Msc in Forensic Psychology and Mental Health

at University of Manchester

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.
 

Title

• Introduction to Forensic Psychology and Professional Practice
• Psychology Applied to Investigative and Legal Processes
• Offending Behaviour Interventions
• Personality Disorder Assessment and Intervention (FP)
• Clinical Risk Assessment, Formulation and Management (FP)
• Dissertation (Forensic Psychology)
• Research methods I: Design and principles
• Research Methods II: Advanced analysis
• Reflective skills portfolio

Academic entry qualification overview
 

We require you to have:

• a BSc Psychology degree (minimum Upper Second) or overseas equivalent , which confers Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) status with the British Psychological Society (BPS). If you are unsure whether your degree will give you eligibility for the GBC, you can check whether your degree was accredited for your intake year on the BPS website ;

• evidence of attaining a minimum of an Upper Second across all BSc research methods taught units and the dissertation;

• an understanding of forensic psychology via your personal statement.

• ideally, you should have some relevant voluntary or paid experience involving forensic settings/forensic clients, eg working with offenders/people at risk of offending, victims, or observation of criminal courtroom proceedings.
   

English language
 

International students must demonstrate English proficiency through a secure and approved testing system. We ask for English language proof from applicants from non-majority English speaking countries (a list of majority English speaking countries, as defined by the UK Home Office, can be found here ).
 

Specifically, we require a minimum of:

• IELTS : minimum 7.0 overall including 7.0 in the written section 

• TOEFL: 100, including 25 in the written section

• MSc (full-time)
  
  UK students (per annum): £11,000
  
  International, including EU, students (per annum): £23,000

Forensic psychologists work across all agencies within the criminal justice system, primarily in prison and probation services, secure hospitals, the police and the courts. These agencies and organisations will be your primary employers if you graduate from this MSc.
 

Our course is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS).