Course Overview

This exciting course currently offers intensive training on advanced statistical methods, which may open doors to many jobs beyond crime and investigations. The course offers you the opportunity to engage with Centres within the Institute for Research in Citizenship and Applied Human Sciences (IAS). During your studies you will hear from visiting speakers including experts from around the world and police officers will talk about real-life cases. The course is currently accredited by the British Psychological Society and recognized as the first step towards status as a Chartered Forensic Psychologist in the UK for students who have Graduate Basis for Chartership. Investigative psychology is the systematic science that developed out of early €˜offender profiling contributions by psychologists and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to police investigations and court cases. In recent years this sub-discipline has become an increasingly dominant area of forensic psychology.

General Eligibility

Entry requirements for this course are normally one of the following:

• An Honours degree (2:1 or above) in Psychology recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as conferring eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) or its international equivalent. Criminology or other relevant disciplines will be considered.

• Or the ability to complete a Master’s course at a higher level demonstrated through professional, vocational or other documented experience.

• Basic understanding of research methods, statistics and some experience of working with offenders, the police, the courts or another relevant institution is also beneficial.

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The minimum for IELTS is 7.0 overall with a minimum of 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.