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    MSc 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Description

If you’re looking to start your career in criminal psychology, or you’re already working in the field and want to progress, our MSc Criminal Psychology degree course will give you the knowledge and skills you need.

Understanding the psychology of crime is essential to its investigation. On this course, you’ll explore and analyse the role of psychology within complex criminal investigative techniques, such as police interviewing and deception detection, and gain insight into courtroom psychology and jury decision making.

You’ll delve into key issues such as offender profiling and the links between offending behaviour and mental health. You’ll customise your degree by choosing specialist subjects, such as missing persons investigations or offender rehabilitation.

When you graduate, you’ll be ready to work with offenders or victims within any area of the criminal justice system, including policing, law enforcement, probation and intelligence analysis.

This course is not accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).

Entry Requirements

Qualifications or experience

  • A minimum of a second-class honours degree in a relevant subject (Social Science, Humanities, Law, Psychology, Forensic Science or Management subject). Information Technology or science related subjects will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Applicants with equivalent professional experience in a relevant organisation will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.
  • Applicants with equivalent professional experience in a relevant organisation will also be considered on a case-by-case basis.

English language requirements

  • English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) with no component score below 6.0.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

If you meet our criteria, you could get a £3000 tuition fees discount – visit website for details

Student Destinations

Graduates of this course can go on to roles such as:

  • police or law enforcement officer
  • probation or prison officer
  • data analyst 
  • intelligence analyst
  • cybersecurity

Graduates of this course can go on to work for organisations such as:

  • the Civil Service
  • national and international Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)
  • Government agencies and departments internationally
  • probation and prison service
  • the Courts
  • local administration / authorities
  • private security companies
  • charities

Module Details

Core modules

  • Psychology and Offending Behaviour – 30 credits
  • Research Methods and Research Ethics – 30 credits
  • Investigation and Psychology – 30 credits
  • Dissertation / Major Project – 60 credits

Optional modules

  • Dangerous Offenders and Vulnerable Victims – 30 credits
  • Missing Persons: Global Perspectives – 30 credits
  • Rehabilitation and Desistance from Crime – 30 credits

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