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Master’s degree
- Length
- 36 credit hours, 12 courses, including an applied project drawn from your own workplace.
- Entry
- A bachelor’s degree or its equivalent, and professional experience related to the program.
- Status
- In preparation
- Levels
- Master's
- Credit hours
- 36
- Delivery
- Fully online
- Experience
- Assessed course by course
- Status
- In preparation
Overview
About the program
For police, prison, probation and security staff. You study criminal behavior, how courts use psychological evidence, and how offenders are assessed and rehabilitated.
The Forensic Psychology program is designed for people who already work in the field. It covers psychology and law, criminal behavior, assessment and risk, victims and offenders, interviewing and testimony, and ends with research methods and statistics.
Like every Madison program, it is built for working adults. Courses you already master through your work are tested and recorded with a grade; the rest you study online, at your own pace, with tasks carried out in your own workplace.
In preparation. This program is not open for enrollment yet. It opens when its curriculum and courses are in place on the learning platform.
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
- 01Psychology and lawExplain the core ideas of psychology and law and use them to read real situations at work.
- 02Criminal behaviorAnalyse a real problem in criminal behavior and recommend a course of action backed by evidence.
- 03Assessment and riskApply the methods of assessment and risk in your own organization and measure the result.
- 04Victims and offendersPlan and lead work in victims and offenders, and document your decisions to a professional standard.
- 05Interviewing and testimonyEvaluate current practice in interviewing and testimony against recognised standards and propose improvements.
- 06Research methods and statisticsAdvise colleagues and managers on research methods and statistics in clear, well-structured writing.
Curriculum
What you will study
The main areas of the curriculum. Your personal study plan lists the exact courses, their credit hours and those you may claim through assessment.
- 01Psychology and lawHow psychology informs the legal system.Core area
- 02Criminal behaviorPsychological explanations of offending.Core area
- 03Assessment and riskAssessing offenders and the risk of reoffending.Core area
- 04Victims and offendersThe psychological effects of crime and work with victims and offenders.Core area
- 05Interviewing and testimonyInterviewing witnesses and suspects, and the reliability of testimony.Core area
- 06Research methods and statisticsDesigning studies and analysing data in psychology.Core area
Levels
Levels, length and entry
Your experience
How your experience counts
- 01
Send your record
Your CV, certificates and evidence of work are mapped to the courses of this program.
- 02
Sit the course tests
Each course you claim is tested on its own. A pass is recorded on your transcript with its grade.
- 03
Study the rest
The remaining courses become your personal plan, with an expected end date in writing.
Professional titles
The field, by title
Beside the degree, this field is planned as a professional credential, with the title written before it. A title is not a degree. How titles work.
- 01Expert in Forensic PsychologyFor people who have practiced Forensic Psychology for years and want their competence assessed and recorded.
- 02Consultant in Forensic PsychologyFor experienced people who advise organizations on Forensic Psychology.
- 03Trainer in Forensic PsychologyFor experienced people who teach or coach others in Forensic Psychology at work.
- 04Diploma in Forensic PsychologyA focused credential in Forensic Psychology, based on assessed knowledge and evidence of practice.
In preparation. No title is open yet; the requirements are published when it opens.
Careers
Where this program is used
- Probation officer
- Rehabilitation program coordinator
- Police training officer
- Prison services officer
Roles this program relates to. A degree supports a career; it does not guarantee a position, and each employer sets its own requirements.