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Course overview

Begin your career by embarking on our Forensic Psychology Doctorate, the first of its kind in the UK. Broaden your understanding and gain skills and practical experience whilst diving into significant research projects of real world relevance.

You'll acquire the essential knowledge and skills needed to expertly analyse offending behaviour and its impact on victims. Learn how to manage, assess, and create effective treatment strategies for both victims and offenders. You'll be on your way to work as an expert providing consultancy, crafting professional reports and delivering impactful training. By the end of the course, you'll be equipped with cutting-edge skills in practice, research, and evaluation that will set you apart in the field!

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Course structure

The course is structured in a way that it integrates formal academic teaching with supervised forensic practice across three years (full-time) or four years (part-time). You will undertake a total of three 120-day forensic practice placements across the course. For full-time trainees, these are sourced and arranged by the course’s placement team. For part-time trainees, this will be your place of work (subject to confirmation by course staff that the placement setting will meet the requirements stipulated by the BPS for Stage 2 supervised practice). A typical week during Year 1 and 2 will be 3 days in placement, 1 day of formal teaching, and 1 study day.

In year 1, you will attend weekly teaching (every Thursday between October and May) at the University during term time, as well as three lots of block teaching (September, November, & January). The modules undertaken in year 1 will cover: psychological theories and the understanding of crime; working with offenders; psychology, law enforcement & criminal justice. In addition, you will start core modules that span the course, where you will learn about planning a systematic literature review or meta-analysis, preparing a research ethics application, undertaking your first forensic practice placement, and learning about forensic case study methods.

This Forensic Psychology Practice Doctorate (ForenPsyD) postgraduate programme combines academic teaching, research, and professional training during forensic placements. University of Birmingham. Postgraduate study.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Applicants for postgraduate research programmes should hold a Bachelors degree and a Masters degree, with a GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 75% from a recognised institution to be considered. Applicants with lower grades than this may be considered on an individual basis.

Career

The programme aims to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to work as a forensic psychologist; to analyse offending behaviour and its effects on victims; to manage, assess and plan treatment strategies for both victims and offenders; and to work as an expert providing professional reports and training. At the end of the course you will be eligible to apply for chartered status with the BPS and to register with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as a Forensic Psychologist. You will also hold the title of ‘Doctor’.

The course will equip you to work for employers such as the NHS, HMPPS, third sector, and private organisations, as a Registered Forensic Psychologist.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

33,247 / year