Forensic Psychology

Reasons to choose Kingston

• This is a rare opportunity to obtain a specialist forensic psychology qualification that is also accredited by the British Psychological Society.

• You'll be taught by and conduct research with forensic staff with a wide range of expertise.

• Hands-on opportunities to apply your learning to real-world issues.

• You will have a personal tutor and a small tutor group of peers that you meet with regularly to support your transition to university and your academic success.

• Our commitment to high quality teaching has been recognised with a Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) Gold rating. The University has received an overall rating of Gold, as well as securing a Gold award in the framework's two new student experience and student outcomes categories.

About this course
If you’ve ever wondered what drives some people to commit crimes, from everyday offences to high-profile cases, this course may be for you. Forensic psychology seeks to understand the elements that contribute to criminal behaviour so that we can create a safer, more just society.

In forensic psychology, you’ll explore biological, social, developmental, cognitive, and psychological perspectives to help tackle pressing issues in the criminal justice system and society at large. You’ll also take several criminology modules to investigate how sociological, legal and political systems interact in shaping the way in which we classify crime and treat those who commit it.

You’ll develop practical skills by working with risk assessments, researching possible treatment plans, engaging with the parole process, and observing criminal trials. You can also gain valuable experience through work-based practice or observation.

Future Skills
Embedded within every course curriculum and throughout the whole Kingston experience, Future Skills will play a role in shaping you to become a future-proof graduate, providing you with the skills most valued by employers such as problem-solving, digital competency, and adaptability.

As you progress through your degree, you'll learn to navigate, explore and apply these graduate skills, learning to demonstrate and articulate to employers how future skills give you the edge.

At Kingston University, we're not just keeping up with change, we're creating it.

Career opportunities
This degree is the first step toward a fulfilling and challenging career. Graduates may find work in the prison and probation service, the court system, police departments, community rehabilitation settings, or in policy-making roles.

Example modules:

• Introduction to Forensic Psychology
• Forensic Mental Health and Criminal Behaviour
• The Psychology of Investigations and Cyber-Behaviour

For a full list of modules please visit the Kingston University course webpage.

Assessment typically comprises exams (e.g. test or exam), practical (e.g. presentations, performance) and coursework (e.g. essays, reports, self-assessment, portfolios, dissertation).

Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.

• British Psychological Society