BSc Psychology (Forensic Perspectives) with Foundation Year
Entry requirements
UCAS tariff: 80 A level: CDD T Level: Pass (C or above in the core) BTEC: MMP 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: 0, Merit: 30, Pass: 15 English language: IELTS: 6.5 (with at least 6.0 in each skills area)
About this course
BSc (Hons) Psychology (Forensic Perspectives) with Foundation Year. Core topics include Research Methods, Critical & Analytical Thinking, Ethics & Professional Practice, and Human Behaviour. The programme includes a placement year and is accredited by the British Psychological Society, providing eligibility for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership. A supervised independent research project is completed in the final year.
Modules
- Placement Learning and Professional Development
- Academic Skills
- ​​Preparation for Professional Practice
- Communicating with Impact
- Professionalism: applied roles and responsibilities
- 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