MSc Forensic Psychology at University of Westminster

MSc Forensic Psychology is a British Psychological Society (BPS) accredited course providing the Stage 1 theoretical and empirical knowledge needed to progress to Stage 2 training (BPS or HCPC route). It examines factors contributing to a wide range of offending and the role of causal explanations in offender treatment and services, and develops skills including inter-disciplinary working and violence risk assessment.

Duration: 1 year  |  Intake: September 2027 (full-time); September 2027 (part-time day)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: London, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Criminal Justice: Vulnerability and Neurodiversity, Forensic Data Analysis: Real World Applications, Forensic Volunteering Work Experience, Investigative Forensic Psychology, Professional Ethical Forensic Practice, Sexual and Violent Crime: Risk Assessment and Interventions and a Research Based Project in Forensic Psychology.

Career pathways

The course is a prerequisite for Stage 2 training leading to HCPC registration as a forensic psychologist (available only with Graduate Basis for Chartership with the BPS). Graduates can work as trainee or assistant psychologists in prisons, probation services, forensic mental health units, the NHS and charities.

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