Criminology with Forensic Psychology Middlesex University

Overview

The programme is delivered within the Criminology and Sociology Department in the School of Law, with the forensic psychology component taught by colleagues with specialisms in criminological psychology.

Why study this program?

The Criminology with Forensic Psychology program at Middlesex University is of special interest to those without a first degree in psychology but with a particular interest in psychological perspectives on crime and criminal justice. All staff delivering modules on the course are engaged in research that informs their teaching on the programme.

Students have the opportunity to study modules on criminology programmes with our European partner universities supported by Erasmus funding.

Students studying this master's degree at Middlesex will benefit from expert guest lectures. In past years observational visits to the criminal courts have assisted with developing knowledge of psycho-legal court room decision-making and a visit to an adult prison has built an understanding of imprisoned populations and the psycho-social intervention programmes operating within prisons.

Course Highlights

• Learn from experts working in fields such as offender management, gangs and policing
• A focus on the operation of criminal courts and prisons
• Opportunities to exchange ideas with students from other countries via the Common Studies Programme in Critical Criminology.

• The course assists you to gain a critical appreciation of criminal offending, socio-legal decision-making frameworks, and the range of psycho-social interventions and punishments directed at different offender groups with the aim of providing you with an appreciation and knowledge of the wide range of careers available on successful completion of the course.

Course content

The programme covers contemporary criminological theory, methods, issues and debates and psychological approaches towards the causes and management of offending behaviour.

Students can choose one optional module that enable a focus on areas of special interest, including institutions of criminal justice, community safety, youth and adult offending and comparative perspectives on each of these areas.

The modules cover all types of crime, including white collar crime, state crime, digital and on-line crimes, sexual and violent crimes, discrimination and hate crime, drugs, terrorism issues and policing, as well as looking in depth at the criminal justice system and its different institutions.

Career Opportunities

The course aims to equip you with the necessary skills to excel in a wide range of careers, such as:

• employment in posts working directly with offenders both in prison and within community-based reducing re-offending projects;
• roles concerning prisoner rehabilitation plans and prisoner health and well-being; 
• charitable organisation-based roles supporting those on release from prison; 
• community-based drug and alcohol project roles;
• domestic violence perpetrator project roles; 
• careers working on offender rehabilitation and therapeutic projects applying cognitive-thinking techniques.