Applied Forensic Psychology

Edinburgh Napier University
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year Psychology

About this course

You will develop real-world professional skills, along with robust theoretical understanding, which will stand you apart as a job candidate.

Your learning will be based on what the UK’s two largest employers of forensic psychologists told us that they need in a trainee forensic psychologist. When you graduate from the Master’s Programme in Applied Forensic Psychology, you will have rigorous analytical skills alongside practical skills, which will set you apart from others competing for the same jobs. You will enter employment with your eyes open to the challenges that you will face as a criminal justice professional, in terms of the populations with whom you will be working, and in terms of the challenges that are faced by criminal justice sector organisations. You will be skilled in understanding and conducting research, which you will learn to do to submission standard. Your robust research skills will enable you to apply independent critical analysis to existing and new theories and practices, throughout your career.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

1172 Social services managers and directors
2462 Probation officers
2229 Therapy professionals
3229 Welfare and housing associate professionals
2224 Psychotherapists and cognitive behaviour therapists
2225 Clinical psychologists

Course Details

Qualification
MSc
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025
Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Edinburgh
Scheme
Postgraduate
Subjects
Psychology