Overview

Why study MSc Investigative Forensic Psychology at Bournemouth University ?

Learn about the underlying theories regarding the psychology of investigations and consider areas such as how face-processing can assist identification of individuals
Explore different offence types – sexual offending, murder and violent crime, group offending, and different forms of cyber-crime
Investigate and scrutinise violent mocked-up crime scenes to provide investigative evidence and learn how to present expert witness testimony in a mock court
Evaluate victims, witnesses, suspects and offenders as well as the environment, geography and time to create fieldwork and case studies based on real experiences
Benefit from the expert knowledge of our academics and guest speakers, including the Course Leader Dr Terri Cole who shares her extensive experience as a behavioural investigative adviser and serious crime analyst
Develop transferable skills like writing grant proposals and how to publish research as well as working closely with a member of staff for your research topic, perhaps linked to your future career aspirations.

Careers

This Investigative Forensic Psychology course from Bournemouth University will give you a sound understanding knowledge of how and where you can responsibly and pragmatically apply knowledge and findings from research into real-world situations and within a number of potential work environments.

During the course, you will be made aware of your professional responsibilities working in the field - for example when writing reports, being an expert witness or conducting research. These can include consideration of ethics, managing personal development and building resilience.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Investigative Psychology

Forensic Perspectives in Face-Processing

Professional Practice and Court Skills

Research Methods

Statistics

Key Transferable Skills

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-25 00:00:00

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Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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PTE Academic

66

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Psychology Forensic Science View 76 other Masters in Forensic Science in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

79

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66

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6.5

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General requirements

A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent.

If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in writing, speaking, listening and reading. or equivalent.

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Tuition Fees

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19688 GBP / year

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11550 GBP / year

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Living costs

Bournemouth

United Kingdom

700 - 1000 GBP / month

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Funding

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