Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Fundamentos Psicopatológicos, Psicométricos y Jurídicos
Other languages of instruction: Catalan
Teaching staff
ainagasso@uic.es
Introduction
Within the framework of the Official Master's Degree in Legal, Forensic, and Criminological Psychopathology at the Universitat Internacional de Catalunya (UIC), this compulsory subject is placed at the beginning of the first semester.
In this way, it is considered a fundamental introductory course designed to provide students with general and specific advanced knowledge that facilitates the learning and proper assimilation of the competencies required in the rest of the subjects. Specifically, it aims to:
● Provide advanced knowledge in the forensic field and expert assessment that students must acquire as a foundation for the rest of the subjects.
● Complement and relate the advanced knowledge from the various fields of study according to the students' previous academic background.
● Deepen the specific knowledge required to carry out professional work in the forensic field, based on the students' prior training.
Pre-course requirements
N/A
Objectives
The student must (1) acquire the fundamental applied concepts of Forensic Medicine, Legal and Penitentiary Psychiatry, and Forensic Psychology; (2) become familiar with the methodological foundations of forensic expert assessment; (3) assimilate the principles of forensic psychological evaluation across different expert areas; (4) know how to apply, from a forensic perspective, the psychological and psychopathological evaluation tools that are relevant and specific according to the existing case scenarios and/or jurisprudential interpretation.
Competences/Learning outcomes of the degree programme
- CB1 - Poseer y comprender conocimientos que aporten una base u oportunidad de ser originales en el desarrollo y/o aplicación de ideas, a menudo en un contexto de investigación.
- CE2 - Identificar e integrar los conocimientos especializados de los ámbitos forense, psicopatológico y jurídico, constituyendo un corpus de conocimiento multidisciplinar aplicado a la valoración psicopatológica pericial.
- CG1 - Describir, identificar, reconocer y clasificar los conceptos de la psicopatología aplicada al ámbito forense y responder sobre qué, quién, cómo, cuándo, dónde y porqué del caso objeto de estudio en el ámbito forense.
- CT1 - Adecuar el lenguaje y la forma de comunicar, en forma oral o por escrito, a los conocimientos científico-técnicos psicopatológico-forenses y/o jurídicos en relación con aspectos psicopatológicos en el ámbito jurídico.
- CT2 - Evaluar e interpretar documentos con relevancia jurídico-penal relativos a aspectos psicopatológicos (sentencias, autos, informes médico-forenses y periciales).
- CT3 - Aplicar las categorías jurídicas abstractas a casos concretos, de forma que se relacionen adecuadamente los conocimientos científico-técnicos y jurídicos en la materia.
Teaching and learning activities
In person
A methodology will be used that allows and encourages the active participation of the student:
• Theoretical classes, in which the course content will be presented while clarifying any doubts that may arise throughout. It is considered advisable that students attend the sessions having previously read the topics to be covered in class, provided they are available on the master's website and indicated by the responsible professor.
• Practical classes (workshops), in which clinical sessions involving case discussions and practical exercises will be carried out.
Evaluation systems and criteria
In person
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Class attendance. A minimum of 80% attendance at in-person sessions is required in order to be assessed and successfully pass the course. If the overall class attendance is below 80% but above 60%, the course coordinator may require the student to complete an additional task or practical assignment as a condition for being evaluated. Under no circumstances will students with less than 60% attendance be eligible for evaluation, and the course will be considered not passed, requiring them to attend the second examination session.
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Continuous assessment. 35% of the final grade will come from the evaluation of assignments or practical exercises related to the course content, as specified. These assignments or practicals must be submitted before the final exam on the date set by the respective instructors, and the content covered by these instructors will not be assessed in the final exam.
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Final assignment or exam. The remaining 65% of the final grade will be based on a final exam, consisting of a multiple-choice test (50%) and a practical case (50%).