As you study for your Psychology and Forensic Investigation degree, you will benefit from the expertise of our lecturers. Drawn from the fields of psychology, policing and forensic science, they have practical experience in addition to academic and research insights. 

You will also have access to specialised facilities, equipment and software that help you to practice skills in evidence gathering and analysis, as well as psychometric testing. These include:

• crime scene rooms 
• laboratories with equipment for analysing blood spatter, DNA evidence and the investigative process
• experiment building software such as Testable, SuperLab and Psychopy
• Biopacs
• two eye tracking units with biofeedback integration capability
• EEG
• portable EEG
• validated Cognitive ability tests.

Throughout the course you will have a personal tutor to support you. In addition, you can expect to learn through:

• lectures
• seminars
• workshops
• tutorials (in small groups and one-to-one)
• experiential (work-based)
• supported online tasks
• independent study.

We will encourage you to take opportunities for work experience. This type of experiential learning will help you to relate your theoretical knowledge to real-world practice. Past students have completed their work experience in a range of settings, including:

• victim support schemes
• drug support schemes
• after-school clubs
• market research.

By the time you graduate, you will have developed specialist knowledge and skills, as well as the advanced research, literacy and numeracy skills that employers value.

This qualification will prepare you for a career in a number of sectors, not just psychology or forensic science. Once you graduate, you could go on to work as an: 

• interventions facilitator
• anatomical pathology technician
• criminal intelligence analyst
• fingerprint officer
• biologist
• chemist.

Once you complete this course, you can apply for Graduate Membership of the British Psychological Society (BPS)* which provides Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership of the society (GBC)*. This can open up further opportunities for advanced studies in psychology, but a period of BPS accredited research, training and/or experience is essential if you want to gain Chartered Membership of the BPS.

* in order to be eligible for Graduate Membership/GBC, you must pass the empirical psychology project, and gain a Second Class Honours degree.