MSc Forensic Psychology

The MSc Forensic Psychology course offered by Sheffield Hallam University is a program that enables you to apply psychology to criminal behaviour, crime prevention, and crime detection. With rigorous exploration of legal and criminal justice systems, you gain in-depth understanding, specialized skills, and professional capabilities for assessing offenders, working with vulnerable adults and children, and managing people's risk of harm and dangerous behaviour.Course Content: This programme composes of wide array of modules complemented by practical applications and research. You explore subjects that include psychology of criminal behaviour, assessment of vulnerability and risk, therapeutic interventions, investigation and prosecution of criminal offences. You are also required to complete a research-based dissertation in an area of forensic psychology.Key Modules: Some of the key modules include 'Forensic Psychology in Practice', 'Forensic Research and Analysis', 'Dissertation', 'Advanced Topics in Forensic Psychology', and 'Professional Forensic Practice and Risk'.Accreditations: This course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS), thus providing you with the opportunity to gain Graduate and/or Chartered Membership of the Society.Future Careers: Successful completion of this course can lead to a rewarding career as a forensic psychologist working in a range of settings including prisons, probation and parole services, hospitals, special educational institutions, and research units. It also equips you for roles in areas of criminal justice, such as policing and offender management, crime analysis, and policy and service development.For more information on this course, please visit the official course page.