Program Presentation
The Master in Health Promotion and Community Health seeks to strengthen the skills and capacities of individuals and groups or communities to act collectively to exercise control over health determinants. This is possible through professionals trained to carry out the necessary actions for its conception, implementation, and evaluation, thus generating well-being and quality of life in populations.
This Master is designed to contribute to professional training through a high-level academic program that allows students to develop reflective, critical, and humanistic thinking.
The Master in Health Promotion and Community Health has a novel academic articulation focused on the development of scientific knowledge and research, which generates skills and sustainable solutions to respond to the needs of health promotion and community health to improve individual and community care.
Who is the programme for?
Individuals with a bachelor's degree in healthcare, education, marketing, and communications. Potential students seek to acquire knowledge in the field of health promotion and community health management. This training will allow the student to perform more efficiently in their job, broaden the student's job placement possibilities, or offer qualitative leverage given the competitive professional environment.
Diploma
Successful completion of the program will lead to a Master's Degree in Health Promotion and Community Health.
Upon successful completion of the Program, the student will receive the degree issued by the university where they have enrolled.
Program Structure
The credit structure of the Master in Health Promotion and Community Health program is shown in the following table. It should be noted that the duration is merely indicative, as the methodology followed integrates the knowledge and skills to be acquired in each part through integrative exercises of knowledge acquisition and internalization of project practices:
| MODULES AND SUBJECTS | CREDITS a |
|---|---|
| Mandatory Subjects | 80 |
| Master's Final Project | 10 |
| TOTAL | 90 |
a. The equivalence in credits may vary according to the university where he/she has enrolled. One (1) ECTS (European Credit Transfer System) credit is equivalent to 10 + 15 hours. If the student is enrolled in a university that does not belong to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA), the relation between credits - hours may vary.
Duration
La Master in Health Promotion and Community Health tiene 90 créditos. La duración de la Master in Health Promotion and Community Health es de 12 to 24 months. En este período de tiempo, el alumno tiene que haber superado con éxito todas las actividades evaluadas y aprobado el Proyecto Final.
Objectives
General Objective
Train specialists with a multidisciplinary profile to acquire knowledge and tools aimed at adequately interpreting the conceptual elements of health promotion and community health in order to apply them through interventions to improve individual and community healthcare. Provide the necessary transversal competencies to achieve quality professional actions, aimed at the development of healthy environments and lifestyles.
Specific Objectives
The educational objectives of the Master in Health Promotion and Community Health are:
- Recognize and strengthen the theoretical and methodological basis of health promotion and education.
- Critically interpret the conceptual elements related to population health and its links with the strategies and approaches to health promotion and health education.
- Apply educational techniques for the implementation of health promotion and education interventions.
- Develop skills and abilities for the effective implementation of programs related to health promotion and education.
- Develop interventions related to health promotion and education.
- Establish effective communication and leadership with individuals, family, and community, as well as with work teams.
- Contribute to the improvement of the health of individuals and communities by changing risk behaviors.
Career Opportunities
Professionals graduated from this program will be able to work in public or private administrations, locally and internationally, in charge of health promotion activities or within services aimed at promoting the health of people within the organization.
Note: Professional practice is regulated by each country's law.
Study Plan
The Master in Health Promotion and Community Health has a total duration of 90 credits. The program has a curricular structure based on two complementary formative parts to achieve comprehensive training:
- Part I: SUBJECTS
- Part II: MASTER'S FINAL PROJECT
Part I: SUBJECTS (80 CREDITS)
The first part focuses on acquiring knowledge and tools to interpret the concepts of health promotion and community health, as well as to apply interventions to improve healthcare. It includes the assessment of the health status of populations, the development of skills to implement health promotion programs, and knowledge of health management concepts. It also seeks to train in the design and evaluation of interventions, selection of appropriate epidemiological methods, mastery of technological tools, effective team leadership, improvement of healthcare management, and application of appropriate communication techniques. It seeks to prepare students to contribute to the improvement of community health through practical and effective actions.
