Psychology: Legal and Criminological

On this programme, you can build on your existing learning experiences to advance your academic and professional development in a stimulating and challenging environment. You will gain specialised knowledge and a critical awareness of issues in Legal and Criminological Psychology. You'll cover the application of psychology to forensic and legal issues. A variety of teaching and learning methods are used throughout the programme. Special consideration has been given to the Learning, Teaching and Assessment strategies of the future MSc candidates. Whilst we acknowledge their previous undergraduate experiences, these must be balanced against an entirely new subject area. The strategies used are designed to match the learning outcomes and to provide every student with some experience of methods best suited to their own learning style, encouraging independent learning and acknowledging previous study. They are designed to:

be student-centred, flexible and modern whilst being challenging and stimulating;

support different learners’ needs at different stages of development;

be fully supported by, and integrated with, technological approaches such as the Blackboard virtual learning environment (VLE) and the electronic portfolio, PebblePad;

actively ensure the linkage of theory with practice;

explicitly consider, value and incorporate service user and carer perspectives, involving service users and carers directly, as per the Institute strategy;

impart academic rigour to the teaching and learning processes;

Further develop the student as independent and self-directed, inculcating the ethos of lifelong and reflective learning;

develop the student’s abilities to learn effectively and progress academically, performing academically at level 7 in terms of achieving the programme aims and outcomes through a variety of assessments, including an in-depth evidence-based dissertation as well as leadership, change management and service innovation.