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Overview
The Investigative and Forensic Psychology programme from University of Liverpool is also recognised by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) as a Research Methods MSc and students taking this course are eligible for the ESRC 1 + 3 studentships.
The MSc provides students with a high quality, balanced postgraduate programme of research and academic knowledge including, awareness of professional, legal and ethical issues, and practical, communication and dissemination skills in Investigative and Forensic Psychology. The programme takes a three-tiered approach.
Students begin with structured sessions on conceptual and theoretical issues (including aggression, sexual violence and deviance, decision-making, leadership and stress, memory, communication and persuasion, and the psychology of crowd dynamics).
They then appreciate how these and related issues can be applied to forensic practice and its legal context (in terms of crime reduction and intervention studies; investigative procedures, forensic interviewing, court processes and proceedings, assessment, custody and rehabilitation).
Career prospects
Our programmes aim to provide students with a high level of academic and analytical skill, making them suitable for careers or further postgraduate study in a number of areas. Graduates have had a choice of possibilities, including: Joining research teams as research associates in many areas, such as Applied Psychology and Criminology Working in the substance misuse field Clinical training Becoming members of police forces as “civilians” involved in intelligence work or as police officers Working in prisons or with clinical forensic populations working in commercial or industrial research and development units.
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Courses include:
- Criminal Behaviour
- Policing and Emergency Response
- Assessment and Legal Processes
- Research Methods and Statistics
- Dissertation
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Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
IELTS 7.5
TOEFL® IBT 100
Credits
180 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Psychology Forensic Science Clinical Psychology View 329 other Masters in Clinical Psychology in United KingdomExplore more key information
Visit official programme websiteAcademic requirements
GPA Upper Second Class
English requirements
IELTS 7.5
TOEFL® IBT 100
Other requirements
General requirements
- It is a requirement that applicants have some relevant work experience (voluntary or paid).
- The typical minimum entry requirement is a high 2:1 Bachelors degree (with Honours) in Psychology. Applicants will be expected to have the majority of their module marks in this range, especially for research methods and statistics. Applicants, whose first language isn't English, must also have an IELTS score of 7.5 (with no band lower than 7.0).
- It is a requirement that applicants have some relevant work experience (voluntary or paid).
- Applicants do not need to have completed a psychology degree recognised by the British Psychological Society (BPS) as Graduate basis fro chartership (GBC). However, if applicants do not have GBC then they need to be aware that unless they obtain GBC from the BPS they will not be able to progress to Stage 2 Forensic Chartership after completing this MSc.
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International
21650 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 21650 GBP per year during 12 months. -
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9950 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 9950 GBP per year during 12 months.
Living costs for Liverpool
556 - 1035 GBP /month
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Funding
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