Investigative Forensic Psychology

Entry requirements

A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent..

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Why study MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology at BU?

• Learn about the underlying theories regarding the psychology of investigations and consider areas such as how face-processing can assist identification of individuals
• Explore different offence types – sexual offending, murder and violent crime, group offending, and different forms of cyber-crime
• Investigate and scrutinise violent mocked-up crime scenes to provide investigative evidence and learn how to present expert witness testimony in a mock court
• Evaluate victims, witnesses, suspects and offenders as well as the environment, geography and time to create fieldwork and case studies based on real experiences
• Benefit from the expert knowledge of our academics and guest speakers, including the Course Leader Dr Terri Cole who shares her extensive experience as a behavioural investigative adviser and serious crime analyst
• Develop transferable skills like writing grant proposals and how to publish research as well as working closely with a member of staff for your research topic, perhaps linked to your future career aspirations. 

Superb facilities

You will have access to our superb facilities, including an on-campus crime scene training centre, mock courtrooms and psychology testing suites with the latest eye-tracking and face-processing equipment.

Information for international students

If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component of writing, speaking, listening and reading or equivalent.

Fees and funding

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