Master in Professional Mediation
Informative session
Master’s Degree in Professional Mediation
Date: Wednesday 14 June, 2023
Time: 12:30h
Location: Online
Language: Spanish
Find out all the details of the program from the academic management
The mediator is an increasingly in-demand profile for conflict resolution and intercultural, civil, and commercial mediation. The Master in Professional Mediation trains you in conflict management to act as a mediator both in business contexts and in civil, commercial, and criminal conflicts.
Informative session
Date: Wednesday 14 June, 2023
Time: 12:30h
Location: Online
Language: Spanish
Next edition
Classes start: 20 October, 2023
Program ends: 10 July, 2024 (To be confirmed)
Modality
On-campus&Live
Language
Spanish
ECTS credits
60
Schedule
Fridays from 4 pm to 9 pm and Saturdays from 9 am to 2 pm
Price
8500 €
With the Master in Professional Mediation you will be trained in professional mediation and conflict management in business contexts as well as in civil, commercial and criminal conflicts. At the end of the Master, you will obtain the recognition required by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Spanish Ministry of Justice to be registered in the official mediators registers.
In the Master in Professional Mediation you will learn how to apply the main theories of professional mediation, such as: Harvard's 7 elements, the empowerment of the Transformative model, the alternative history of the Circular Narrative school, etc. These will help you create your intervention model in labour, social contexts, financial transactions, insurance, family, or in disagreements between partners.
In the master, you will also be trained in Work Place Mediation, in order to introduce techniques of mediation culture in companies and organisations, and thus, effectively manage conflict resolution in work teams and promote prevention and occupational health. In civil and criminal mediation you will also study how to deal with family conflicts, disputes between neighbours and misunderstandings between people from equidistance and confidentiality.
The master's degree will also introduce you to concepts of civil and commercial law, the psychology of interpersonal and group conflicts, elements of the psychosociology of groups and branding, marketing, and management techniques necessary for good professional mediation.
The Master in Professional Mediation is endorsed by the Pompeu Fabra University, the first Spanish university and the 15th best university in the world (of those with less than 50 years of history), according to the Times Higher Education ranking. In turn, the UPF Barcelona School of Management has the EQUIS accreditation, the most prestigious institutional recognition for business schools worldwide.
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Why choose this program
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Get an official accreditation
The title is recognized by the Government of Catalonia and the Spanish Ministry of Justice to register you in the official registry of mediators.
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Research-action internships
You will be able to carry out more than 120 hours of internship within the framework of the Chair of Citizen Mediation, with professionals in mediation and conflict resolution in public and private institutions in various municipalities in the Barcelona Province.
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Practice role playing
You will work with simulated real cases of professional mediation and conflict resolution, case analysis exercises, and filmed training for self-assessment. In this way you will be able to visualize, deepen, and consolidate new learning.
04
Teachers with extensive professional experience
Train with mediators with extensive professional experience in interventions. They will show you a variety of tools for effective action and will give you personalised feedback on your progress and development in the program.
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Follow-up after the master's
Once the master's is finished, and for the following year, the students on the program will be supervised and monitored by the academic management so that their work projects in professional mediation and conflict management come true.
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International recognition
Study at a school accredited by EQUIS, an international distinction that guarantees the quality of our institution and makes us the 1st school of management linked to a public university with this accreditation in our country.
Who is it for?
The Master in Professional Mediation is aimed at those people who want to be professional experts in dialogue resolution of conflicts and professional mediators. The master's is especially aimed at professionals in the field of law, social and legal sciences, psychology, social work, sociology, education, or economics and other graduates who want to find an innovative, enriching and complementary professional career path to their own.
Accreditations
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Your contact information
Curriculum
The study plan for the Master in Professional Mediation is structured into 5 subjects and a Master's Final Project that is developed throughout the course.
In each of the subjects, practical cases will be seen and monitored training will be carried out in professional mediation and conflict resolution. This is personalized training that has teachers and coaches in the classroom who support you in the development of a new professional role.
