Online Postgraduate Studies in Marriage, Education and Family (E-MEF)
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- Type of programme
- Postgraduate degrees
- Campus
- Campus Barcelona
- Duration
- between 21-10-2025 and 18-07-2026
- Credits
- 15 ECTS
- Places
- 100
- Modality
- Blended learning/Online
Prospective students
- Parents
- Teachers
- Therapists
- Mediators
- Counsellors
- Advisors
Objectives
The aim of the Postgraduate Degree in Marriage and Family Education is to provide a solid anthropological foundation, based on which students will acquire the tools required to understand human dignity, marriage and the family.
- The Postgraduate is a flexible ONLINE programme that will give you the tools you require to understand human dignity, marriage and the family.
- The Postgraduate will teach you how to analyse the family as a source of education and personal growth.
- The Postgraduate will teach you to develop virtue within the family.
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Presentation
Through this course, the Institute for Advanced Family Studies (IESF) offers a comprehensive study of family life, via a methodology which is suitable for parents and for professionals who work in the area of education or family enrichment.
The online format provides a great deal of flexibility for students. They are able to follow the course easily due to its practical approach to the subjects. This course combines scientific research with the most practical aspects of family education while always respecting the personal dedication and the interests of each participant in the course.
At the end of the course students will have acquired theoretical and practical knowledge about the family dimension of the individual, as well as some knowledge on pedagogy and family education.
Curriculum
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Admission process
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- Delivery of documentation
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Enrolment
Between July and September
- Tuition paid
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Reception and tutoring
Coordinator/Tutor
Ph. D Remei Agulles Simó
Experts
Dr. Javier Aranguren
PhD, Philosophy, University of Navarra.
Senior Lecturer, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Strathmore University (Nairobi, Kenya).
Expert in the area of philosophical anthropology.
Art Bennett
M.A., Counselling Psychology, Santa Clara University
Founder of Alpha Omega Clinic &Consultation Services, Vienna, VA.
President & CEO Catholic Charities, Diocese of Arlington, Washington DC
Co-author of The Temperament God Gave You
Expert in the area of family education
Laraine Bennett
M.A., Philosophy, University of California
Communications Manager, National Council of Catholic Women
Ms. Bennett co-author of The Temperament God Gave You
Expert in the area of family education
Dr. Jutta Burggraf (†)
Ph.D. Psycho-Pedagogy, University of Cologne.
Ph.D. Theology, University of Navarra.
Associate Professor of Dogmatic Theology and Ecumenical Theology, Faculty of Theology, University of Navarra.
Expert in the area of psychology and gender studies.
Dr. Allan Carlson
Ph.D., Modern European History, The Ohio University.
Senior Fellow, Editor, and President Emeritus of the World Congress of Families.
President of The Howard Center.
Expert in the area of family education.
Dr. Montserrat Gas
Ph.D., Law, Complutense University of Madrid.
Ph.D., Canon Law, Pontifical University of the Holy Cross.
Acting Vice-Dean Faculty of Law, UIC Barcelona.
Director of the Institute of Advanced Family Studies, UIC Barcelona.
Associate Professor of Law, UIC Barcelona
Expert in the areas of marriage and family law.
Mª Pilar Lacorte
Bachelor of Law, University of Zaragoza.
Master in Marriage and Family, University of Navarra.
Academic Director of the Institute of Advanced Family Studies (IESF), UIC Barcelona.
Expert in the areas of marriage, gender and family law.
Dr. Marta López-Jurado
PhD, Philosophy
PhD, Education Sciences
Associate Professor, Education Faculty, UNED
Family Mediator
Expert in the area of communication in the family
Dr. Tomás Melendo
PhD Education Science.
PhD Philosophy.
Full Professor of Metaphysics, University of Malaga (Spain).
Expert in the area of anthropology.
Dr. Andrew Mullins
PhD, University of Notre Dame, Australia
Adjunct Associate Professor at University of Notre Dame, Australia
Member of the Board of Harkaway Hills College in Melbourne. Director of Drummond Study Centre, Melbourne, Australia
Author of Parenting for Character: Equipping Your Child for Life
Expert in the area of family education
Dr. Aquilino Polaino
Ph.D., Medicine
Ph.D., Psychiatry
B.A., Philosophy
Full Professor of Psychopathology, CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain
Expert in the area of psychology and family relations
Dr. Alice Ramos
Ph.D., Philosophy, University of Navarra
Ph.D., French Literature, New York University
Full Professor of Philosophy, St. John’s College, St. John’s University, Jamaica, New York
Expert in personalist philosophy
Dr. Eyra Sanidas
Ph.D., Medicine, University of Barcelona.
Gynecologist and expert in Natural Family Planning (NFP)
Expert in the area of sexuality
Javier Vidal-Quadras
B.A., Law, University of Barcelona
Partner at a law firm
Secretary General IFFD
Expert in the area of marriage
Dr. Paul Vitz
Ph.D., Psychology, Stanford University
Professor Emeritus at New York University. Professor/Senior Scholar at the Institute for the Psychological Sciences, Arlington, VA
Expert in the area of family education
Prices, grants and financial aid
Price
Grants
UIC Barcelona offers various fellowships supported by both public institutes (MEC or AGUAR), as well as private UIC Barcelona funds.
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Grants offered by UIC Barcelona for master's degrees and postgraduate programmes
Other grants
Those pursuing master's degrees or postgraduate programmes studies at UIC Barcelona are also eligible for other scholarships.
Financing
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Alumni Ambassador
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- 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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