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What you'll study?

This course is designed to give you the academic knowledge and practical and research skills recommended by the BPS. You'll also develop the core practical skills that will equip you to become a practitioner in the field of forensic psychology.

During the course, you may have the opportunity to gain real-life experience within forensic settings. The team appreciates the difficulty of gaining experience in this field and the importance of doing so for your future career, and so offer a selection of different projects and opportunities which will open the door to the practical field of forensic psychology.

Example projects from previous students include: assisting with the evaluation of a treatment program through interviewing staff; assessing the reliability of a scale with prisoners, including disseminating questionnaires; the impact on staff of working with suicidal prisoners; staff boundary management in Rampton secure hospital; detecting deception with eye-tracking; evaluating support for prisoners on release from prison including interviewing staff who work with mentally ill offenders and their families; testing suicide theories within an offending population.

A range of forensic work experience opportunities (usually one day per week during term time) and/or applied forensic projects are available each year. These will allow you to gain experience in the forensic field of work. For example, you may be working within a forensic environment or a secure hospital.

Entry Requirement 

Academic Requirements:

  • You will need a British Psychological Society (BPS) recognized undergraduate degree (minimum 2.1) in Psychology or an equivalent qualification that confers Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership with the BPS.
  • All applicants must explain why they want to study the Forensic Psychology course in their personal statement.
  • Applicants whose undergraduate degree is a 2.2 or equivalent will also be considered but will be required to demonstrate relevant forensic experience and ability to study at the required academic level.
  • One academic and one vocational reference is required. Applicants who have not been in academic study for several years and cannot provide an academic reference will be required to provide a second vocational reference.
  • The final selection is based on an interview process with members of the course team.

In order to engage in the interview process and receive enrolment materials in good time, we advise that applications are submitted as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

English Language Requirements:

Grade equivalent to IELTS 6.0

Pearson Test of English (Academic):

  • 54 (with no less than 51 in any element)

C2 Proficiency (formerly known as Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE):

  • Scores of 180 and above

C1 Advanced (formerly known as Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE):

  • Scores of 169 and above

Oxford Test of English (OTE):

  • 120 overall with at least 111 in each component

TOEFL iBT (including ‘Special Home Edition'):

  • Overall score of 62 with at least 10 Reading, 9 Listening, 17 Speaking, 19 Writing

LanguageCert* SELT B2 or LanguageCert International ESOL B2 Communicator:

  • 156 overall (scores for all 4 components added together) with at least 33 in each component

IGCSE and GCSE

The grades given for GCSE and IGCSE are considered equivalent to IELTS 6.5.

GCSE English

  • Grade C

We do not accept English Literature.

IGCSE English as a first or second language

We do not accept English Literature.

Requirements for international students requiring a student visa (Tier 4):

  • IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a First Language (Syllabus 0500): Grade C overall required, with at least grade 1 or 2 in Listening and Speaking when these components are reported separately.
  • IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a First Language (Syllabus 0522): Grade C overall
  • IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a Second Language (Syllabus 0511): Grade B overall
  • IGCSE English: Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) English as a Second Language (Syllabus 0510): Grade B overall with at least grade 1 or 2 in Speaking when this component is reported separately.

Requirements for students who DO NOT require a student visa (Tier 4):

  • Cambridge International Examinations (CIE)/AQA IGCSE English Language (First Language) – C
  • CIE IGCSE English Language (Second Language) – B
  • Edexcel IGCSE English Language A or B syllabus – C
  • Edexcel IGCSE English as a Second Language - B

Fees

UK Student Fee

Home full-time: £8500

Home part-time: £4250

International Student Fee

Home full-time: £15500

Home part-time: £7750 


This information was accurate on : 07/04/2021
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