Psychology with Forensic Perspectives BSc (Hons)

On this BSc (Hons) Psychology with Forensic Perspectives degree you will study psychological approaches to offending profiling and the links between criminal behaviour and mental health.

Your degree will be taught by experts who are carrying out research in their field and who work in professional applied settings. You will investigate different areas by asking why. Why do some people commit such severe acts of violence? And you will also ask how. How can we reduce the risk of people giving false confessions? How do we help eye-witnesses give more accurate testimonies? Developing your research skills is vital too, and we’ll help you explore the latest methodologies. At the same time, you’ll develop career skills in creativity, critical thinking and communication.

As you discover what influences thoughts and behaviours in forensic-related settings, you’ll be able to test your skills hands-on. The BSc (Hons) Psychology with Forensic Perspectives course includes an option to do a work placement and engage in research work which brings your specialist subject knowledge to life.

There are three key reasons why we believe that studying Forensic Psychology at Edge Hill gives you an advantage over studying elsewhere:

• We can help you think like a Psychologist – the applied focus of our curriculum and practical learning opportunities, enables you to apply your subject knowledge to personal and professional scenarios
• We can help you get more from being a Psychology student- our ethos of student involvement means we open up opportunities for you to be part of our psychology community
• We give you access to psychology experts- all our academic staff are research-active and we also have registered psychology practitioners representing areas including Health Psychology, Clinical Psychology and Coaching Psychology. Our experts weave their subject knowledge into the curriculum, which means you will always be learning from psychology experts.

A BPS accredited degree

This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as conferring eligibility for the Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC), which is the first step towards becoming a chartered psychologist.

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Your future career

This undergraduate degree is the perfect first step to becoming a chartered forensic psychologist. Apply your skills in a range of rewarding roles and pursue career paths such as:

• psychological wellbeing practitioner
• clinical psychology
• community mental health worker
• intelligence researcher
• youth offending support officer
• violence reduction worker
• forensic social worker
• court intermediatory
• court liaison
• analyst
• probation officer
• youth justice worker
• offender behaviour programme worker
• recovery worker

Our graduates use this initial programme to kickstart their careers in the psychology sector and go on to apply their skills in a range of rewarding roles. It’s important to note that if you want to train as a psychologist, you’ll need to undertake postgraduate education. This undergraduate degree is the perfect first step to becoming a chartered forensic psychologist.

At Edge Hill, we have a range of aligned postgraduate pathways which can enable you to continue your journey from Forensic Psychology:

• MSc Applied Management of Offending Behaviour
• MSc Policing and Law Enforcement Investigation
• MSc Criminal Intelligence and Data Analysis
• LLM Artificial Intelligence, Digital and Cyber Law
• MSc Health Psychology
• MSc Coaching Psychology