MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology

Bournemouth University

United Kingdom, Bournemouth

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Bournemouth University

United Kingdom , Bournemouth

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesJanuary-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 18,750 / year

Next Intake January-2026

MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology

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Course details

Contact hours and assessment

Details of the assessment methods and contact hours for each unit of the course can be found in the programme specification.

Download the programme specification September 2024 (pdf 328kb)Download the programme specification from January 2025 (pdf 249kb)

Why study MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology at BU?

Learn about the underlying theories regarding the psychology of investigations and consider areas such as how face-processing can assist identification of individuals
Explore different offence types – sexual offending, murder and violent crime, group offending, and different forms of cyber-crime
Investigate and scrutinise violent mocked-up crime scenes to provide investigative evidence and learn how to present expert witness testimony in a mock court
Evaluate victims, witnesses, suspects and offenders as well as the environment, geography and time to create fieldwork and case studies based on real experiences
Benefit from the expert knowledge of our academics and guest speakers
Develop transferable skills like writing grant proposals and how to publish research as well as working closely with a member of staff for your research topic, perhaps linked to your future career aspirations.

Find out more about the content of this course.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

You can find details of the international qualifications we accept, and what level of study they apply to, on our entry requirements for non-UK students' page.

Please see below some examples of the qualifications for entry:

India: Bachelor’s degree (4 years) from a recognised HE institution with a minimum overall result of 55%
Nigeria: Bachelor's degree from a recognised institution with a minimum classification of 2:2
China: Chinese Bachelor's (Honours) degree from a recognised higher education institution with 65% or above
Turkey: Bachelor’s degree (Lisans Diplomasi - four years) with a minimum overall GPA of 2.3/4.0
Vietnam: Bachelor's degree/Bang tot nghiep dai hoc with an average score of 6.5/10, or 2.25/4, or a Master’s degree/Thac si.

All applications will be subject to a minimum grade and your degree may need to be in a relevant subject area.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, you will need to provide evidence that you understand English to a satisfactory level. English language requirements for this course are normally:

IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.

View further information about our English language requirements.

Bournemouth University International College offers a number of pre-sessional English and preparatory programmes to prepare international students for postgraduate study at BU. Admission to the degree is guaranteed on successful completion of your course to the required level.

English Program Requirements

IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with minimum 5.5 in each component, or equivalent.

View further information about our English language requirements.

Career

Careers

This course will give you a sound understanding knowledge of how and where you can responsibly and pragmatically apply knowledge and findings from research into real-world situations and within a number of potential work environments.

During the course, you will be made aware of your professional responsibilities working in the field - for example when writing reports, being an expert witness or conducting research. These can include consideration of ethics, managing personal development and building resilience.

Level of experience

The applied nature of this course will appeal to both new graduates and experienced professionals looking to expand their opportunities in fields such as crime analysis, policing (locally or with agencies such as the National Crime Agency), court work, victim services, insurance agencies, secret services, social work, emergency services, academia, research and policy implementation (College of Policing, Ministry of Justice).

Potential job roles

Graduates from this course have gone on to a rich variety of job roles, including researcher/analyst for the Office of National Statistics, Police Constable, Civilian Investigator, Serious Crime Analyst at the National Crime Agency, Assistant Serious Crime Analyst at the National Crime Agency, some specialist policing roles (for example in County Lines Team), taking 999 calls, and Ministry of Justice (HM Courts & Tribunals Service).

Further study

If you want to continue your studies after achieving your Master’s, you can look at our range of doctoral programmes.

Fee Information

Costs and fees

You can find full information about the deposits required and how to pay your fees in our postgraduate fees and funding section, including details of the Postgraduate Loan (subject to fee status).

All fees are quoted in pounds sterling and are per annum. Fees quoted are for tuition only unless stated otherwise. Your tuition fees will be the same for each year of your course.

Find out more about living expenses for postgraduate students

Tuition Fee

GBP 18,750

Application Fee

GBP