Faculty of Health SciencesPhD programmes

Study at the Faculty of Health Sciences

The Faculty of Health Sciences offers the PhD programme in Psychology and the PhD programme in Health, Well-Being and Bioethics.

The PhD programme in Psychology focuses on a quality research programme that is supported by the specialist areas of knowledge of different departments: Personality, Psychological Assessment and Treatment, Basic Psychology and Social Psychology.

The PhD in Health, Well-being and Bioethics emphasises the need to combine health professionals’ technical competence with ethical competence.

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PhD programmes

PhD programme in Psychology

The PhD in Psychology is based on seven different research areas related to two themes: psychology applied to health and experimental psychology applied to psychological processes and mental problems.

PhD Programme in Health, Well-Being and Bioethics

The PhD Programme in Health, Well-Being and Bioethics is one of the few programmes in the health sector that emphasises the importance ofintegrating technical expertise with ethical competence, all while considering the impact of social determinants.

In first person

La formación del Doctorado me ofrece una mejor compresión sobre el mundo que nos rodea, permitiendome así desarrollar herramientas para un bienestar común.

Oihana Zabala Gómez

Neuropsicología de los Trastornos Médicos Severos - NeuroLab

The PhD programme is giving me the opportunity to spotlight and highlight the issues that most concern me in our society today.

Maite Larrucea Iruretagoyena

Deusto Stress Research

After working in psychosocial care, I felt that doing a PhD was the right step to continue building a more equitable and healthy world.

Aitor Jiménez Granado

Deusto Stress Research

El camino del Doctorado me acerca cada vez más a mis metas profesionales, especialmente en el ámbito de la salud mental y el bienestar social.

Marta Gil Cabrero