Program Overview

Psychology with Forensic Psychology (with integrated year in industry)

Key Facts

• UCAS Tariff: 120 - 96
• Course duration: 4 years
• Available for September start 2025

Course Overview

The BSc in Psychology with Forensic Psychology (with an integrated year in industry) at Aberystwyth University offers students an opportunity to gain insights into critical areas of this applied area of psychology, including understanding criminal development and behavior, courtroom behavior, and offender profiling.

Modules

Year 1

• Brain, Behaviour and Cognition (PS11220, 20 credits)
• Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology (PS11820, 20 credits)
• Designing Psychological Research Projects (PS11610, 10 credits)
• Introduction to Forensic Psychology (PS10220, 20 credits)
• Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology (PS11320, 20 credits)
• Introduction to core topics in Social and Individual Behaviour (PS11420, 20 credits)
• Personal Development and Organisational Behaviour (PS11710, 10 credits)

Year 2

• Cognitive Psychology (PS21820, 20 credits)
• Forensic Psychology (PS21220, 20 credits)
• Qualitative Research Methods (PS20310, 10 credits)
• Quantitative Research Methods (PS21310, 10 credits)
• Social Psychology (PS20220, 20 credits)

Year 3

• Work Placement (PSS0260, 60 credits)

Year 4

• Behavioural Neuroscience (PS32120, 20 credits)
• Developmental Psychology (PS34320, 20 credits)
• Drugs and Behaviour (PS30820, 20 credits)
• Forensic Psychology Dissertation (PS33340, 40 credits)

Careers

The main employer of forensic psychologists is HM Prison Service. However, there are also opportunities in the broader criminal justice field and elsewhere, and you may be employed by:

• the Home Office
• the NHS - in special hospitals and rehabilitation units, local forensic services, and secure hospitals
• the police
• social services
• universities - in research and lecturing roles

Teaching & Learning

Your academic and intellectual development are at the heart of the Aberystwyth Psychology experience. Our staff are committed to a student-focused approach to teaching, making your learning needs a priority in both what we teach and how we teach you.

Typical Entry Requirements

• UCAS Tariff: 120 - 96
• A Levels: BBB-CCC
• GCSE requirements (minimum grade C/4): English or Welsh and Mathematics
• BTEC National Diploma: DDM-MMM
• International Baccalaureate: 30-26
• European Baccalaureate: 75%-65% overall
• English Language Requirements: See our Undergraduate English Language Requirements for this course. Pre-sessional English Programmes are also available for students who do not meet our English Language Requirements.