intervention Techniques II – Existential Phenomenology	60
		Techniques of Psychological Assessment III	60
		Psychology and Educational Processes II	30
		Principles of Neuropsychology	45
	Professional Practices	Supervised Basic Internship II – Psychosocial Intervention	90
		Mentoring V	8
6	Epistemological and Historical Foundations	Psychological Systems and Theories IV – Systemic Approach	45
	Interfaces with Related Fields of Knowledge	Psychopharmacology	60
	Psychological Phenomena and Processes	Health, Work and Organizations I	45
	Psychological Phenomena and Processes	Mental Health and Psychopathology III	60
	Procedures for Scientific Research and Professional Practice	Intervention Techniques III – Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies	60
	Professional Practices	Basic Internship III – Psychodiagnosis	120
	Professional Practices	Integrative Seminar III	60
		Mentoring VI	8
7	Psychological Phenomena and Processes	Health, Work and Organizations II	45
	Psychological Phenomena and Processes	Health Psychology	30
	Procedures for Scientific Research and Professional Practice	Intervention Techniques IV – Systemic Approaches	60
	Professional Practices	Supervised Professional Internship I (Emphasis A, B or C)	250
		Mentoring VII	8
8	Theoretical and Methodological Foundations	Senior Thesis I	30
	Interfaces with Related Fields of Knowledge	Genetics applied to Psychology	60
	Procedures for Scientific Research and Professional Practice	Health, Work and Organizations III	30
		Psychology in the Hospital Context	45
	Professional Practices	Supervised Professional Internship II (Emphasis A, B or C)	250
	Professional Practices	Integrative Seminar IV	60
		Mentoring VIII	8
9	Theoretical and Methodological Foundations	Senior Thesis II	30
	Professional Practices	Supervised Professional Internship III (Emphasis A, B or C)	250
		Mentoring IX	8
10	Theoretical and Methodological Foundations	Senior Thesis III	15
	Professional Practices	Supervised Professional Internship IV (Emphasis A, B or C)	250
	Professional Practices	Integrative Seminar V	60
		Mentoring X	8
Mandatory Courses			2,790
Elective Courses			60
Internships			1,270
Extracurricular Activities			200
Total Workload			4,320

* Curriculum approved in 2023.