Mediation in the new social, political, and economic paradigm shift
Harvard's traditional-linear mediation
Transformative Mediation
Circular Narrative Mediation
Management and Mediation
Master’s Final Project
Complementary activities
The Master in Professional Mediation also includes the possibility of participating in practical activities and activities for personal and professional growth such as:
- UPF-BSM Inside: is a group of interdisciplinary subjects (applied data, communication, creativity, innovation and project management, sustainability and leadership among others) that, if you take this program, you can access at no additional cost. They are 100% online and you can take them throughout the academic year at your own pace, as they have been designed as self-study subjects.
Qualification obtained
Once you have passed the program, you will obtain an electronic degree (e-Título) for the Lifelong Learning Máster de Formación Permanente en Mediación Profesional issued by the Pompeu Fabra University
The e-Título is an authentic digital degree, issued in pdf format and electronically signed, with the same legal validity as if it were in paper format.
Faculty
All the teachers on the master are active professional mediators.
Academic directors
Maria Munné Tomàs
Lecturer UPF-BSM
Program Academic Director
Pere Notó Brulles
Associate Professor UPF
Javier Wilhelm Wainsztein
Lecturer UPF-BSM
Program Academic Director
Faculty
Oriol Montanyà Vilalta
Senior Lecturer UPF-BSM
General Deputy
Susana Domingo Pérez
Senior Lecturer UPF-BSM
Director of the Academic Department of Business and Management Strategy
Maria Munné Tomàs
Lecturer UPF-BSM
Program Academic Director
Enrique Schonberg-Schwarz Letzen
Lecturer UPF-BSM
Jaume Solé Riera
Associate Professor UPF
Javier Wilhelm Wainsztein
Lecturer UPF-BSM
Program Academic Director
Methodology
The teaching and learning methodology in professional mediation is through theoretical and technical explanations, and mediation simulations to know how to apply the various methodologies and skills in the classroom, with actors and among the students. The objective of the master is to understand the consequences and the usefulness of the techniques to be acquired, from different roles that act in mediation and conflict management processes.
The master teaches 3 models of mediation: Harvard, transformative and narrative, as well as the relational method in mediation.
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Teaching team made up of mediation professionals
All the professors of the master's degree are mediation professionals from various fields: family, business, criminal, community, judicial, public administration, organizations, and private practice.
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Connection with professional reality
The master's sessions combine theoretical knowledge and practical application, allowing an in-depth indication of the challenges that mediation and conflict management professionals encounter on a daily basis.
03.
Real and simulated mediation practices
Throughout the master's degree, simulations will be carried out in the classroom, with actors and among students, with different roles, to put into practice the concepts acquired in conflict management and understand the consequences and usefulness of the different techniques from each one of the parties involved in the mediation.
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3 mediation models
Mediation professionals use various methodologies that respond to different mediation schools, each with its theoretical-technical framework, which must be incorporated and trained in depth. The master trains the 3 mediation models: Harvard, transformative and narrative, as well as the relational method in mediation.
Evaluation
The Master in Professional Mediation uses continuous evaluation and a final evaluation to award the accrediting title in professional mediation.
On the one hand, participation and growth in the acquisition of mediating techniques, skills, and competences are evaluated. The student is supported and mentored, in the development of a new professional role by professional mediation coaches, receiving feedback.
Each student will have two confidential meetings with the Directors of the Master to evaluate their development, progress and use of the training for a new professional role.
On the other hand, at the end of each subject, a self-evaluation of the knowledge acquired through self-evaluating exams must be carried out and in which the directors of the master make indications to improve and/or clarify concepts.
Tools
Project-oriented learning and the combination of lectures and active methodologies such as case studies, flipped learning, solving real problems and professional simulations allow the student to connect theory and practice, acquire advanced skills and achieve learning which is transferable to work.
You will have:
- Master's Final Project (TFM) or Postgrad Final Project (TFP)
- A personal mentor to monitor your final project (TFM or TFP)
- Digital resources to achieve transversal skills
- Interdisciplinary activities and workshops
Professional Future
On the Master in Professional Mediation, you will share a classroom with national and international students and you will learn to be and to act as a professional mediator in conflicts that occur in organizations, companies, the family, or the community, among other fields of action. You will also acquire conflict management skills and techniques and create intervention programs in dialogue management of disputes.
