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MSc - Master of Science
Whitechapel Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
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MSc - Master of Science
Whitechapel Campus
Full Time
SEP-25
1 year
MSc - Master of Science
Whitechapel Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
2 years
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Gain the skills you’ll need to work safely, ethically and effectively with offenders who pose a risk to others. Through a combination of taught classes and placement-based learning, you’ll not only learn as a student but also as an active staff member of staff in a forensic psychology and mental health system.
Develop the core clinical skills needed to work in forensic psychology and mental health services in the UK and overseas
Assessment
You’ll be assessed by coursework, oral assessments and written exams. Your dissertation forms your final assessment.
Career paths
This programme develops the core clinical skills you’ll need to work in forensic psychology and mental health in the UK and overseas.
It’s ideal if you are training to be a psychologist or psychiatrist and want to work in forensic services: you not only gain an academic qualification but also the experience of reflecting on your own practice in forensic settings.
It’s also aimed at you if you are interested in becoming a future research leader in forensics: we’ll give you both the methodological skills and the clinical experience to pursue this goal.
You need a good 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in Psychology or a related discipline. Other routes: Alternatively, applicants should have an MBBS (or equivalent) and be registered as a Core or Higher trainee in any area of Psychiatry.
Students living in
Domestic
£12,250 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£27,500 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£27,500 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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