Institute for Advanced Family Studies

Postgraduate Degree in Family Coaching and Guidance

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Type of programme
Postgraduate degrees
Duration
between 21-10-2025 and 18-07-2026
Credits
30 ECTS
Places
30
Modality
Blended learning/Online
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Reasons to study this Postgraduate Degree

  1. Interactive Online Postgraduate Degree
    This postgraduate degree combines theory and practice through face-to-face work via an online platform, and face-to-face on-site practice (one week).
  2. On-site week
    A one-week stay in Barcelona is planned for the postgraduate degree’s practical classes.
  3. Lecturers/professors
    The teaching staff is made up of professionals with extensive experience as specialists in family support in each of the areas taught on the postgraduate degree.
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It is not enough to want to provide support to be able to provide support

At the IESF, we have spent years working on the need and the way of supporting families, noting that the cultural changes seen in recent decades have not been matched by a change in family support, in accordance with their new mentality and new circumstances. We need to take a fresh look at “the family”, providing a more real and specific response to families' needs today, in a practical and realistic way.

Our proposal is education in family support. Support means helping each family to discover its own role and learn how to best resolve the difficulties and conflicts that all personal relationships entail. Support is above all about establishing a personal relationship and, as such, one based on trust. We cannot enforce it, but we can offer the conditions to make it possible.

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Objectives

  1. Educate about attitudes and methods to activate internal resources and external relational dynamics in the person, the couple and the family.
  2. Teach the skills and competencies needed to overcome difficulties and conflicts faced by families during their life cycle.
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Who it is aimed at. Prospective student profile.

This postgraduate degree is appropriate for people with a university degree, with or without work experience, interested in specialising in family consulting and guidance.

The most suitable backgrounds are from the worlds of:

  • Education
  • Psychology
  • Social Work 

Curriculum

Study programme and subjects 2025-2026

Subjects in course 1 Type Term ECTS
Educación Familiar Type: OB Term: First semester ECTS: 4
Estructura y Funcionalidad de la Familia Type: OB Term: First semester ECTS: 4
Fundamentos de la Familia y las Relaciones Familiares Type: OB Term: First semester ECTS: 4
Ciclos Vitales y Familiares Type: OB Term: Second semester ECTS: 3
Como Acompañar Type: OB Term: Second semester ECTS: 8
Relacionalidad Familiar Type: OB Term: Second semester ECTS: 4
Trabajo Fin de Postgrado Type: OB Term: Second semester ECTS: 3
  • ECTS: European Credit Transfer System
  • Term: calendar period
  • (a): subjects which are taught in English

Information sessions

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Admission process

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Admission process for master's and postgraduate programmes

  • Request information

  • Application for admission

    • Delivery of documentation
    • Validation of documentation
  • Assessment of candidate

  • Result of admission process

    • Admission
    • On hold
    • No admission
  • Deposit paid

  • Enrolment

    Between July and September

    • Tuition paid
  • Welcome!

    You are now part of UIC Barcelona

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Required documentation

Students with an official university degree from within the European Union

  1. An attested original photocopy of their original degree certificate or of the homologation of the same, or an original attested photocopy of the receipt for payment of fees for issuing the degree certificate.
  2. An attested original photocopy of their academic transcript for the university studies they have completed.

Students with an official university degree from outside the European Union

  1. A legalised original photocopy of their original degree certificate.
  2. A legalised original photocopy of their academic transcript for the university studies they have completed.
  3. A certificate issued by the university of origin indicating that the degree allows the student to continue on to Postgraduate studies in the country in which the same was issued.

In all cases

  1. Some passport-sized photographs.
  2. A photocopy of your National Identity Card or Passport.
  3. An up-to-date CV.
  4. A letter of motivation.
  5. An attested original photocopy of other university qualifications, including postgraduate qualifications.
  6. If the original language of the documents is not Spanish, then please provide a sworn translation into Spanish of your degree certificate and also of your transcript. 

Prices, grants and financial aid

Price

€110.00 / ECTS x 30 = €3,300.00. *Prices corresponding to the 2025-2026 academic year.
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Grants

UIC Barcelona offers various fellowships supported by both public institutes (MEC or AGUAR), as well as private UIC Barcelona funds.

For further information, please check with our admissions department:

Grants offered by UIC Barcelona for master's degrees and postgraduate programmes
 

 

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Other grants

Those pursuing master's degrees or postgraduate programmes studies at UIC Barcelona are also eligible for other scholarships.

Other grants
 

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Financing

In order to make tuition fee payments easier for students, UIC Barcelona offers various financing options through its partner banks.

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FAQ

Alumni Ambassador

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The Alumni Ambassadors are volunteer alumni who will explain their experience at UIC Barcelona to you. With them you will be able to resolve any doubts that may arise about the chosen program, the University and your experience as a student.

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What questions can you ask an Alumni Ambassador?

  • What do you value most about this program?
  • What profile of students studied it?
  • What do you think about teachers?
  • What professional practices did you do?
  • What are the advantages of studying in Barcelona?
  • If he/she already has a job and if he had a hard time finding one.
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Don't miss this magnificent opportunity to learn first-hand what it means to do a program at UIC Barcelona and the value it brings you in the development of your career. If you have any specific questions about the admission process, scholarships, visas or financial aid, you can contact directly admisiones@uic.es.

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