Bachelor's in Forensic Psychology

The University of Northampton is a relatively young institution, founded in 2005, with a total student population of 12,554, including 2,460 international students. The university has a strong focus on social impact and has won multiple awards for its work in this area. The institution aims to break the traditional mould of higher education and provide an innovative and immersive learning experience for its students. Its state-of-the-art Waterside Campus, opened in 2018, is designed to reflect the way students actually learn. The university is committed to transforming lives and inspiring change, ensuring that students have the opportunity to make their mark on the world.

This BSc Forensic Psychology course will provide you with a unique opportunity to understand how psychological knowledge informs forensic practice. We will provide you with hands-on experience in conducting scientific research on forensic topics alongside the development of core developmental, cognitive, social, and biological skills. Throughout our forensic psychology undergraduate degree, you will have the flexibility to choose from a range of modules. The combination of module choices will allow you to examine all aspects of criminal behaviour from pathways into crime, to crime scene behaviours, and criminal profiling techniques. This forensic psychology programme is accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS) and is the first step towards becoming a Chartered Psychologist. This means that upon completion of your degree (with an overall classification of a 2:2 or above), you are eligible for Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GBC) to the BPS. Acquiring your GBC has a host of benefits for a future career in Psychology. The accredited Psychology degrees at UON mean that you could move into Postgraduate Study in a number of areas in Psychology and beyond, without needing to do a further Psychology Conversion course to obtain GBC status.