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MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
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Our MSc Forensic Psychology and Mental Health course is aimed at graduates who want to pursue a career as a Chartered Psychologist and/or register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Forensic Psychologist. You will cover topics such as psychology applied to legal and investigative processes, forensic risk assessment, offending behaviour interventions, research methods, and personality disorders. Teaching will comprise a blend of face-to-face and online delivery, and will be based on case examples from forensic and clinical practice. On completion of the course, you will demonstrate a number of competencies and have enhanced knowledge and skills including: a systematic and critical awareness of current knowledge, theory and evidence base relevant to the discipline of forensic psychology a comprehensive understanding of relevant ethical, legal and professional practice frameworks a critical awareness of current psychological approaches to the understanding of the development and treatment of offending behaviour and mental health conditions.
We require you to have: a BSc Psychology degree (minimum Upper Second) or overseas equivalent , which confers Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) status with the British Psychological Society (BPS). If you are unsure whether your degree will give you eligibility for the GBC, you can check whether your degree was accredited for your intake year on the BPS website; evidence of attaining a minimum of an Upper Second across all BSc research methods taught units and the dissertation; an understanding of forensic psychology via your personal statement.; ideally, you should have some relevant voluntary or paid experience involving forensic settings/forensic clients, eg working with offenders/people at risk of offending, victims, or observation of criminal courtroom proceedings.
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