BSc Psychology (Forensic Perspectives)
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 120 A level: BBB T Level: Merit BTEC: DDM GCSE: GCSE Maths and English Grade 4/Grade C (or above) or equivalent qualification Access to HE: Pass Access to HE Diploma with 60 credits: 45 at Level 3 with a minimum of Distinction: 15, Merit: 24, Pass: 6 English language: IELTS: 6.5 (with at least 6.0 in each skills area)
About this course
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Forensic Perspectives), combining core psychology with forensic applications. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Human Behaviour. The programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), and an optional placement year is available between the second and final year. Students complete an independent research project in their final year under academic supervision.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology
- Introduction to Biological and Developmental Psychology
- Introduction to Social and Cognitive Psychology
- Skills and Careers in Psychology I
- Theoretical Perspectives in Forensic Psychology
- Applied Psychological Practice in Context
- Historical and Critical Psychology
- Individual Differences and Quantitative Methods
- Biological and Developmental Psychology
- Qualitative Methods: The Individual in Society
- Social and Cognitive Psychology
- ​​Skills and Careers in Psychology II​
- Themes in Forensic Psychology
- Victimology for Forensic Psychologists
- Independent study in psychology
- Addictive Behaviours
- Psychology of Vulnerable Forensic Populations
- Human Behaviour and Evolution
- Psychology of High-Harm Offending
- Cybercrime
- Substance Misuse
- Youth Justice
- Sexual Violence, Exploitation and Abuse
- Forensic Cyberpsychology and Online Harm
- Autism Spectrum Disorder and ADHD
- Psychology of Crime Prevention and Desistance
- The Dark Side of Psychology
- Working with Young Offenders
- Populism, Extremism & Violence
- Murder: Dynamics, Pathologies and Investigation
- Employability and Work Placement