Entry requirements

Please see the course page on the Keele University website for details.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The MSc Forensic Psychology programme provides a comprehensive pathway to a career in forensic psychology, offering unique opportunities by exploring psychological practice in the legal and criminal justice context, working with client groups such as offenders, victims, and individuals across the life span. You will benefit from direct learning with forensic lecturers, participate in an employer panel assessment, and have the option to undertake a work-based placement, ensuring practical, real-world forensic psychology experience.

Why study Forensic Psychology at Keele University?

  • Explore forensic psychology as it impacts people across the lifespan, with researchers specialising in sibling relationships, domestic violence, firesetting, rioting, and more.
  • Learn through direct experiential practice and through a range of authentic assessment developed by forensic psychology academics and practitioners
  • An opportunity to gain live experience in a forensic setting through a work-based placement module
  • Become a member of the 'Justice, Security and Institutional Change' research group to integrate into the research culture and activities in the School of Psychology
  • Enhance your expertise as a researcher in psychology with skills in qualitative and quantitative data analysis, design and reporting, through research and practitioner-based projects

The MSc Forensic Psychology programme provides a comprehensive pathway to a career in forensic psychology. You will specialise in areas of crime and victim/survivor support, including child witness testimony, crowd behaviour, and crimes that affect older adults such as domestic violence.

Focus on psychology across legal and criminal justice contexts through conducting assessments and formulation of offending behaviour which can inform interventions aimed at reducing the risk of criminal behaviour. This may involve working with individuals of different ages, those who have offended or engaged in criminal behaviour and victims, helping you to progress on to offering evidence-based consultancy across various forensic settings.

You will advance your skills with experiential learning opportunities, engage with professional practice through research, placement opportunities, and practitioner-based projects.

You will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a forensic environment through our 'Professional Practice in Forensic Psychology' work placement module, enabling you to apply your theoretical and practical skills. Demonstrate your knowledge and expertise through an array of authentic assessments developed with input from forensic psychologists, to solve real-life challenges faced by external forensic organisations.

At Keele, you can benefit from access to a suite of resources and equipment including the Forensic Science Simulation Centre which is home to a range of professional and domestic crimes scenes, to assist with independent research and your dissertation project, as well as the Moot Courtroom on campus. Throughout the programme, you will acquire a range of transferable skills in communication, research methods and critical evaluation, ready to pursue further study (PhD) or a rewarding psychology-related career.

You will also develop your understanding of the British Psychological Society’s (BPS) Code of Ethics and Conduct and the Health and Care Professions Council’s (HCPC) Code of Ethics and Conduct to enhance your competencies.

Information for international students

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Fees and funding

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Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • MSc
    flexible
    Up to 60 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    part time
    24 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    full time
    12 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

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