This course integrates core areas of psychological knowledge, giving you a deep understanding of the subject. Taught with an applied focus, it will also help you apply your learning in the real world to make a difference to people’s lives. Topics include:

• offender profiling
• interview techniques
• detecting deception
• psychology in the courtroom
• vulnerable witnesses and suspects

This course reflects your particular interest in forensic psychology. You’ll follow the same programme as BSc (Hons) Psychology in the first and second years, but in the final year you will specialise with a research project and a module in forensic or investigative psychology. There is also the opportunity to undertake an assessed placement during your third year in an area related to forensic or investigative psychology. Modules are 70% assessed by coursework.

To help you develop your employability, we’ll set you up at the start of the course with a Personal Development Plan (PDP) to monitor your progress and set study objectives and career goals. The plan includes a skills checklist, personal plan, CV and useful career information.

Year 1

• Psychological research methods 1
• Introducing psychological approaches
• Introduction to forensic science
• Psychological research methods 2
• Exploring real world psychology
• Exploring psychological approaches

Year 2

• Psychological research methods 3
• The psychology of learning and memory
• The psychology of feelings
• Psychological research methods 4
• The psychology of behaviour with others
• The psychology of thinking and communication

Year 3

• Empirical project
• Incident Investigation

Plus three options from:

• Professional placement in psychology
• Psychology of mental health and distress
• Health psychology
• Development of brain and behaviour in infancy
• Psychology of inter -and intra- group processes
• Psychology of addictive behaviours
• Applied psychometrics
• Neuropsychology
• Counselling psychology and psychotherapy
• Psychopharmacology
• Thinking: Past, present and future
• Lifespan development
• Psychology in the workplace

*Optional course modules are subject to change and your choice of modules may depend on the semester and their specialism.

Part-time students have the option of completing in four and a half years or six years. For the four-and-a-half-year version you’ll complete four modules a year for four years, then the Project in Semester 1 of Year 5. For the six-year version you’ll complete three modules a year for five and a half years, then the Project in Year 6.