BSc (Hons) Psychology (Forensic Contexts) at University of Gloucestershire

Gain a good foundation of psychology in your first year, then apply your learning to the crime and criminal justice system in your second and third year by choosing the topics that interest you most. By considering how we can apply theory to make a difference as practitioners, we keep the focus on the role of forensic psychologists.

Department: Criminology and Forensics  |  Duration: 3 years full-time; 4 years full-time with placement year; part-time no fixed duration  |  Study mode: full-time, part-time, sandwich/placement year option  |  Intake: September 2027; September 2028  |  Location: Cheltenham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules. Level 4 (Year 1): Thinking Like a Psychologist, Developing Psychological Knowledge, Questioning Psychology, Using Psychology in the Real World; Level 5 (Year 2): Skills for today's psychologists, How we Think: Cognitive Psychology, Absurdities and Atrocities: Social Psychological Explanations of Human Functioning, Traits, talents, and temperaments: Individual differences, From Conception to Coffin: Developmental Psychology, Forensic Psychology, Psychology of crime; Level 6 (final year): Psychology in Action: Dissertation Research Project, The Social Construction of Reality, Inside the human brain: Cognitive Neuroscience, Thriving in Forensic Practice: Skills, Ethics, and Resilience, Assessment and Intervention of offenders, Addictive behaviours, Evidence Based Psychotherapeutic Interventions.

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