Program Description

Accredited by the British Psychological  Society and designed for graduates with a psychology degree, the MSc Forensic Psychology degree from GCU is your next step towards chartered status and membership in the Division of Forensic  Psychology. The parallel MSc Psychology in  Forensic Settings offers professionals from different, related backgrounds the  opportunity to undertake training across the same subject areas, but it does  not lead to an externally accredited psychology qualification.

This degree draws on expertise  within academia and GCU’s strong  link with active practitioners to give you thorough and relevant training in  the field – including  instruction in the psychological, forensic, criminal and legal issues that will  inform and influence your future career.

You’ll learn to adopt an independent, analytical and evaluative  approach to forensic psychology – and become a part of our thriving and diverse academic  community. Here, you’ll be  encouraged to build a future that truly serves the common good, whether you’re helping detect and treat offenders  or advising on staff and services development across a wide range of fields. GCU is known for world-class  education, with a global reputation and top 5% ranking that will help you  compete for a variety of positions in the field of forensic psychology.You  might choose a role in the public sector working in the courts, law enforcement  and prisons, hospitals or mental health and social work; pursue a speciality in  a commercial setting or continue your academic career.

Admission Requirements

• Minimum academic requirement: UK honours degree 55%-60% (or equivalent) in psychology that meets British Psychological Society (BPS) standards for the Graduate Basis for Chartership (GBC), plus a minimum of six months relevant work experience in a forensic setting. Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview.
• Please provide an outline of a study to explore either:
  • 1) Knife crime amongst young people and risk factors for getting involved in this; or:
  • 2) Whether men and women perpetrate similar rates of domestic abuse.
• Your outline should be no longer than one page of A4 identifying the research question, hypotheses (if appropriate), the participants, sampling strategy, questionnaires, interview questions or data collection tools, the proposed analysis and noting any key ethical issues or limitations to the proposed methodology.
• You will not be expected to reference more than four papers. Please note that you will be asked to describe and discuss your proposed study during the interview. You will also be asked to look at some data and interpret it as part of the interview process.
• General Requirement:-
  • Indian Students:-Four year Bachelor's degree (50% minimum; second class average over course duration)  and Three year Bachelor's degree (60% minimum; first class average over course duration)
  • Arab Students:- Qualifications and grades required: - Bachelor degree with GPA of 2.3/4.0 scale OR; Bachelor degree with GPA of 2.7/5.0 scale

IELTS Requirements

Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking	Overall
6.5	6.5	6.5	6.5	7

Remarks:

IELTS waiver information for Indian Students:- 70% marks in English in Higher Secondary School