Student profile
The Master in Professional Mediation brings together students from all over the world with a very heterogeneous profile in which graduates in Law and Criminology stand out. However, students from other disciplines such as architecture, business administration, economics, philology, engineering, social education, etc. also share the classroom.
Career opportunities
Training in mediation and other alternative forms of conflict management and resolution gives you the tools and techniques necessary to analyse interpersonal conflict situations, plan and design methodologies, intervene to prevent and improve, or resolve the situation. In the master we prepare you to mediate in disputes between couples, intra-family, corporate, in work teams, community, organizational, with companies or in consumer issues. You will learn strategies and techniques for negotiation and conflict management when you have to represent an entity or have to manage your own problem, and you will understand the dynamics of a group or organizations to think about when and how to intervene.
The Master in Professional Mediation includes the possibility of extracurricular internships. They are not part of the academic content of the master's or postgraduate courses. They are considered a complement to the class sessions.
- They are not mandatory. If you want to do them, you must state it at the time of admission.
- Includes the agreement management and advisory service
- The Professional Careers Service maintains active contact with companies, promotes your application and manages the internship agreement. Remember that the ultimate managers of the selection process are the companies and organizations themselves.
Career opportunities:
- Judicial mediator
- Pre-judicial mediator
- Private mediator or hired by companies
- Professional negotiator
- Conflict situation analyst
- Conflictologist
- Promotion of occupational health in HR
Admission and enrolment
Our admission process consists of a rigorous evaluation of each application to preserve the quality of the group as well as the training, experience, and work capacity of all students.
Who can apply?
University graduates.
The candidate must submit their CV, a letter of motivation stating the reasons why they want to take the course, and pass a personal interview with the academic direction.
Those participants who do not have Spanish as one of their mother tongues or who did not have it as a teaching language in their training studies, must prove that they have at least a B2 level of Spanish (Common European Framework of Reference), as well as fluently take part in a personal interview with the academic director, if necessary.
How to apply?
To apply for admission to this program, students must read and accept the Terms and Conditions of Contract once they start the application for admission through the following form.
Application for admission
Complete your application within the next admission rounds:
| Round | Application deadline | Admission resolution |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 24/05/2023 | 09/06/2023 |
| 11 | 14/06/2023 | 29/06/2023 |
| 12 | 22/06/2023 | 07/07/2023 |
Applications for admission will be evaluated when you complete the following steps:
- Complete the online admission form.
- Pay the €120 admission fee. This amount will be returned if you are not admitted.
- Send the following documents through the online platform e-registrar:
- Presentation letter or video
- CV
- Scanned copy of university degree (if you are in the last year of your degree, you can provide your academic records)
- Scanned copy of Transcript of Records. Make sure that it includes your GPA (Grade Point Average)
- Scanned copy of ID Card or Passport
- Passport-size photo (jpg format)
Additional documents may be requested in certain cases.
Application rounds are subject to the number of places available on the program.
Admission
- The Admissions Committee will select the candidates on the basis of a personal or CV-based interview.
- You will be notified of the admission decision in writing.
Enrolment
- Registration must be paid within a 15 days after the admission.
- Once the letter of acceptance to the program has been received, you will need to submit the following original documents before the course begins:
- Stamped and/or authenticated photocopy of your university degree.
- If you have a foreign degree you may need to submit additional documents.
- Paying the reservation fee (25% of the program's tuition fees) is essential in order to reserve your place
- If you pay the tuition fees by bank transfer you will be required to introduce the program code. The program code for this course is 1244.
- The remaining tuition fees must be paid 2 weeks before the start of the course.
Grants, scholarships and financing
Scholarships
The UPF Barcelona School of Management offers you different means of financing so that you can take any of our programs without worry. We offer you the opportunity to finance part of your program, either by rewarding your talent through scholarships, through grants from entities dedicated to promoting education or through collaboration agreements with financial entities.
