(Hons) Criminal Psychology

Overview

Through this online BSc (Hons) Criminal Psychology * you will explore thought-provoking topics from both psychology and criminology, such as developmental science, offender profiling, and forensic psychology. The programme emphasises the importance of evidence-based practice along with integrating psychological theory to understand, reduce and prevent offending behaviour. Your studies will culminate with a final project on a criminal psychology topic that you’re personally interested in.  

*Please note: This course is not accredited by the British Psychological Society (BPS). If you would like to study a BPS accredited course, please check out our BSc (Hons) Psychology.

BSc (Hons) Criminal Psychology teaching methods

We’re a 100% online education provider, so we use a state-of-the-art virtual learning environment (VLE) to deliver our teaching, resources and assessments. Our system tracks and manages the learning process in real-time and provides you with immediate access to your learning materials. The VLE is accessible 24/7 and allows both students and tutors to actively take part in real-time conversations and live Q&As.

BSc (Hons) Criminal Psychology assessment methods

All assessments are delivered through our virtual learning environment (VLE). There is no requirement to go to external test centres; instead, you will submit written assignments through the VLE. For the few courses where exams are required, we use a virtual system that allows you to take academically rigorous exams from the comfort of your own home.

We believe you get the most out of your time spent studying when you are kept informed of your performance, and we achieve this by:

• assessing you throughout modules rather than waiting for end of year exams
• showing your marks in your grade book which can be viewed whenever you log onto the VLE
• rapid turnaround on work assessed to ensure your grade book is always up to date
• ensuring you have regular contact with your Student Support team

We also have a policy of ensuring that the work submitted by students is authentic – we use a well-established electronic monitoring system to check for plagiarism.

BSc (Hons) Criminal Psychology career prospects

On completion of this online BSc (Hons) Criminal Psychology, you will have a firm starting platform to begin a career within criminal justice. Your skills and knowledge will also be highly sought after by employers in a wider range of sectors, such as academia, business, security and marketing.