The subjects that make up the first part are shown in the following table:
| TYPE OF SUBJECT | MODULES AND SUBJECTS | CREDITSa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODULE 1: MANDATORY BLOCK | |||||||
| Mandatory | |||||||
| Fundamentals of Health Promotion and Community Health | 4 | ||||||
| Health, Disease, and Equity Process | 4 | ||||||
| Health and Social Protection Policies | 4 | ||||||
| Health Education | 4 | ||||||
| Health Promotion and Citizen Participation | 4 | ||||||
| Economy | 4 | ||||||
| Salutogenesis and Health Assets | 3 | ||||||
| Health Promoting Environments | 4 | ||||||
| Care Communication | 4 | ||||||
| Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Community Health and Promotion Interventions | 4 | ||||||
| Epidemiology | 5 | ||||||
| Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Community Health and Promotion Interventions | 4 | ||||||
| Epidemiology | 5 | ||||||
| Management of Health Services | 4 | ||||||
| Management and Organizational Leadership Techniques | 4 | ||||||
| Conflict Resolution/Transformation in the Healthcare Sector | 3 | ||||||
| Team Management Techniques | 3 | ||||||
| Research Methods | 4 | ||||||
| Data Visualization for Decision-Making | 4 | ||||||
a. The equivalence in credits may vary according to the university that issues the degree.
PART II: MASTER'S FINAL PROJECT (10 CREDITS)
The Master's Final Project or Thesis, which has a course load of 10 credits, has the objective of presenting a complete work that shows the total development of a project, contemplating the possibility of its concrete execution according to the guidelines and details of the proposal presented.
| TYPE OF SUBJECT | MODULES AND SUBJECTS | CREDITSa | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MODULE 2: MASTER'S FINAL PROJECT | |||||||
| Mandatory | |||||||
| Master's Final Project | 10 | ||||||
a. The equivalence in credits may vary according to the university that issues the degree.
Note:The content of the academic program may be subject to slight modifications depending on updates or improvements made.
Management
Academic Management
- Dr. Maurizio Battino. Director of the Health and Nutrition Area of the Iberoamerican University Foundation. Researcher in Biochemistry and lecturer at the Scuola di Specializzazione in Scienza dell'Alimentazione.
General Academic Coordination
- Irma Domínguez Azpíroz, PhD(c). International Health Area Coordinator. Doctoral Candidate in Education. International Master in Nutrition and Dietetics. Master in Physical Activity: Training and Sports Management.
Program Coordination
- Vivian Lipari Zegarra, PhD(c). Doctoral Candidate. Master in Public Health by the Universidad de Chile, and MSc in Health Services Administration at the Universidad Federico Villarreal, Peru.
Teaching staff and Authors
- Dr. Anai Garcia Fariñas. Doctorate in Health Sciences and Master in Health Economics by the Escuela Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuba.
- Dr. Arturo Salazar Campos. Doctorate in Education by the Instituto de Estudios Superiores en Educación por Competencias, Mexico. Master in Public Health by the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Mexico.
- Dr. Elsy Tavares. Doctorate in Intercultural Relations by the Universidade Aberta, Portugal. MBA Management and Coordination of Pedagogical Training by Cognos Formação, Portugal.
- Dr. Ernesto Bautista Thompson. Doctorate in Computer Science by the Centro de Investigación en Computación del Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico. Master in Materials Science and Engineering by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
- Dr. Gabriela Grover. Doctorate in Public Health Sciences by the Universidad de Guadalajara.
- Dr. Nohora Martínez. Doctorate in Mental Health: Genetics and Environment by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and the Universidad de Almería. Master in Nutrition and Metabolism by the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and the Universidad de Barcelona.
- Dr. Oscar Ulloa. Doctorate in Education by the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Master in Community Development by the Universidad Central Marta Abreu de Las Villas, Cuba. Specialist in Social Worker Training and Degree in Psychology.
- MS. Catarina Carvalho. Master in Health Management by the Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Portugal.
- MS. Emilse Galeano. Master in Strategic Management of Health Organizations by the Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana, Mexico. Specialist in Strategic Planning and Quality Management in Hospitals and Health Institutions by the Universidad CAECE, Argentina.
- MS. Lucía Vassallo. Master in Health Services Management by the Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Peru. MBA Project Management by the Instituto Europeo de Postgrado.
- MS. Mariana Barbosa. Master in Public Health, Universidad de Chile.
- MNurs. Pedro Ibarra. Master in Nursing Science and Health Management by the Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Spain.
- M.Ed. Zayra Queb. Master in Educational Mathematics by the Instituto Campechano, Mexico.
FUNIBER Training Scholarships
The Ibero-American University Foundation (FUNIBER) periodically allocates an extraordinary economic allocation for FUNIBER Training Scholarships.
To apply for it, you must complete the information request form on the FUNIBER website or contact directly the foundation's headquarters in your country, which will inform you if additional information is required.
Once the documentation is received, the Evaluation Committee will assess the suitability of your candidacy for the award of financial support in the form of a FUNIBER Training Scholarship.